Looking for prefabricated homes in Kimberley? PrefabricatedHomes.co.za passes your request to prefab home suppliers and builders who work in Kimberley and nearby parts of Northern Cape. Say the size, the rooms and where it must stand, and they quote you directly, free and with no obligation.
Kimberley and prefabricated homes
Prefabricated homes in Kimberley: say what the home is for, the size or number of bedrooms, the type you prefer (timber, nutec, container or modular) and whether you have approved plans and a slab. Suppliers serving Kimberley, Northern Cape can then quote for the building, delivery, erection and the base.
New to this? Read the prefabricated homes guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you pay.
Prefab and timber building in Kimberley
Summer days in Kimberley are fierce, so a thin uninsulated room becomes very hot under the Northern Cape sun. That is the first thing to discuss with a supplier here: insulation, roof colour, ventilation and shade. Families in Galeshewe and Roodepan add backyard rooms and granny flats, often to let, while owners in Hadison Park and Beaconsfield ask for wendy houses and garden offices. Farms toward Ritchie and the Vaal River near Barkly West want staff housing, and mine and solar contractors need site camps. Kimberley is a long way from the main factories, so ask for a delivered price and a date. Calcrete and hard ground can make digging slow, and council plans are needed for living space.
The requests we see from Kimberley usually come from:
- Homeowners: a two or three bedroom prefab home on your stand instead of a brick build
- Backyard landlords and families: a row of prefab rental units in the backyard, each with its own door and bathroom
- Farms and smallholdings: staff houses and a manager's cottage put up on a farm without a long building job
- Contractors and mines: a camp of prefab units housing staff on a mine or long construction project
Before you ask for prices in Kimberley
Common here: insulated backyard rooms, granny flats and farm staff housing. Ask each supplier or builder about this: ask what insulation is in the walls and roof, and for a delivered price to Kimberley. Where they work from: a few local yards; most homes and kits come from Gauteng or Bloemfontein.
Weather first: very hot summers, cold winter nights, dry wind and dust; insulate well. Then the client: in Kimberley most requests come from homeowners, usually for a two or three bedroom prefab home on your stand instead of a brick build.
What to know locally in Kimberley
In Kimberley the usual request is a nutec or modular unit with good insulation and a light coloured roof, since summer heat is severe. Hadison Park and Royldene owners ask for timber wendy houses, but dry heat cracks unsealed timber fast. Container homes are popular on plots toward Ritchie, but without insulation and shade they are very hot inside. Ask how the building handles cold winter nights too.
Prefabricated Homes here usually suit homes, granny flats, rentals and holiday units. Made or supplied like this: panels, modules or kits made off site.
Kimberley and the areas nearby
Suppliers and builders on our network work in Kimberley and around it, including Galeshewe, Roodepan, Ritchie, Barkly West, Hadison Park, Beaconsfield. Give the suburb or township and say whether a truck can reach the stand, so the quote allows for delivery and offloading.