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Twenty-three pieces we'd happily build again exactly as shown — real 3D renders, priced off today's material costs like everything else on this site. Pick one and go straight to the price and the order form, no builder in between. Nothing here is a stock photo; every one of these is a real, buildable design.

Desks

10 designs

Coffee tables

8 designs

Workbenches

5 designs

Not quite it?

None of these exactly right? Switch to the full builder — every size, board, frame and colour, built up from scratch.

From screen to floor

Three steps, no back-and-forth.

You can change your mind twenty times before you ever speak to us. That's the point of putting the prices on the page — nothing about the process starts until you're happy with the drawing.

Step one

You draw it

Set the size, choose the materials, pick a finish. The model turns as you build and the price moves with it, down to the last metre of steel.

Step two

We confirm it

Your build sheet arrives with every number on it. Within one working day you get the price confirmed in writing and a date for the bench. Nothing is due yet.

Step three

We build and deliver

Cut, welded, finished and assembled, then delivered and set up in the room or on the patio it's going to. Progress photos along the way.

Who's actually building this

One person, one workshop, no call centre.

Alex, in overalls and safety glasses, grinding a weld on a steel frame outside the workshop

Hi, I'm Alex — I build everything myself out of a workshop in Pretoria. No factory behind this, no sales team, just me. Message the site and you're talking to me directly. Weld your desk together and it's my hands on the grinder.

You're not wiring a stranger the full amount and hoping for the best either. Half up front covers the materials — I send you the merchant slips so you can see exactly what it bought. The rest is due once it's finished, before it leaves my hands for yours.

Real feedback

Reviews go straight to Google, not to us.

Every review lands on our public Google listing, not in a form we control. There is one so far and it is copied out below word for word — the buttons go to the same review on Google, so you can check it says what we say it says. If we have built something for you, a few honest lines genuinely help the next person deciding.

“I was able to create exactly what I needed on the website and my nifty little coffee table is already in use.”

Ella Marie Van Heerden · Google, August 2026
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Send someone our way

Both of you get something out of it.

Nearly everything a one-person workshop builds gets seen by somebody else. If that turns into an order, we would rather pay you than pay for another advert.

10% off Them

Off their first order. They just have to mention your name when they send their design.

R200 You

Paid once their piece is delivered and settled — by EFT, or off your own next order. No limit on how many.

First orders only, on the price of the piece rather than delivery, and it does not stack with another discount. It has to be mentioned before we confirm a price — we cannot add it afterwards. Full wording in the terms.

Where we are

One workshop, in Pretoria.

Everything is built here and delivered from here. You are welcome to collect — message first and we will send you the pin.

NameGrain & Steel
AreaPretoria, Gauteng — delivery R300 around Pretoria, free on collection

Before you ask

The questions we actually get.

Short answers to the things people want settled before they send a design. The long version of all of it is in the terms.

Where do you deliver, and what does it cost?

R300 anywhere around Pretoria, or free if you collect from the workshop. It is one fee per order, not per item — a desk and a matching coffee table delivered together cost the same R300 as the desk alone. Further out, ask: put the address in the notes and we will price the trip before you commit to anything.

What happens after I send my design?

You get the price confirmed in writing within one working day, along with a date for the bench. Nothing is due before that written confirmation — sending a design costs you nothing and commits you to nothing.

What if the confirmed price is higher than the builder showed?

You hear about it first, in writing, before any money moves. Material prices move and the builder prices off today’s figures, so occasionally a number shifts. If the confirmed price does not work for you, you walk away owing nothing.

How does payment work?

Half up front, half on delivery. The first half covers materials, and we send you the merchant slips so you can see exactly what it bought. The rest is due once the piece is finished, before it is handed over. Both halves are paid by card on a Yoco link — never the full amount before a single piece of steel is cut.

Can I change my mind or cancel after paying the deposit?

Before the material is bought, yes — just say so. Once board and steel have been bought for your specific order, a change of colour, frame or size needs new material, so it becomes a new job and the original material is yours at cost, since it was bought for your build and nobody else’s.

Do I get anything for sending someone to you?

Yes. Whoever you send gets 10% off their first order, and we pay you R200 once their piece has been delivered and paid for. There is no limit on how many people you send.

They need to mention your name when they send their design or their first message — we cannot add it once a price has been confirmed. It applies to the price of the piece rather than delivery, and does not stack with another discount. Full wording is in the terms.

Is there a warranty?

Yes — two years on welds and joinery, from the day it is delivered or collected. If a weld cracks or a joint fails in normal use inside those two years, we repair it or remake the affected part at our cost, collection and return around Pretoria included. Board tops are covered against separation and delamination for the same two years indoors.

It does not cover normal wear, scratches and dents, rust from outdoor storage, or damage from moving or modifying the piece yourself. The warranty follows the piece, so it still applies if you sell it on. The full wording is in the terms.

What if the finished piece does not match what I designed?

Every order ships against a build sheet with every number on it. If what arrives does not match that sheet, we fix it or remake it, at our cost.

Can you build something the builder cannot do?

Usually. The builder covers the common shapes and sizes; odd angles, unusual materials and one-off requests get quoted directly. Put it in the notes, or ask first with a photo and a rough size.

How accurate is the 3D drawing?

It is drawn from the same dimensions that go on the build sheet, so it is accurate to the piece we will make. It is still a design aid rather than a guarantee of fit — measure the doorway, the stairs and the room yourself before you order.

Before you start

The terms, in plain language.

The priceEvery material at the merchant's shelf price, itemised, plus the workshop rate for the hours and the design work. You can see all of it on the build sheet.
ConfirmationWritten quote within a working day. Any price change, you hear first.
PaymentHalf up front for materials, the rest on delivery, before it's handed over. Both by card on a Yoco link — the same trusted card machine you'll have tapped at markets and small shops everywhere.
DeliveryR300 around Pretoria, or free if you collect. One fee per order, however many pieces are on it.
ChangesNot in the builder? Put it in the notes. We do one-offs all the time.
If it's not rightDoesn't match the build sheet? We fix or remake it, on us.
WarrantyTwo years on welds and joinery. A weld cracks or a joint fails in normal use, we repair or remake it at our cost.

Know what you want? The builder prices it in two minutes. This form is for everything else — an odd size, a shape it can't do, or a question first. Common questions are already answered in the Q&A above.

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Hi, I'm Alex — I build every piece myself, and I read and answer every message that comes through here personally. A photo, a rough size, a "can you even do this" — just ask.

No pressure, no sales call — just an honest answer. We use your details for this enquiry only, and we don't add you to a mailing list.

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