HomeCare and maintenance in Yzerfontein: your questions answered

Deon van Zyl, who has spent ten years doing maintenance, painting and renovation work on homes in Yzerfontein, after a longer career in building maintenance. You deal with him directly, from the first site visit to checking the finished work, and you can call him on 082 925 1619.

HomeCare plans start from R495 a month for Watch, R995 a month for Care and R1 495 a month for Managed. Care includes minor repairs such as changing lights and patching small cracks and holes (up to 1 hour a month). Managed adds more, such as sealing windows and paint touch-ups (up to 3 hours a month). Both include access to the client portal. The final price for your home is confirmed after a free site visit, because every property and every owner's needs are different.

The monthly fee covers oversight: scheduled inspections, photo reports, keyholding, coordination and reporting. Repairs, materials, cleaning and specialist trades are quoted and billed separately, so you always see what you are paying for. We don't sell “unlimited maintenance”.

No. HomeCare also suits people who live in their Yzerfontein home full-time and want its upkeep planned and handled for them, and landlords who want regular condition checks and repairs managed on a rental property. The plan is set up around how the house is used.

Home watch means someone local checks your house regularly while it stands empty, so problems are caught early. Our Watch plan, from R495 a month, includes a monthly interior and exterior check, storm and season readiness checks, keyholding and a photo report after every visit.

Yes. HomeCare is built for owners who live elsewhere, including Johannesburg and the rest of Gauteng. You get a photo report after every visit, you approve work in writing over WhatsApp or email, and small fixes are handled within a spend limit you set, so you don't need to travel down to deal with anything.

Scheduled inspections, keyholding, storm checks, a photo report after every visit and a local emergency contact. On the Care and Managed plans we also coordinate pool, garden and cleaning services, include monthly small-repair time (1 hour on Care, 3 hours on Managed), handle further small repairs within your spend limit and give you access to the client portal. ArrivalReady preparation before each visit can be added to any plan.

As your keyholder and emergency contact, we go to the house, make it safe and send you photos of what we find. Small repairs within your agreed spend limit are done straight away; anything bigger is quoted for your approval first.

Yes. Send us your arrival date and ArrivalReady takes care of it: the house is aired, hot water, Wi-Fi, utilities and security are checked, small faults are fixed, and you get a house-ready message with photos before you arrive.

The Watch plan includes a monthly interior and exterior check, plus storm and season readiness checks. Care and Managed include more frequent inspections, agreed with you at the site visit. Every visit ends with a photo report.

Yes. Keyholding and acting as your local emergency contact are included in every HomeCare plan.

When we agree your plan, you set a pre-authorised spend limit. Care includes minor repairs such as changing lights and patching small cracks and holes (up to 1 hour a month), and Managed adds jobs such as sealing windows and paint touch-ups (up to 3 hours a month). Small fixes beyond that, within your limit, are done straight away; anything bigger gets a written quote for your approval first. There is no surprise work.

Yes, that is ArrivalReady. Send us your arrival date and we air the house, check hot water, Wi-Fi, utilities and security, fix small faults, and send you a “house ready” message with photos. It is available on its own or as an add-on to any HomeCare plan.

Yzerfontein and the surrounding West Coast area of the Western Cape. If your property is nearby but outside Yzerfontein, ask us and we'll confirm.

Interior and exterior painting, renovations and refreshes, general repairs, waterproofing and handyman jobs. For plumbing and electrical work we bring in qualified specialists and manage the job for you.

Call Deon on 082 925 1619, WhatsApp us on 061 504 5161 or use the form on the contact page. We arrange a site visit and then send a written, itemised quote. The first site visit and quote are free.

You get a photo report after every visit, and Care and Managed owners also get a monthly owner report. Care and Managed clients can sign in to the client portal through Client login on this website. We contact you before you have to chase us.

Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, and Saturday from 9am to 1pm. We are also available for emergencies.