Business Profile

Property Development History

Delta Construction was started in 2000 by Jimmy Vafeas. In the 16 years that followed, we have built numerous individual houses in Durban North, La Lucia, Umhlanga, Mt. Edgecombe and Izinga, as well as residences in major Residential Estates, including La Lucia Gardens, Illala Ridge Estate, Kindlewood Estate - Mt. Edgdecombe and Cotswold Downs Golf Estate - Hillcrest.

On the KwaZulu Natal North Coast, we developed nine homes for a developer, on the prestigious Residential Coastal Estate of Brettenwood, in Sheffield Beach – Ballito. Altogether, we have built over 48 homes, ranging from R2 million to R12 million. We endeavor to produce and deliver homes of a high quality and standard, with top finishes at fair value. Attention to detail, site control and orderliness, supervision and timely execution is of paramount importance to us, in ensuring a smooth-running operation.

Our close relationship with our engineers, architects, land surveyors and all the other professionals that come together to constitute our extended “team”, is another contributing factor enabling us to deliver the right product, in the right time, at the right price.

All the dwellings we have built are architecturally designed, using professional architects and often with significant input from our founding member, Jimmy Vafeas, who is wholly passionate about design and functionality of space. Often, design has to take into account one’s lifestyle and expectations. It also has consequences, impacting on the budget. But with imaginative, creative and careful planning, as well as setting realistic parameters from the start, one can achieve one’s goal and more.

Scope of Works and Services Offered

We engage in and execute all functions, required to design, build and deliver complete units, specializing in the Residential Market. Our core team of artisans and labour, enables us to supervise and complete all wetworks in-house, on a planned, programmed and executed format in line with the production program that constitutes the project.

Whether individual homes, or multiple housing developments, we can undertake these from start to finish, from concept and design to final completion. In addition, we supply services to Project Manage Construction Programs and undertake Research and Feasibility Studies, together with Financial and Budget Projections for developers and investors wanting to enter the residential property market, or wishing to explore the opportunities that this market inherently provides.

Design and Property Development Services

We also offer complete packages from Design to Completion for Residential Homes, as well as, Services Allied to the home and construction industry.

Services Allied to Construction

Latest Trends (going off-grid!)

We have identified what we believe is an increasing demand for hi-tech style homes, where simple designs and practical utilisation of space and materials is becoming the way forward.

Superstructures cladded with timber, using environmentally and eco-friendly materials, blending steel with glass, aluminium and mortar, can together present effective and efficient spaces flowing through the home, from the living areas through to entertainment areas and bedrooms, in a holistic form, using creative design and nature-friendly elements.

We see homes becoming more energy efficient, with gas and solar energy featuring prominently, while also using low energy LED lighting. With careful and thoughtful design of roofs and using materials that drastically reduce the transfer of heat into the home, houses can be kept cool without the necessity of air conditioning.

Similarly, walls can be constructed to keep out the intense heat of the summer sun and windows can filter UV light and keep heat from transferring into the home. Water can be harvested from rain and grey water re-cycled, filtered and used in the garden. Creative and clever landscaping and planting of indigenous bush and trees can further enhance the design of homes in keeping with a natural environment.

Nature and the environment itself present us with many ways to conserve energy and keep life simple and we can all learn a lot from drawing on these….. it’s all about clean and simple living.

It is our aim to use the “national grid” as a backup and not as our main source of energy. By doing this we can reduce the use (and therefore the cost to us), of electricity and reduce this to a minimum and thereby maximise the use of “free” energy. Although at the end of the day one pays for this in providing the platform, it’s far easier and less expensive to incorporate the outlay into the “build”.

Offgrid, eco-friendly design and architecture is the way to go…. it’s a good combination, a good choice and makes good sense, especially in the long-term, where the rewards and returns come to full realization. We have a number of architects that we use, who are in the forefront of such designing and who can discuss and work together with our clients, in consultation with us.

Personal profile of our founding member:

Jimmy Vafeas

Jimmy has been involved in construction and property development for over 16 years. He started Delta Construction in 2000 and has built over 47 homes. With practical knowledge, experience and a clear understanding of the construction industry, he has always delivered on design, construction and finishes.

Honesty, responsibility, reliability and dependability as a contractor and builder of homes, is what he has always stood by and delivered on. Helping people design their dream homes has been especially rewarding for him, as he merges dreams with practical reality, assists with designing homes that are different, efficient, cost effective, flowing and practical, with adequate space for entertaining, as well as attuned with nature when and where possible.

He has also amassed a considerable data base of reliable and qualified service providers to the industry, which are essential and core to any successful project. His hands-on approach in all his endeavors has resulted in high standards of quality and finishes on all his projects.

With all this experience comes an understanding of the industry and with it, the ability to advise and consult with people who are looking to construct their new home, as well as for advice on land purchases and home designs.