Building Contractor in Sea Point, Cape Town
Building Contractor in Sea Point
68 Projects Building Co repairs and maintains Sea Point's apartment blocks — concrete, balconies, and facades that live in salt air all year.
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A Suburb of Blocks, and a Suburb of Spalling
Sea Point is dense, vertical, and almost entirely sectional title — rows of apartment blocks running back from the promenade, most of them decades old and all of them standing in salt air. That gives the suburb one dominant structural problem: spalling concrete, where salt reaches the reinforcing steel, the steel corrodes and expands, and the concrete is pushed off from the inside.
It shows first on balcony edges and soffits, and it is not cosmetic — left alone, it keeps eating into the structure. Repairing it properly means cutting back to sound concrete and treating the steel, not filling and painting. That, along with balcony waterproofing and facade work, is the bulk of what we do here.
Our Services
Building Services We Offer in Sea Point
From a spalled balcony soffit to a full facade programme, we handle the structure, the waterproofing, and the finishes as one job.
Concrete & Spalling Repairs
Spalled balcony edges and soffits cut back, rebar treated, and concrete rebuilt to profile.
Balcony Waterproofing
Balcony slabs stripped and re-waterproofed with the correct falls and edge detailing.
Facade Repairs
Plaster repairs, crack stitching, and facade work on high-rise blocks along the promenade.
Common Property Repairs
Repairs and maintenance to common property for body corporates, trustees, and managing agents.
Apartment Renovations
Flat renovations carried out within the rules and hours of your sectional title scheme.
Bathroom & Kitchen Renovations
Rebuilds in apartments, with waterproofing detailed to protect the unit below.
Roofing & Waterproofing
Flat roofs, parapets, and soffits on multi-storey blocks, specified for a marine environment.
Planned Maintenance
Scheduled, costed maintenance programmes so trustees and finance teams can budget ahead.
Why Choose Us
We Cut Back to Sound Concrete
The cheap version of a spalling repair is to fill the hole and paint over it. It looks fixed for a season, and then the corrosion that was never treated pushes the patch off again. We cut back until the concrete is sound and the steel is fully exposed, treat or replace the rebar, and rebuild to profile. It costs more once and considerably less over ten years.
- Building team working across Sea Point and the Atlantic Seaboard
- Concrete and rebar repairs specified for a genuinely corrosive marine environment
- Experience working with body corporates, trustees, and managing agents
- Access at height planned and priced — scaffolding, suspended platforms, or rope access
- Clear scope and written quote suitable for submission to trustees
- Phased, contained work in fully occupied residential blocks
Properties We Work On
Blocks, Units, and Common Property
Nearly everything in Sea Point is sectional title, and the line between a unit and the common property is not always where owners assume — balconies in particular. We work on both, and we tell you which side of that line the job sits on before it starts.
High-rise apartment blocks
Sectional title common property
Older low-rise blocks and conversions
Semi-detached and terraced homes
Ground-floor retail and mixed use
Rental and investment units
How It Works
How a Sea Point Project Runs
A clear process keeps your project on scope, on budget, and free of surprises from the first inspection to handover.
Site Visit
We inspect the building, assess the concrete, waterproofing, and access, and identify what is common property.
Scope & Trustee Approval
We set out the scope and phasing in a form trustees or the managing agent can act on.
Detailed Quote
You receive a clear quote covering labour, materials, concrete repairs, access equipment, and finishes.
Construction
Our team works elevation by elevation, keeping entrances, parking, and residents' access clear.
Handover
We complete the work, clear the site, and walk the completed job with the trustees or agent.
Serving Sea Point & Beyond
Building Along the Atlantic Seaboard
Sea Point sits in the middle of the Atlantic Seaboard, and we work right along it — Mouille Point, Green Point, Three Anchor Bay, Fresnaye, Bantry Bay, and Clifton — as well as the City Bowl and the wider Cape Town area. Wherever your building is, we bring the same standard of workmanship, clear communication, and reliable project management.
Frequently Asked Questions About Building in Sea Point
Common questions from Sea Point trustees, owners, and managing agents — covering spalling concrete, balcony waterproofing, access at height, and quotes.
Do you work throughout Sea Point?
Yes, across Sea Point and the rest of the Atlantic Seaboard, including Mouille Point, Green Point, Three Anchor Bay, Fresnaye, and Bantry Bay.
The concrete on our balconies is cracking and flaking. What causes that?
It is almost always spalling — salt-laden air reaches the reinforcing steel inside the concrete, the steel corrodes, and as it corrodes it expands and pushes the concrete off from the inside. Sea Point sits directly on the Atlantic, so this is the single most common structural problem in the suburb. Painting over it does nothing, because the damage is happening behind the surface.
How is spalling actually repaired?
Properly, which means cutting back the concrete until you reach sound material and fully exposed steel, cleaning or replacing the corroded rebar, treating it with a corrosion inhibitor, and rebuilding the concrete to profile with a repair mortar before recoating. Patching over rusted steel simply relocates the failure a few centimetres along, and it will be back within a season or two.
Do you work for body corporates and managing agents?
Yes. Sea Point is overwhelmingly sectional title, and most of our work here is for body corporates and managing agents rather than individual owners. We quote in a format that can be put to trustees, phase the work so it can be funded across financial years where needed, and keep the building running while we work.
How do you reach the upper floors of a high-rise block?
It depends on the building and the extent of the work, and we establish it at the inspection. Options are scaffolding, suspended platforms, or rope access, and each has different cost and disruption implications. It is priced in the quote up front — access is a significant part of the cost on a tall block and no honest quote leaves it out.
Can residents stay in the building while you work?
Yes, in almost all cases. We work elevation by elevation, keep entrances and parking accessible, give notice before noisy stages, and screen and contain the work areas so the building keeps functioning normally.
How do I get a quote?
Get in touch to arrange a free site visit. We assess the building, discuss the scope, phasing, and access, and provide a written quote covering the full scope of work.
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Areas We Service
Based in Cape Town, we provide renovations, structural repairs, waterproofing and property maintenance across the Southern Suburbs, the Northern Suburbs and surrounding areas. We work on both residential properties and commercial or industrial premises. If your suburb isn't listed below, get in touch — chances are we cover it too.
Residential Suburbs
- Bakoven
- Bantry Bay
- Bellville
- Bergvliet
- Bishopscourt
- Bloubergstrand
- Brackenfell
- Camps Bay
- Century City
- City Bowl
- Claremont
- Clifton
- Clovelly
- Constantia
- Diep River
- Durbanville
- Edgemead
- Fish Hoek
- Fresnaye
- Gardens
- Goodwood
- Green Point
- Higgovale
- Hout Bay
- Kenilworth
- Kirstenhof
- Llandudno
- Meadowridge
- Milnerton
- Mouille Point
- Mowbray
- Muizenberg
- Newlands
- Observatory
- Oranjezicht
- Panorama
- Pinelands
- Plattekloof
- Plumstead
- Rondebosch
- Rosebank
- Salt River
- Sea Point
- Simonstown
- Southfield
- Sunset Beach
- Table View
- Tamboerskloof
- Tokai
- V & A Waterfront
- Vredehoek
- Welgemoed
- Woodstock
- Wynberg
Industrial Areas
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