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Turn Key Building Contractors PTY LTD Let’s build your dream. With over 15 years experience in the Construction Industry. We offer the full Turn Key Experience.

You can literally send us this: 📍 Property: __________ | 🔨 What I want to do: __________ | 📅 Ideal timing: __________ | ...
30/10/2026

You can literally send us this:

📍 Property: __________ |
🔨 What I want to do: __________ |
📅 Ideal timing: __________ |
📷 Photos/drawings: Attached.

That’s enough to start a conversation. You don’t need to know every construction term. You don’t need a polished project brief. And you definitely don’t need to know the answer to every question before contacting a contractor. If you already have plans, photographs or inspiration images, send them along too.

We can start with what you know and work from there.
📞 +27 79 919 9082 | ✉️ [email protected] | 🌐 www.turnkeybc.co.za

Monday morning. One tenant reports a leak. A damaged wall needs repairing. There’s exterior painting that has been “next...
26/10/2026

Monday morning.

One tenant reports a leak.
A damaged wall needs repairing.
There’s exterior painting that has been “next month” for six months.
Someone has added three more items to the maintenance list.

Sound familiar? 😅

When property maintenance becomes a constant stream of isolated jobs, it becomes very difficult to see what really needs attention first. Sometimes the smarter approach is to step back, group related work together and decide what needs immediate attention, what can be scheduled and what should form part of a larger upgrade. That way the maintenance list starts becoming a plan, rather than a never-ending collection of problems.

Need help working through your property requirements?

📞 +27 79 919 9082 | ✉️ [email protected] | 🌐 www.turnkeybc.co.za

CLIENT: “While you’re here… can we just move the basin to the other wall?” CONTRACTOR: “We can definitely look at it. Le...
24/10/2026

CLIENT: “While you’re here… can we just move the basin to the other wall?” CONTRACTOR: “We can definitely look at it. Let’s first check what it affects.” 😅

Because that basin might connect to plumbing already installed.
The vanity size may change.
Electrical positions might need adjusting.
Tiles may already have been ordered.

And something that sounded like one small change has suddenly touched four different parts of the project. Renovations change. Clients get new ideas. Existing buildings sometimes reveal surprises.

That is completely normal.

The important part is checking the knock-on effect before making the change. It’s not about saying no. It’s about knowing what the yes actually involves.

THEN → NOW → NEXT. THEN: roof work, timber trusses, floor preparation, plastering and the new veranda slab taking shape....
22/10/2026

THEN → NOW → NEXT.

THEN: roof work, timber trusses, floor preparation, plastering and the new veranda slab taking shape.

NOW: the building has moved forward dramatically, with major brickwork and slab work completed, ceilings in, aluminium windows and doors fitted and the project transitioning into its finishing stages.

NEXT: paving, bathroom finishes, cupboards, flooring, the new veranda structure and the remaining finishes that will bring everything together. This is one of our favourite things about documenting projects properly — you stop seeing one photograph and start seeing the progression.

Have a look through the earlier site images and compare them with where this site is today. 🏗️

ASK RICHARD 👷‍♂️ Q: Why does a building project need someone coordinating all the trades if each contractor already know...
19/10/2026

ASK RICHARD 👷‍♂️

Q: Why does a building project need someone coordinating all the trades if each contractor already knows their own job?
A: Because each trade may know their work extremely well — but they’re not working in isolation. The plumber may need something completed before the tiler arrives. An electrical point may affect cabinetry. A ceiling detail might depend on another installation being finished first. It’s a little like an orchestra: having talented musicians doesn’t help much if everyone plays their part at a different time. 😄

Good project coordination is about making sure the work comes together in the correct order, not simply making sure each individual task gets done.

Imagine this: You ask three contractors to price the same renovation. 👉 Quote A: R 210,000👉 Quote B: R 320,000👉 Quote C:...
16/10/2026

Imagine this: You ask three contractors to price the same renovation.

👉 Quote A: R 210,000
👉 Quote B: R 320,000
👉 Quote C: R485,000

The numbers are miles apart. So which one is actually the best quote? Before you decide, hide the totals for five minutes and compare the detail. Are they allowing for the same work? The same type of materials? Who has included making good afterwards? What has been excluded? Who is responsible for coordinating everything? And what happens if the scope changes once the work begins? The cheapest figure may genuinely be the best option — but only once you know you’re comparing the same job. Save this before your next round of building quotes. 🔖

PROJECT DIARY 🏗️This is the stage of a project where a huge amount has already happened, even though the final finishes ...
13/10/2026

PROJECT DIARY 🏗️

This is the stage of a project where a huge amount has already happened, even though the final finishes are still to come.

At this site, the major building work has progressed through brickwork, slabs, plumbing, electrical work, ceilings, plastering, new roof trusses and the installation of aluminium windows and doors. The concrete slab for the new veranda area is also complete.

The project is now moving into another very different phase as finishing work begins, followed by paving, bathroom tiling, cupboards, flooring and work to the new veranda structure. Rather than only showing the polished end result, we want to show more of the journey too — because this is where you really get to see how many individual parts come together on one project.

Swipe through the progress so far. 👷‍♂️

Let’s put you in charge for a minute. 👇 If Turn Key gave you the green light to tackle one property project next, where ...
11/10/2026

Let’s put you in charge for a minute. 👇

If Turn Key gave you the green light to tackle one property project next, where would you put the budget?

🏠 Renovate an existing space
📐 Add more space with an extension
🔨 Get on top of property maintenance
🏗️ Start planning something completely new.

We spend plenty of time showing you what we build — this time we want to know what you would build, change or fix.

Tell us your choice in the comments and, if you feel like sharing, tell us what is driving it.

You don’t need a finished plan before you speak to us.You don’t need to know every material.You don’t need to have every...
30/09/2026

You don’t need a finished plan before you speak to us.

You don’t need to know every material.

You don’t need to have every answer.

Sometimes all you have is:
👉“We need more space.”
👉“This property needs work.”
👉“We want to renovate this area.”
👉“We need someone to look at the building.”

That’s enough to start a conversation.From there, the important thing is to understand what you’re trying to achieve, what the property requires and what the sensible next steps are.

Good projects don’t begin with all the answers.

They begin by asking the right questions.

Thinking about a project?
📞 +27 10 054 5180
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.turnkeybc.co.za

Johannesburg summer rains have a way of finding the weak spots. 🌧️And discovering them during a storm usually isn’t the ...
28/09/2026

Johannesburg summer rains have a way of finding the weak spots. 🌧️

And discovering them during a storm usually isn’t the ideal time.

Spring is a good opportunity to take a closer look at areas such as:
🏠 Roofing and flashing
💧 Gutters and downpipes
🧱 Waterproofing
🚪 External seals
🌿 Drainage around the property
🎨 Cracked or failing exterior finishes

Not every small defect means a major building problem.

But dealing with obvious maintenance before heavier rain arrives can help prevent a much larger repair later.

Preventative maintenance is rarely the exciting part of owning a property.

It can, however, be one of the smartest.

📞 +27 10 054 5180
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.turnkeybc.co.za

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Johannesburg

Opening Hours

Monday 07:30 - 17:00
Tuesday 07:30 - 17:00
Wednesday 07:30 - 17:00
Thursday 07:30 - 17:00
Friday 07:30 - 15:00

Telephone

+27100545180

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