Hillbilly Homes

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Take it up a notch

Jonno, My husband and I will be retiring from public service in five years, but we want to start building our dream home now.

Friendly advice

We had a surprise visit from a couple my wife and I befriended some 40 years ago. Trevor and Margaret found an old copy of Farmer's Weekly with my picture in it and ferreted me out.

Down memory lane

I got a call from Dallas (not the city in the US) to have a look at his house in Durban that needs upgrading. The house is located in one of the original suburbs of Durban, where in the early days some 45 years ago, I was senior property salesperson for a well-know estate agency.

In with the old

I got a call from a prospective farmer in the battlefields area of KZN, to come and see three derelict old farm houses on three adjacent farms in the area. Erich was to establish a new farming venture on one of these farms; and required a home for the manager to be.

Glamorising low-cost housing

I recently received a call from a regular Farmer's Weekly reader and acquaintance who likes the way I improvise on cutting building costs.

A good use of space

Hi Jonno, I've decided to demolish the small cottage close to my house and rebuild one further down the property with a maximum size of 80m².

A cozy retirement

Dear Jonno, I am looking to put up a small house on my brother-in-law's farm outside Lusaka.

One happy family

I had a call from Ben in the Dundee Area of the Natal Midlands. "We need to make space on our farm for the next generation" He said.

Functional medieval keep

Issue date: 24 September 2010

A new home in Zimbabwe

Hi Jonno, I have just secured a stand in one of the towns in Zimbabwe. The size of the stand is 140m2 (14m x 10m)....

Young family home

Greetings Rob, Thanks for the invite to see the site and discuss the new house for your son.I know that you said it should be...

Cost-effective crèche design

I got a call from a mining company in the Natal Midlands. For their mining licence to be renewed, certain socio-economic services and structures were required. A crèche was one of them.

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