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Southern Hide
A beautiful timber house on the edge of the ocean, overlooking False Bay towards Hangklip. Extremely difficult access and a sensitive environment made this one of the most challenging builds we have ever undertaken.
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Sangebethu Nature Reserve
We were contracted to renovate and build onto an existing dwelling high up in the Riviersonderend mountains. From the start it was clear that access and logistics was going to be an extreme challenge. We worked closely with the architect and client to get a working design to make this a landmark project.
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Jayne’s House – rammed earth
When we were asked to build this landmark building in Noordhoek, there were some nerves! This was to be our first new build – plus we had to build the entire house out of rammed earth, which was also a new experience for us. The client was very clear in her vision: she wanted a…
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Rammed Earth Projects
We have been contracted to do various rammed earth feature walls and parts of bigger buildings. Rammed earth is an ancient building technique that has been used for centuries. We use modern laboratory testing to ensure that we produce a durable and aesthetically pleasing product.
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Strawbale House
Our task here was to renovate and add onto this 20-year-old strawbale house in Scarborough. Upon inspection we learned that the bales in the walls were mostly rotten, due to a cement plaster being applied in the past and water ingress, leading to rot. We had to rebuild and strengthen most of the walls and…
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Laing’s House
We were contacted by the client to come inspect an old abandoned labourer cottage on their farm in the Overberg. The roof was completely gone with some walls busy falling over. The one room even had a tree growing out of it. The walls were built with unfired clay bricks that were made on site…
