Renovating in Century City?
Home Renovations in Century City
Renovating an apartment, townhouse or complex home in Century City takes a contractor who actually understands sectional-title living, body-corporate rules, building hours, lift access and neighbours on every side. Smart Curve Renovations is the team that does. Kitchens, bathrooms, bricklaying, plastering, tiling, painting, plumbing and full home refurbishments one team, one quote, no surprises.
7+ Years Experience
Free Site Visit & Quote
Transparent Pricing, No Hidden Costs
Trusted Renovators for Century City Apartments, Townhouses & Complex Homes
Century City is one of Cape Town’s most distinctive places to live, a planned, secure, mixed-use precinct of apartments, townhouses, gated estates and lock-up-and-go homes, all built within the last 25 years. It’s a great place to own, but renovating in Century City is genuinely different from renovating a freestanding home in the suburbs.
You’re working inside a sectional-title scheme. There’s a body corporate, building rules, set working hours, lift access to think about, and neighbours sharing walls, floors and ceilings. The job has to be planned around all of that, not despite it.
At Smart Curve Renovations, we have been renovating Cape Town homes since 2017. We’re based 15 minutes up the N1 in Brackenfell, so we can reach Century City quickly for your free quote and throughout the project. More importantly, we know how to work inside complexes, contained, clean, on schedule, with respect for the rules and the neighbours.
Our Renovation Services in Century City
We’re a full-service renovation team, so you deal with one contractor from the first quote to the final clean-up, not five separate tradespeople signing in and out at the boom gate. Here’s what we handle for Century City homeowners:
Kitchen Renovations
- Modernising apartment and townhouse kitchens
- Layout improvements within fixed walls
- New cupboards, counters, splashbacks and tiling
Bathroom Renovations
- Full strip-outs and rebuilds in apartments and townhouses
- Re-tiling, proper waterproofing and new shower installations
- New fittings, vanities and plumbing — handled in one visit
Full Apartment & Townhouse Refurbishments
- Top-to-bottom refreshes for resale, rental or personal use
- Investor and Airbnb turnaround projects
- Modernising older Century City units to current finishes
Floor & Wall Tiling
- Ceramic, porcelain and stone tiling
- Precision cuts and properly sealed grouting
- Whole-apartment floor tiling jobs
Interior & Exterior Painting
- Full apartment and townhouse repaints
- Wall, ceiling, door and trim painting
- Quick turnarounds for investor and Airbnb properties
Bricklaying & Wall Work
- Internal wall additions, alterations and removals (where permitted)
- Repairs to brickwork
Plastering, Skimming & Drywalls
- Smooth plastering on walls and ceilings
- Crack, hole and damp-damage repairs
- Drywall partitions and surface prep ready for paint
Why Century City Homeowners Choose Smart Curve
We understand sectional-title living
Body corporate rules, building hours, lift booking, parking, deliveries, refuse handling we work with the scheme, not around it. Your trustees and managing agent will have an easier time, and so will you.
Affordable, Transparent Pricing
You receive a detailed written quote up front. The price we agree is the price you pay no surprises mid-project and no hidden extras.
Quick turnarounds when you need them
For investor and Airbnb properties between tenants, we work to clear agreed deadlines so the unit’s back on the market or back to guests as quickly as possible.
Contained, clean, considerate work
In a complex, your neighbours hear and see everything. We protect lifts and common areas, control dust and noise, keep the working space contained, and tidy up daily.
Renovating in Century City: What to Know
Renovating in a sectional-title scheme isn’t harder than renovating a freestanding home; it’s just different. A few things worth knowing before you start:
Most renovations need body corporate approval
Anything structural, anything that affects common property (walls, floors, plumbing pipes, electrical mains), and often even cosmetic changes that produce noise or dust will need sign-off from your trustees. Plumbing and tiling work also usually need to be done by professionals registered with the body corporate. We help you understand what your specific job needs and prepare for the approval conversation.
Building rules and working hours
Most Century City schemes have set hours when contractors can work (commonly weekdays only, usually 8 am–5 pm, often with quiet hours around lunchtime). We plan the project around your scheme’s actual rules from day one, not around the rules we wish existed.
Lift access and material handling
Carrying tiles, plasterboard and bath tubs through a residential complex needs planning. We coordinate lift bookings, protect lift interiors and common areas, and manage deliveries to minimise disruption.
Neighbours hear everything
We try to give neighbours fair notice through your managing agent, keep noisy work to permitted hours, and keep our crew respectful. It’s not optional; it’s how complexes stay functional.
Newer buildings, contained problems
Most Century City homes are post-2000 builds, so you typically won’t run into the structural surprises older suburbs throw up. That makes timelines easier to predict and quotes more reliable.
What Do Home Renovations Cost in Century City?
Every renovation is different. The honest answer is: it depends on the size of the unit, the materials you choose, and the scope of the work. As a planning guide:
- Cosmetic refreshes (repaints, finishes, minor tiling, small repairs) are the most affordable starting point — and a popular choice for investor and Airbnb turnarounds.
- Single-room renovations — a bathroom or kitchen — are a mid-range investment and our most-requested individual jobs in Century City.
- Full apartment or townhouse refurbishments are larger projects, where having one accountable team really pays off.
The only way to get an accurate price is a proper look at your unit. That’s exactly what our free on-site quote is for: a detailed written breakdown of labour, materials and timeline, with no obligation and no payment required.
Our Simple Renovation Process
We Come to You, For Free
We visit your Century City home, assess the space, listen to your ideas, and offer honest advice before you commit to anything.
Clear Quote. No Guesswork.
You receive a detailed written quote covering the work, materials and timeline, so you know exactly what to expect. We also flag anything likely to need body corporate approval, so you’re prepared.
We Get to Work – On Time
Our team arrives within your scheme’s working hours, signs in properly, protects common areas, works neatly, and keeps you updated throughout.
You Approve. We Leave It Spotless.
We walk through the finished work with you. If anything needs adjusting, we fix it. Then we clean up, including the common areas we passed through and leave your home ready to enjoy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you work in sectional-title complexes?
Yes, most of our Century City work is in sectional-title schemes. We’re used to body-corporate rules, working hours, lift bookings, parking arrangements and the day-to-day reality of working inside a complex.
Do you handle body corporate approvals for me?
We help you understand what your specific job needs approval for, what documentation the trustees usually want, and we coordinate with your managing agent throughout. The application itself sits with the unit owner, but we make sure you have everything you need to submit it cleanly.
Can you work within my complex’s building hours?
Yes. We plan the project around your scheme’s actual working hours from day one. If your complex only allows weekday work or restricts noisy work to certain hours, we build that into the timeline so there are no surprises.
Do you do quick turnarounds for investor or Airbnb properties?
Yes. Quick, clean turnarounds between tenants or guests are a regular part of our Century City work. We work to clear deadlines so the unit’s back on the market as quickly as possible.
Do you handle small jobs, or only big renovations?
Both. From a single bathroom refresh or a repaint to a full apartment refurbishment, no job is too small or too large for our team.
How much will my Century City renovation cost?
It depends on the size of the unit, the scope of the work, and the materials you choose. We give you a free, detailed written quote after visiting your home no hidden costs, no obligation.
Areas We Serve Around Century City
We serve Century City and the surrounding West Coast and Northern Suburbs, including:
- Century City
- Milnerton
- Montague Gardens
- Bothasig
- Edgemead
- Plattekloof
- Parow
- Goodwood
- Table View
- Parklands
- Sunningdale
