Getting three draughtspersons to look at your stand in Mahikeng takes calls and weeks. Send one request instead, with the rooms, the stand and what you have now, and we pass it to draughtspersons and architects who work in Mahikeng and nearby areas of North West.
Floor Plans in Mahikeng
Draughtspersons and architects serving Mahikeng range from one-person practices who measure up and draw small houses and extensions to firms that design estates and commercial buildings across North West. Give the suburb or erf number so the quote can include site visits, travel and the local council's submission process.
New to this? Read the floor plans guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before anyone measures up.
Mahikeng notes on plans & approvals
Plans for Mahikeng go to the municipal building control office in Mmabatho, which handles both old Mafikeng erven and the former homeland townships. Many owners in Montshiwa and Lomanyaneng built on old permission-to-occupy sites, so a draughtsperson will first ask what proof of ownership you hold. Pre-1960s buildings around the Siege-era centre may need heritage approval before alterations. Ask your municipality which forms apply to your erf.
Homes and buildings in Mahikeng
Mahikeng has two halves that were planned apart: the old railway town of Mafikeng, with its Carrington Road shops, Golfview and Riviera Park houses and Siege-era buildings, and Mmabatho, laid out in the 1980s around the Provincial Government complex. Most requests come from civil servants building in Mmabatho Unit 9 or Danville, owners adding rooms to Montshiwa and Lomanyaneng houses, and churches and crèches on bigger stands. The ground is flat, hot and dry, with black clay in places, so walls and slabs need an engineer's eye. Draughtspersons work from Mmabatho and Mafikeng offices and quote for the whole North West.
Typical floor plans requests in the area come from:
- Families building a new house: a full plan set for a new house, drawn to the stand and ready for council and builders' quotes
- Owners adding or changing rooms: a measure-up of the house as it stands and plans for the new rooms, approved before building
- Churches, schools and crèches: plans for a church hall, crèche or classroom block, drawn for council and the fire department
- Shops, offices and restaurants: a measured layout for a shop, office or restaurant fit-out, with the fire and access notes
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: a clear listing floor plan with room sizes, and approved plans for the transfer
- Rental and granny flat investors: plans for backyard rental rooms, a granny flat or student units that meet the zoning rules
- Farms, smallholdings and rural homesteads: plans for a farmhouse, a homestead or rondavels on a rural stand, with a simple site plan
Local tips for Mahikeng
Plans for Mahikeng are mostly drawn like this: draughtspersons in Mmabatho and Mafikeng, architects in Riviera Park. The requests that come up most: three bedroom family homes, extensions in Mmabatho and church halls. When you ask for quotes, ask whether your stand is on a title deed or still a permission to occupy.
Floor Plans usually suits new homes, extensions, listings and businesses, drawn as measured, drawn to scale, 2D or 3D. For families building a new house, the biggest group here, that usually means a full plan set for a new house on a vacant stand, ready for council and builders' quotes. On the ground: flat, hot plain with clay pockets: ask about an engineer for foundations.
What to include in your request
- What the plan is for: build, approve, sell or renovate
- The address or erf number and the stand size
- The rooms you want, or the size of the building
- Any plans, sketches or photos you have now
- When you need the drawings
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be. The brief below sketches the rooms and works out a floor area for you.
Service area: Mahikeng and surrounds
Requests from Mahikeng go to people who already draw plans for Mmabatho, Montshiwa, Lomanyaneng, Lichtenburg, Zeerust, Ottoshoop and the rest of the area. Mention whether the stand is in an estate or complex, because design rules there come before council.