Above Milkwoods

We wanted a house built by love, that radiated joy for those who were part of the process, the building and design team, the contractors and our family and friends who would use the house as a vehicle for happy memories and living life fully. We got this and more, a house that is greater…

Rustic Homes under new ownership

Premium Timber Framed Home construction is an art and one of our greatest passions.  Rustic Homes is pleased to announce a change of hands as Eco Log Homes owner Werner Slabbert, who comes with over 16 years of experience in building timber homes, has taken ownership of Rustic Homes. Werner’s passion for Timber Framed Homes…

The trees are falling

PRESS RELEASE The timber industry in South Africa and the Western Cape specifically has been fighting a desperate battle this past year to keep the pine plantations upon which so much depends, alive. The issue, which pertains to the afforestation and management of already planted tracts of land, has a huge economic, environmental and socio…

A devastating legacy

PRESS RELEASE Governments’ Working on Fire (WoF) programme have fought and contained over 270 wild fires in the Western Cape since the start of December this year. The number of fires peaked in January with February, the hottest and windiest month, being quieter than expected so far despite lower than average rainfall. Graham Barlow, General…

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Featured Timber Home

Rustic Homes is fortunate that many of the timber homes we build are for people with great style and taste. As a result our wooden homes are featured in the media on occasion and we were so pleased to see one of earlier builds, the Blue House, appear in the December edition of House and…