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Renovation Services Cape Town: Building Renovations From One Team
A1 Renovations offers 30 renovation services Cape Town homeowners book most, from a single bathroom to a full house, extensions, granny flats and heritage homes. One itemised quote, one team on site, and the City of Cape Town plans and compliance certificates handled for you.
Priced line by line
Every renovation quote lists each item with its rand amount and what is excluded, so you can compare like with like.
Pay for finished stages
A small deposit, then you only pay for work that is done and checked.
Paperwork handled
Plans, heritage permits and every certificate the job needs, from electrical to occupancy.
Quick answers
Which Renovation Service in Cape Town Do You Need?
Most people come to us with a problem, not a service name. Find your situation below and it points you to the right renovation services Cape Town homes need, with typical 2026 time on site.
All 30 services
Renovation Services Cape Town Homeowners Book, Grouped by Need
These are the renovation services we offer across Cape Town, from the general renovations Cape Town homes need every few years, through interior renovations Cape Town flats and townhouses ask for, to structural renovations Cape Town engineers sign off. Each page has typical 2026 prices, timelines, the problems we usually find in local houses and what is included. If your job covers more than one service, it still gets one quote and one team.
Whole-house renovation services
Our biggest renovation services Cape Town homeowners book, run as one job with one programme.
Full Home Renovations
Kitchen, bathrooms, floors, electrics, plumbing and paint renovated as one project with one programme and one quote.
See full home renovations
Turnkey Home Renovations
We manage design, City plans, building, every trade and the certificates. You hand over the keys and get back a finished home.
See turnkey home renovations
Interior Remodeling
New layouts, ceilings, built-ins and finishes inside the existing walls. Ideal for homes that are sound but tired.
See interior remodeling
Renovation Project Management
Already have plans or some of your own trades? We run the programme, suppliers and site, and check the quality.
See renovation project managementKitchens, bathrooms and rooms
The rooms people renovate most, and our most requested renovation services.
Kitchen Renovations
Layout, cupboards, quartz or Caesarstone tops, plumbing and new circuits. Usually 3 to 4 weeks on site.
See kitchen renovations
Bathroom Renovations
Strip-out, proper waterproofing, walk-in showers and new sanitaryware. Usually 2 to 3 weeks on site.
See bathroom renovations
Bedroom Renovations
Built-in cupboards, en-suite additions, new flooring, lighting and plug points where you actually need them.
See bedroom renovations
Living Room Renovations
Open up a dark lounge with wider openings, stacking doors to the patio, new floors and better lighting.
See living room renovations
Dining Room Renovations
Connect the dining room to the kitchen and braai area, with flooring and lighting that ties the spaces together.
See dining room renovations
Home Office Renovations
A quiet room with proper data points, extra circuits and space for backup power so you can work from home.
See home office renovationsMore space for your family
Extensions, conversions and second dwellings, the building renovations Cape Town rules treat as plan work, with the plans handled first.
Home Extensions
Extra bedrooms or living space, with plans drawn, submitted and approved before anyone digs a trench.
See home extensions
Room Additions
A single room added to the side or back of the house, built to match the existing walls, roof and finishes.
See room additions
Second Storey Additions
Build up instead of out. An engineer checks the existing foundations and walls before we design anything.
See second storey additionsLoft Conversions
Turn unused roof space into a room where the roof pitch, structure and fire rules allow it.
See loft conversionsGarage Conversions
Convert a garage into a bedroom, office or flatlet, with City of Cape Town plans for the change of use.
See garage conversions
Granny Flat Construction
A self-contained flat for family or rental income, with its own kitchenette, bathroom and entrance.
See granny flat constructionGarden Cottage Construction
A separate cottage in the back garden, built to the same standard as the main house.
See garden cottage constructionFlatlet Renovations
Refresh an existing flatlet between tenants: bathroom, kitchenette, floors, paint and compliance.
See flatlet renovations
Open-Plan Living Conversions
Take out the walls between kitchen, dining and lounge, with an engineered beam where a wall is load-bearing.
See open-plan living conversionsOlder homes, flats and small spaces
Heritage rules, body corporates and tight floor plans, handled by renovation specialists who know them.
Heritage Home Renovations
Homes older than 60 years renovated with Heritage Western Cape permits and materials that suit the house.
See heritage home renovations
Period Home Renovations
Victorian, Edwardian and older cottages: damp, rewiring and plumbing sorted while keeping the character.
See period home renovations
Apartment Renovations
Flats in Sea Point, Green Point, Gardens and Claremont, with body-corporate approvals and working hours handled.
See apartment renovations
Townhouse Renovations
Sectional-title townhouses renovated within complex rules, from a kitchen to the whole interior.
See townhouse renovationsSmall Space Renovations
Studios and compact homes planned so every metre works, with built-in storage and clever layouts.
See small space renovationsTrades and finishes
Single-trade home improvement services, or the finishing trades on a bigger job.
Tiling
Floor and wall tiling on properly prepared, level and waterproofed surfaces, so tiles do not lift or crack.
See tiling
Flooring Installation
Porcelain tiles, screed, epoxy and timber floors laid on level, dry bases.
See flooring installationLaminate Flooring
A quick, affordable floor upgrade for bedrooms and living areas, laid on a proper underlay.
See laminate flooringPainting and Decorating
Interior and exterior painting with crack repair and the right primers for damp walls and salt air.
See painting and decorating
Electrical Renovations
Rewiring, new circuits and DB boards, with an electrical certificate of compliance when we finish.
See electrical renovationsPlumbing Renovations
New drains, water supply and geyser work, with water and plumbing compliance on completion.
See plumbing renovations
Plans, engineers and permits
Which Building Renovations Cape Town Rules Treat as Plan Work
Some building renovations Cape Town homeowners plan need City of Cape Town plans, an engineer or a heritage permit; others do not. Use this as a guide before you ask for a quote. The City decides on each site, small alterations and renovations Cape Town treats as minor work included, and most renovation builders Cape Town homeowners speak to will confirm it at the first visit. So do we.
Any part of a building older than 60 years also needs a Heritage Western Cape permit before it is altered. Read the City’s guide to building and renovating for the full rules.
Who does what
The Renovation Builders and Tradesmen Behind Every Service
A renovation is a relay between trades. This is who handles each part on our jobs, and the registration the law expects for the parts of building renovations Cape Town inspectors check. If you are comparing renovation and building contractors Cape Town wide, ask each one who does these four jobs.
Building team
Demolition, brickwork, plaster, screeds, ceilings and tiling by our own core team, led by one site lead who is your daily contact.
Electrician
A registered electrician wires new circuits and DB boards and issues the electrical certificate of compliance required by the Electrical Installation Regulations.
Plumber and gas installer
A qualified plumber handles drains, water supply and geysers. Gas hobs and gas geysers are signed off by a SAQCC Gas-registered installer.
Engineer and plan drafter
An ECSA-registered engineer designs beams and foundations and signs off structural work, while a SACAP-registered professional draws and submits the plans.
That is what a turnkey renovation should give you: one contract, every trade and every certificate. It is also why the renovation tradesmen Cape Town clients meet on our sites all answer to the same site lead. That is the kind of renovation project management Cape Town homeowners should expect on every job.
Which renovation services do you offer in Cape Town?
Thirty services, grouped above: whole-home renovations, kitchens, bathrooms and other rooms, extensions and second dwellings, heritage and apartment renovations, and finishing trades such as tiling, flooring, painting, electrical and plumbing.
Do you take on small jobs?
Yes. A single bathroom, a retile or a rewire is welcome. Small jobs still get an itemised quote and the right certificates, because the small general renovations Cape Town homes need between bigger projects matter just as much.
Can I combine several renovation services in one job?
Yes, and it usually saves money. One programme means the plumber, electrician and tiler are booked in the right order, and you deal with one team.
Can you renovate just a dining room or living room?
Yes. Single-room jobs get the same itemised quote and stage payments as bigger projects. See our dining room renovations and living room renovations pages for layouts, costs and timelines, or our turnkey renovations if several rooms are involved.
Can I buy my own tiles, fittings or appliances?
Yes. We list client-supplied items on the quote and price only the labour to fit them. They need to be on site before that stage starts, with about 10% extra tiles for cuts and breakages. Ask us before you buy and we will check sizes and quantities against the layout.
Which trades will be on site for my renovation?
Usually our building team plus a registered electrician and a qualified plumber, and an ECSA-registered engineer when structural work is involved. Gas work needs a SAQCC Gas-registered installer. Good renovation builders Cape Town homeowners can trust coordinate all of them, so you deal with one contact from start to finish.
Questions
Renovation Services Cape Town: Common Questions
Straight answers about the renovation services Cape Town homeowners ask us about. Anything else, ask on WhatsApp.
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