Khuliso’s draughtsman dreams become a reality
According Khuliso Nekhumbe, getting your house plans drawn up by a professional is the first step to the home of your dreams.
LIMPOPO – Being a good draughtsman means you have to be a good listener so that you can grasp what your clients need, and then bring what is being imagined to life.
This is the belief of young draughtsman, Khuliso Nekhumbe from Mandala Village in Nzhelele outside Makhado.
He obtained a diploma in civil engineering from the Central Johannesburg College and is now pursuing a Master’s degree in quantity surveying with the University of South Africa.
His passion started in 2009 as a child who loved drawing random things such as cars, cartoons, and houses.
The 29-year-old is the director of Khumbe Architect and Construction which specialises in the drawing of residential and industrial plans, building, electricity, plumbing, and general work.
He said architecture and draughting plans are of the most important parts of starting to build a house.
“Having a house plan helps one to figure out what you need to complete your home. Drafting plans is an enjoyable career in which you help a client solve their problems. I grew up as a child who loved drawing random things. My parents used to scold me because I used to draw on the car seats and walls in the house. I used to misplace all the pens and pencils in the house in pursuit of drawing. Little did I know that’s where my passion for being a draughtsman started,” Nekhumbe told CV.
He said his goal is to find his company being contracted for government work.
“I would also like to work overseas and employ more than 10 000 people in the next 10 years. I am motivated by seeing people’s ideas get to life. When I draw house plans and the final product is being built and a family stays there enjoying their lives to the fullest, that completes my heart. The smiles I see from my clients when I deliver their plans keep me going,” he said.
He told CV that a challenge in the industry is often clients who either do not pay, or who want to price-bargain.
“Especially in the rural areas, clients use cheap materials too and their houses turn out not as they had planned and then they blame the draughtsman or architect.”
He said his family is very supportive.
“They bought me my first computer in 2007 so that I can start drawing house plans electronically.”
He advises young people that dreams do come true. “Focus on your education, complete your studies and then get to work,” he concluded.
