Plan your roof space
Daleen & Hennie from Lydenburg wrote in response to a house design in Farmer’s Weekly on 21 September 2012.
Double-storey valley views
I live in Tanzania in quite a remote location. The house site is in a rural setting on a piece of undeveloped land so I don’t have any municipal roads...
A nice place to settle down
Jean and Mike want a design for a contemporary family home. But they also require some space for them when they retire.
A religious affair
A call came in from a previous client in the Eastern Cape involved in the complete redevelopment of church facilities. They require a new church that would accommodate up to...
A house of steel?
Jonno suggests that when building a house don't use steel to support the structure. Steel or a metal frames should be used for farm shedding, barns, etc.
Options a-plenty
When discussing home constructions with the many folk who phone me, there are always the same issues that come up.
Keeping it traditional
Hi Jonno, I saw your outstanding design in the Farmer’s Weekly dated 7 September 2012. It made me think of my plan to build a cultural village on my farm...
A house fit for a manager
I want to build a house for a new employee, an admin manager, in Mozambique. Would you be able to assist with the floor plan design please?
Styles and trends
I’ve had a few calls lately from Farmer’s Weekly readers asking whether I can produce any contemporary modern-type homes.
A great starter home
Cathryn from Pietermaritzburg contacted me to discuss the possible options for cost savings in building a cottage featured in a previous issue of Farmer’s Weekly.
A hint of the US in RSA
Gershom contacted me with regard to an old dilapidated farm house that he had bought just outside the town of Estcourt in KZN.
Just 100m2 & space to spare
Jonno, I work at a mine in Lesotho, and would like to build a thatched roof cottage from natural stone of about 80m2 to 100m2.
In touch with nature
Hi Jonno, We are planning to build a house in natural indigenous bush in the Waterberg area and would like your help.
Adding space (& character)
Dear Jonno, Attached is my two-bedroom unit. Where the entrance is facing south-east there’s more space to extend.
A retirement farm home
In this issue Jonno designs a single storey retirement home for FW reader Makabongwe.
Lake house splendour
I received a request from regular Farmer’s Weekly reader Wayne to design a home which will be situated on a private development estate, located in the Karkloof area of KZN.
Living it up outside
I had a call from Herbert, one of my private village developers in the foothills of the Waterberg in Limpopo...
