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Granny Flats in Free State
Planning a granny flat in Free State? Say how big it must be, how many bedrooms and bathrooms, where it will stand on the plot, and whether you already have approved plans and a slab. Builders and suppliers who work in Free State and across Free State will quote the unit, the slab and delivery.
For the full picture, from frames to finishes, see the granny flats guide.
Before you ask for prices in Free State
Most asked for in Free State: farm staff housing, backyard rooms in Bloemfontein, chalets near Clarens. Where the yards and builders are: yards in Bloemfontein, Welkom and Bethlehem; more choice from Gauteng. A useful tip: ask about wall and roof insulation for the cold, and about lightning earthing.
For farms and smallholdings, the biggest group here, granny flats usually means a small cottage for a farm manager or family near the main farmhouse. Getting it to site: trucked along the N1, N5 and N8; farm deliveries over gravel roads.
What to know locally in Free State
Granny flats in Bloemfontein suburbs such as Langenhoven Park, Universitas and Brandwag are often let to students. Mines and contractors around Welkom, Virginia and Odendaalsrus hire site offices and ablution units, and the Sasolburg plants bring in contractor camps during shutdowns. Prefab classrooms serve farm schools and growing towns, and steel frame houses are a common choice for farm staff near Harrismith and Vrede, where frost and wind are hard on timber.
Sizes run from small studios to 2 bedroom units. Before you agree to anything: approved plans needed: it is a dwelling.
Free State: the ground, the weather and the yards
Flat open farmland covers most of the Free State, and much of the prefab work follows the farms. Maize, wheat and cattle farmers around Bethlehem, Reitz, Bothaville and Wesselsbron put up staff houses, offices and stores, while the Eastern Free State near Clarens, Fouriesburg and Golden Gate adds log cabins and holiday chalets among the sandstone hills. Bloemfontein and Botshabelo have steady demand for backyard rental rooms and granny flats, Welkom and Virginia for rooms and site offices on the goldfields, and Sasolburg for contractor units at the plants. Winters are very cold with hard frost and summer brings hail and lightning, so plan insulation and earthing. Ask the municipality about plans before the slab goes down.
Typical granny flats requests in the area come from:
- Farms and smallholdings: a small cottage for a farm manager or family near the main farmhouse
- Backyard landlords and families: a 1 or 2 bedroom unit on the plot let out for steady monthly rent
- Homeowners: a cottage behind the main house for an elderly parent or a grown child
- Lodges, guest farms and resorts: a self-catering guest cottage beside the owner's house on a guest farm
Service area: Free State and surrounds
Suppliers and builders on our network work throughout Free State, including Bloemfontein, Welkom, Kroonstad, Bethlehem, Sasolburg, Harrismith, Clarens, with their own pages for Bloemfontein, Welkom, Sasolburg. For farms and smaller towns, ask whether delivery is in the price and how far the truck travels.