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Block Making Machines in Pietermaritzburg
Want a block making machine in Pietermaritzburg? Say which blocks you will make (90, 140 or 190 mm, hollow or solid), egg-laying or static, your power supply and how many blocks a day you hope for. Suppliers who deliver to Pietermaritzburg and around KwaZulu-Natal will quote the machine, moulds and setting up.
Want to know more first? Our block making machines guide covers the types, the sizes and what affects the price.
Pietermaritzburg notes on machines & equipment
Small block yards in Edendale, Imbali and Sobantu often start with a manual or electric egg-laying machine and a mixer, selling to neighbours building rooms. Winter frost in the valley can damage bricks made late in the day, so make early and cover the slab overnight. Second hand machines come up through the farming districts and from Durban; check the mould for wear before you pay.
Pietermaritzburg: the building, the weather and the yards
Pietermaritzburg has a long clay brick tradition, and the red face brick of the old city centre, the Victorian houses of Scottsville and the school buildings around town show it. Today most new building is in cement blocks and maxi bricks: RDP and social housing in Edendale and Imbali, extensions in Northdale and Eastwood, and estates out towards Hilton and Hayfields. The Msunduzi valley is hot in summer and can be frosty on winter mornings, and afternoon thunderstorms roll in through summer, so fresh bricks need covering against both rain and frost. Block yards and hardware stores sit around Willowton and Mkondeni, and machine sellers deliver up the N3 from Durban.
Who asks for block making machines around Pietermaritzburg, most often first:
- Homeowners: making hollow blocks for a long boundary wall or a garage at home
- Builders and bricklaying contractors: blocks made on site for boundary walls, outbuildings and quick structural walls
- Municipalities, schools and public works: community projects making blocks for school walls, clinics and public works
Local tips for Pietermaritzburg
Yards and suppliers serving Pietermaritzburg mostly work from here: block yards and hardware stores around Willowton, Mkondeni and the city centre. The requests that come up most: cement blocks and maxi bricks for housing, face brick to match older homes. When you ask for quotes, ask whether bricks made in winter were covered against frost while curing.
Around Pietermaritzburg the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means making hollow blocks for a long boundary wall or a garage at home. Before you agree to anything: blocks for sale should meet SANS 1215. Getting stock here: bricks and sand by truck from local yards; machines often from Durban.
Service area: Pietermaritzburg and surrounds
Suppliers and contractors on our network work in Pietermaritzburg and surrounding areas, including Edendale, Imbali, Scottsville, Hilton, Howick, Hayfields, Northdale. Give the suburb or township and whether a big truck can get in, so the quote can allow for delivery and offloading.