Cape Town renovations
From a single room to the whole house.
A small team that does the trades that matter — paint, tile, drywall, joinery — and stitches them together into renovations that don't need explaining when guests walk in.
A small team that does the trades that matter — paint, tile, drywall, joinery — and stitches them together into renovations that don't need explaining when guests walk in.
What we do
Most renovations go wrong at the joins between trades. We do them ourselves, so the painter and the tiler aren't blaming each other when something doesn't line up.
Why it matters
Most renovation projects are a patchwork of subcontractors — a tiler who blames the plasterer, a painter who won't touch the joiner's mess, a foreman who vanishes after week two.
We replaced that model. Our painters, skimmers, bricklayers, and tilers are our own people. We brought in laser-guided quality control so every wall is plumb before the next trade touches it. The result: fewer snags, tighter timelines, and finishes that hold up under a level.
How we work
The same foreman from quote to handover. Weekly updates by WhatsApp. A snag list cleared before we leave site.
Recent work
What clients say
"They quoted it, they showed up, and they finished on the day they said they would. After three other contractors, that felt like a small miracle."
The team
FoundationOne is led by Geoffrey Dean, a builder with decades on Cape Town sites. The team is deliberately small: enough trades in-house to do the work properly, few enough hands that nothing falls through the cracks.
We replaced subcontractors with our own people — painters, skimmers, bricklayers, tilers — because that was the only way to control quality. Then we brought in laser-guided measurement so every surface is checked before the next trade starts.
If you call us, you speak to the person running the job. If something needs fixing, the same person fixes it. That's the whole idea.
Tell us what you're planning. We'll come look, listen, and quote — at no cost.