Farmer’s Weekly – 09 August 2019

Hillbilly Homes LIFESTYLE

Dear Jonno,
We recently bought a stand
near Bela-Bela in Limpopo.
It’s in a semi-urban area and
would require house plans
to be approved. The site is
level and 0,6ha in extent.
We’re looking to build
a three-bedroom home of
150m² plus a double garage.
The house will face north,
with a long, 3m- wide
veranda along the front.
We want an open-plan
living room/kitchen and
two bathrooms, with one
en suite. The house will be
built with concrete blocks
and have a gable-ended roof,
possibly of slate, as there
are slate quarries nearby.
Kind regards,
Ed and Gill

Dear Ed and Gill,
Thanks for the request for your
new home. The layout I’ve come
up with is as per your description.
The living area with a lounge
and living room lends itself to
a quiet side lounge, and a more

active side (living room), with

kitchen and outside dining table

close at hand. A braai can also be

located behind the garage wall.

The two bedrooms located on the

north side will enjoy the sunshine.

I would suggest that, with

the long front veranda, the

roof be interspersed with

polycarbonate sheeting in

place of slate tiles. This will let

the radiant sunshine through

to heatupthehomeduring

thecoldwintermonths.

Pleaseletmehaveyour

furtherthoughts.

Kindregards,

Jonno▪FW

A home for easy living

Floor plan:

House: 154m^2

Garage: 40m^2

Porch & veranda: 154m^2

Jonno Smith is a registered architect.

He can be contacted at Hillbilly Homes:

tel 036 352 3178, fax 088 036 352 3178, cell 082 412 4459

or email [email protected]. Please provide detailsofthe

proposed development. Visit hillbillyhomes.co.za.

JONNO SMITH

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