Looking for prefabricated homes in KwaZulu-Natal? PrefabricatedHomes.co.za passes your request to prefab home suppliers and builders who work in towns, townships and farms across KwaZulu-Natal. Say the size, the rooms and where it must stand, and they quote you directly, free and with no obligation.
Prefabricated Homes in KwaZulu-Natal
Prefabricated homes in KwaZulu-Natal: 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 KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal 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.
Before you ask for prices in KwaZulu-Natal
Yards and builders serving KwaZulu-Natal mostly work from here: yards around Durban, Pinetown and Pietermaritzburg; others near Richards Bay. The requests that come up most: backyard rooms on steep stands, Midlands and Berg cabins, cane farm housing. When you ask for quotes, ask for coated roof sheets and fixings near the sea, and how they handle the slope.
Weather first: humid summers, heavy rain and coastal salt air; snow and frost in the Berg. Then the client: in KwaZulu-Natal most requests come from backyard landlords and families, usually for a row of prefab rental units in the backyard, each with its own door and bathroom.
Homes in KwaZulu-Natal: local notes
Wendy houses and wooden homes in Pinetown, Westville and Hillcrest often stand on stilts because the stands fall away so steeply. On the coast near Umhlanga, Scottburgh and Margate, container homes need a paint system made for the sea air and regular rust checks. Log homes and timber cottages are common in the Midlands around Howick and Lions River. Nutec houses suit Umlazi and Edendale, where they add rooms quickly on small stands.
Sizes run from one room to three bedroom homes. Before you agree to anything: sANS 10400 plans, NHBRC for new homes.
Prefab and timber building in KwaZulu-Natal
Humidity is the steady enemy of prefab buildings in KwaZulu-Natal. On the coast from Port Shepstone to Ballito and Richards Bay, salt air rusts steel and fixings, and damp gets into any timber that is not sealed. Inland, the Midlands around Howick and Nottingham Road and the Drakensberg foothills near Underberg and Bergville build log cabins, chalets and cottages for guests. Durban townships such as Umlazi, KwaMashu and Inanda add backyard rooms and granny flats on steep stands, and sugar cane and timber farms need staff housing. Steep slopes, heavy summer rain and termites in the warmer areas call for a careful base and treated wood. Plans go to the local municipality before anything is built.
Who asks for prefabricated homes around KwaZulu-Natal, most often first:
- Backyard landlords and families: a row of prefab rental units in the backyard, each with its own door and bathroom
- Homeowners: a two or three bedroom prefab home on your stand instead of a brick build
- Lodges, guest farms and resorts: guest units and staff quarters at a lodge or guest farm, set up between seasons
- Farms and smallholdings: staff houses and a manager's cottage put up on a farm without a long building job
Service area: KwaZulu-Natal and surrounds
Across KwaZulu-Natal our network reaches Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Umhlanga, Ballito, Richards Bay, Newcastle, Port Shepstone and the towns between them. Outside the bigger centres, ask whether delivery and the crane are charged per kilometre or per load.