Looking for nutec houses in Cape Town? PrefabricatedHomes.co.za passes your request to nutec house suppliers and builders who work in Cape Town and nearby parts of Western Cape. Say the size, the rooms and where it must stand, and they quote you directly, free and with no obligation.
Cape Town and nutec houses
Nutec houses in Cape Town: give the size or the number of bedrooms, whether you want a bathroom and kitchen fitted, whether you have plans and a slab, and the address. Builders serving Cape Town, Western Cape can quote for the house, insulation, delivery and erection, and the base.
New to this? Read the nutec houses guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you pay.
On the ground in Cape Town
Wendy houses lead the market, from 3 x 3 m studios in Rondebosch and Plumstead to 3 x 6 m rentals in Khayelitsha and Mfuleni. Nutec houses suit the wet Cape Flats because fibre cement does not rot, but ask for sealed joins against driving rain. Container homes appear as studios and offices in Woodstock and Salt River. Modular and steel frame homes are going up on plots in Noordhoek and Kommetjie.
Prefab and timber building in Cape Town
Winter rain and the summer south-easter test every prefab building in Cape Town. Cold fronts drive rain sideways for days from May to September, so cladding joints, window seals and roof flashings have to be right, and the Cape Flats sand around Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Delft and Philippi holds water when the table rises. Backyard rooms and wendy houses are a huge market there and in Gugulethu and Nyanga, while Southern Suburbs and Atlantic seaboard gardens add studios, home offices and granny flats. Salt air rusts fixings from Sea Point to Muizenberg. The city expects approved plans for anything lived in, and heritage areas have extra rules. Yards in Epping, Montague Gardens and Philippi supply most jobs.
Typical nutec houses requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: a two or three bedroom fibre cement home on your stand, quicker than brick
- Backyard landlords and families: insulated nutec rental rooms in the backyard, each with a shower and toilet
- Shops, offices and small businesses: a nutec shop, clinic room or salon on a business stand
- Contractors and mines: fibre cement site rooms that are taken down and moved to the next job
Before you ask for prices in Cape Town
Most asked for in Cape Town: wendy houses and backyard rental rooms, garden studios and granny flats. Where the yards and builders are: wendy, nutec and container yards in Epping, Montague Gardens and Philippi. A useful tip: ask how joins and window seals are sealed against winter rain and what base is used.
Weather first: wet, cold winters, a strong summer south-easter and salt air on the coast. Then the client: in Cape Town most requests come from homeowners, usually for a two or three bedroom fibre cement home on your stand, quicker than brick.
Service area: Cape Town and surrounds
Requests from Cape Town go to yards and builders that already deliver to Century City, Woodstock, Epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland, Claremont, Salt River. Mention a narrow street, a steep stand, overhead cables or an estate with delivery hours, because each one changes the price.