COST GUIDES

What building and renovating actually costs in Cape Town.

How much does a renovation cost in Cape Town?

Room-by-room renovation costs, plus the approvals, heritage rules and older-home surprises that push Cape Town budgets up.

Cost tiers from a budget refresh to a full redesign, where the labour goes, and what pushes a Cape Town bathroom budget up.

New build, extension and renovation rates per square metre, what a quoted rate leaves out, and how to sanity-check a builder's quote.

Cost bands for built-in cupboards, flooring, rewiring and en-suite additions, with what drives the price in older Cape Town homes.

Single and double garage price ranges, cost by element, and the City of Cape Town approvals and on-site parking rules that catch people out.