Hillbilly Homes

Farmer’s weekly brings you the latest Hillbilly Homes.

A farmhouse on an estate

Dear Jonno My wife and I want to build a retirement home on a 810m2 plot we bought recently in an estate in the Midlands....

Six-bedroom elegance

Dear Jonno I am a regular reader of Farmer’s Weekly and have been impressed with your designs. I’m working abroad but am considering retiring back...

Cape Dutch house design

Dear Jonno Your environmentally friendly designs have made me a loyal Farmer’s Weekly reader. I need you to help me design a lovely house – the...

A holiday and retirement home

Dear Jonno We need help with the design of our new home in eMacambini on the KZN North Coast near the Amatikulu Nature Reserve. The...

An elegant, practical home

Estelle and Barry would like to build a retirement home on their son’s farm in the eastern Free State.

A modern farmhouse

Dear Jonno Neil and I want to build a new home in the Karoo and eagerly await each week’s copy of Farmer’s Weekly for ideas.We...

Modern rural living

Dear Aubrey Thank you for calling and discussing the requirements for your new home outside Pietermaritzburg. Looking through my file of more than 700 sketches...

Modern home in rural setting

Dear Jonno I would like to build a three-bedroom house in Mount Fletcher in the Eastern Cape, so I kindly need your help. I have...

Cost-effective retirement home

Dear Arnold Here is the sketch of the layout for the retirement home you are planning in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. I’ve made the sizes of...

Designing a block of flats

Dear Jonno I need your help as I would like to build several one- and two-bedroom flats on a 1ha piece of land. I would...
A cost effective cottage

A cost effective cottage

I would like to build a house and have designed a plan. It is, however, incomplete, so I require your help. I need you to also include the approximate costs.

Retiring at the lakeside

I received a call from Mike and Molly, who would like a stage-built house in a private lakeside home resort. The man-made lake, which...
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A home with nine rondavels

You requested that you would like to build nine separate units on your property in honour of the departed, and want these to be traditional rondavels.

Building on limited space

Dear Jonno I have been reading your Farmer’s Weekly column for a long time and would like to ask for your advice. We have a...

A ‘semi-modern’ home in the Karoo

Greetings William, Thank you for the detailed layout of your new home to be built in the Karoo. While your room measurements included the outer and...

Cabin in the mountains

Dear Jonno We would like to build a stone cabin in the mountains on our farm in the Karoo. It must be an open-plan design...

A Greek-styled house in stages

Dear Jonno I plan to build my first home, a bachelorette pad, in three phases and would appreciate your help with its design. Phase 1 A ground...
A farmhouse in the Caprivi

A farmhouse in the Caprivi

Dear Jonno I have been following your columns every week and decided to get in touch with you. I recently saw your plan for a farmhouse...

Communal living in the Karoo

Dear Jonno We are currently planning our farming ventures in the Karoo. To secure income for the capitalisation of these activities, we entered into an...

User-friendly Weenen home

Hi Shawn Thanks for the informative site meeting on your new 840ha game farm near Weenen. Attached are the plans for your proposed new home....
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