My big fat country guesthouse building disaster
By Rene Vosloo
Tackling a big renovation project is either a very brave or very silly undertaking. All the more so when then project involves converting old sheds into a guesthouse on a farm in the southern Drakensberg.
Was I brave, or was I silly? Well, let’s see. When I was living in Johannesburg, I renovated often, moving homes every eight years.
My first property purchase was a tiny townhouse that I slowly altered as I saved up enough money to tile the floors, build a proper enclosed patio, and modernise the kitchen.