Home Renovations in Cape Town: Make Your Home Feel Brand New

It depends entirely on scope. Small jobs — a single bathroom retile, a room repaint, patch repairs — typically run from around R15,000 to R30,000. A full renovation or home extension, covering multiple rooms, structural work, and finishes, typically runs from R150,000 to R500,000+. The real driver is how many rooms are involved and how much needs to be stripped back before the finish work starts — we’ll give you a realistic figure for your specific project on a free site visit, not a generic estimate. Read our full guide to building a realistic budget.

The most common one is starting the finish work before the underlying problem is fixed — painting over damp, tiling over a cracked screed, or skipping proper waterproofing to save time. The second is not getting a written, itemised quote upfront, which leaves room for surprise costs mid-project. The third is underestimating how disruptive living in the house during the renovation will be — we plan around this upfront rather than leaving it as an afterthought. See the full list of renovation mistakes to avoid.

It depends on the work. Structural changes, wall removals, and extensions generally need an approved building plan from the City of Cape Town before work starts. Cosmetic work — repainting, retiling, replacing fittings — usually doesn’t. We’ll tell you upfront during your free site visit if your specific project needs council sign-off, rather than leaving you to find out partway through. Read our full guide to council approval in Cape Town.