Most people arrive here mid-project, holding a set of drawings, a builder's quote or a half-finished material board. The details below are the fastest ways to reach the studio, and the hours when someone is actually at the drafting table rather than on site.
60106 Leon Estate Apt. 173
Daviesland, KZN 9212
Visits are by arrangement, since the drawing boards and material samples take up most of the room.
Phone: +27124681994
Email: info@travisronaldson.com
Send measured drawings as PDF where possible. Hand sketches are fine too, as long as the dimensions are legible.
Email suits drawing reviews, joinery details and material board questions, because you can attach the plan or the site photo and get a written answer back.
Phone works better for scheduling a studio visit, checking whether a brief fits the current workload, or talking through a constraint on site before anything is drawn.
Most people arrive at the Resources page with the same handful of unknowns: what to send, what a review actually covers, and how a renovation brief turns into a set of drawings. The answers below are the ones I give most often by email.
Existing plans if you have them, a few photographs of each room, and a short note on what is not working. Hand sketches and estate agent floor plans are fine as a starting point. If the property is in Observatory, Woodstock, Sea Point or the Southern Suburbs, mention the erf and any heritage overlay, because that shapes what can be built.
For an early opinion, yes. For anything that will be built, no. Measured drawings come from a site visit, because ceiling heights, wall thicknesses and floor levels rarely match what the plans say. A 90 mm slope across a warehouse floor changes the whole joinery detail.
Existing and proposed plans, at least one section through the critical junction, elevations of any joinery run, and an axonometric when the geometry is hard to read in two dimensions. Material boards sit alongside the drawings, with notes on timber selection, tile layouts and how full modules were kept at visible edges.
That is the usual arrangement. I detail the joinery so a cabinetmaker can price and build it without guessing, and I answer queries during construction. Trade clients and design studios often ask for the drawing set alone, which is also fine.
By deciding early where the money goes. Keeping the wet core in place, leaving services exposed where they suit the space, and spending on glazing, flooring or one well-made joinery wall usually holds the number better than spreading the same amount across every room.
Send it through the support page, or write directly and I will answer by email. If you would rather talk it through, the contact page has the studio address and phone number for arranging a visit.
Most questions that land here are about drawing sets, joinery details or whether a project is a fit for the studio. Below is how to get in touch and how long a reply usually takes.
Drawing reviews and studio visits
Send a short note with the address, the rooms involved and any existing plans you already have. Scans, phone photos of a sketch and measured PDFs all work.
info@travisronaldson.comPhone
Trade and contractor queries
Best for joinery tolerances, site sequencing and questions that need an answer before a delivery. Leave a message if the line is busy on site.
+27124681994Post
Sample boards and printed sets
Physical material boards, tile samples and printed drawing sets can be couriered to the studio address. Let us know before sending anything bulky.
60106 Leon Estate Apt. 173
Daviesland, KZN 9212
Within 1 working day
Acknowledgement of your email, so you know it arrived and who is reading it.
2 to 3 working days
Substantive reply on scope, drawing sets and whether a site visit is needed.
Same week
Studio visit or drawing review slots, usually booked for the following week.
If your question is about privacy or how project material is stored, the details sit in the privacy notes. For anything that needs a longer conversation than email allows, the support page covers the rest.