A man with a plan
WHO LIVES HERE? Bernie Diedericks
WHERE Villiersdorp
SIZE 252m²
During his lifetime, Bernie Diedericks has built and renovated plenty of homes and he isn’t one to shy away from a challenge, but this old house in Villiersdorp in the Western Cape almost drove him over the edge.
The house, which he purchased from the bank, had stood empty for three years. “It was awful, a total nightmare,” says Bernie.
“The garden was so overgrown, you couldn’t set foot in it.”
So why buy such a
