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House Plans in Welkom
Draughtspersons and architects in Welkom draw house plans for stands of every shape, from compact lots to large plots across Free State. Give the suburb or erf number and your brief, so the quote can allow for site visits, local building lines and the municipality's own submission habits.
The main house plans page explains the drawings, the standards and the costs in more detail.
Welkom notes on plans & approvals
Matjhabeng Local Municipality covers Welkom, Virginia, Odendaalsrus, Allanridge and Hennenman, each with its own building control history because the towns grew around different mines. Because some stands lie over old underground workings, the engineer may ask for a geotechnical or mine-subsidence report in some areas. Ask your municipality whether the zoning and building lines for your stand have changed from the original 1950s layout.
Homes and buildings in Welkom
Welkom was planned in the late 1940s as a mining town on a flat plain, with circular streets and traffic circles centred on a hub, and its houses from that period are small face-brick bungalows on generous stands, many now being altered or sold. Mine houses in Riebeeckstad, Jim Fouche and Dagbreek share the area with newer lifestyle sections in Bedelia and Flamingo Park. Thabong, Bronville and Odendaalsrus have township houses being extended. Ground above old gold workings and under tailings dumps can be unstable, so most drawings begin with a site check. Draughtspersons in Welkom work for the whole Matjhabeng area.
The requests we see from Welkom usually come from:
- Families building a new house: a house designed around the family's brief, stand and orientation, ready for council and builders
- Owners adding or changing rooms: a new design for a house that is being rebuilt or a stock plan adapted to a cleared stand
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: a house design to attach to a vacant stand, to help a buyer see what could be built
- Rental and granny flat investors: a family rental house designed for low upkeep, good tenant appeal and easy later extension
- Shops, offices and restaurants: a manager's house or staff accommodation drawn to the same standard as the main buildings
- Churches, schools and crèches: a pastor's or caretaker's house on church or school grounds, approved with the main buildings
- Developers and builders: repeatable house types with a few facade options for a small estate or cluster of homes
- Farms, smallholdings and rural homesteads: a farmhouse or homestead planned for sun, wind, distance from services and a rural stand
Local tips for Welkom
Most asked for in Welkom: mine-house renovations, backyard rooms in Thabong and extensions. Who draws them: a handful of draughtspersons in Welkom central, architects serve from Bloemfontein. A useful tip: ask your draughtsperson if your stand sits near old mine workings or dumps.
Around Welkom the largest group asking is families building a new house, which usually means a house designed around the family's brief, stand and orientation, ready for council and builders. Expect sACAP-signed, drawn to SANS 10400 as the baseline, and keep in mind: old mine workings and shallow pans: ask whether a geotechnical report is needed.
What to include in your request
- The erf number, address and stand size
- Rooms wanted and any rooms for later
- Single or double storey, and your budget
- A stock plan or sketch you like, if any
- Estate or HOA design rules that apply
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Service area: Welkom and surrounds
Requests from Welkom go to people who already draw plans for Thabong, Odendaalsrus, Virginia, Riebeeckstad, Allanridge, Hennenman and the rest of the area. Mention whether the stand is in an estate or complex, because design rules there come before council.