Guides & advice
Prices, comparisons and the site questions that decide whether a project runs smoothly. Written by the people who deliver these units, with the numbers taken straight off our own price list.
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Buying a prefab home for the coast? What salt air does to steel, the exterior panel we require near the sea, and the coastal rules to check first.
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Mobile homes in South Africa: what the law calls a mobile home, which prefab units can be moved again, and what a move needs at each end.
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The honest answer on rent-to-own, why a tiny home is financed as a movable asset instead of a bond, and what a five-year term does to the monthly figure.
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What is included in a prefab house price: what our two-bedroom units come with as standard, which upgrades cost extra, and how to compare two quotes.
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What is a modular home, and how is it different from prefab or flat-pack? Plain definitions, which of our units is which, and what approval it needs.
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Do you need building plans in South Africa? Zoning, who draws the plans, NHBRC and the occupancy certificate, against the lighter temporary-building route.
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What a granny flat costs built conventionally or delivered as a prefab, side by side, which council approvals you need, and how to tell if it pays.
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A straight price guide to housing pods in South Africa, from R 54 900 to R 1 099 900 ex VAT — what each tier includes, and what it quietly leaves out.
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Three ways to add a room in South Africa, compared honestly on insulation, size, lifespan, resale and cost — including where a pod is the wrong answer.
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Our own rand-per-square-metre figures set against what a conventional build costs — including the cases where prefab is the more expensive option.
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What running a prefab home off-grid involves — solar sizing, water supply, waste treatment — and the decisions to make before the unit is built.
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Building a braai area or buying a delivered outdoor kitchen: what each length costs, which extras are worth it, and the ones only larger units can take.
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Which South African banks will bond a prefab home and which will not, the conditions FNB and Nedbank attach, and what works when a bond does not.
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An honest list of what each route gives you and what it costs you (money, time, paperwork, finance and resale) and which situations each one suits.
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Costing accommodation for farm, mine and construction staff: unit prices, what arrives wired or plumbed, and the ablution question that sets the budget.
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Unit costs, what is standard versus an extra, and the occupancy arithmetic that decides whether a glamping site actually pays.
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Before you buy a pod: what to ask your municipality, what base it needs, how services reach it, and the access problems that stop a delivery at the gate.
Read the guideEvery guide here started as a question a customer asked on the phone. If yours is not covered, call us — or come and stand inside one of the units in Centurion.