A supplier quotes better when they know what the machine must make, how it will be powered and how many you want a day. Send one request with the details and we pass it to brick machine suppliers who deliver to Welkom and nearby areas of Free State.
Block Making Machines in Welkom
Want a block making machine in Welkom? 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 Welkom and around Free State 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.
Machines & equipment in Welkom: local notes
Many people in Thabong and Virginia have started brick yards with an egg-laying or manual machine after mine jobs ended. Used machines often come up for sale in the goldfields, so check the mould, tamper and vibrator motor before you buy. Ask suppliers about output with your mould and crew, power options and spares.
Building with brick in Welkom
Welkom grew up on the Free State goldfields, and its mine houses, hostels and planned suburbs reflect that. With mining shrinking, much of the brick work now is people building and extending their own homes, especially in Thabong, where cement brick yards line many streets. Riebeeckstad and the older suburbs add rooms, garages and walls, and the maize and sunflower farms around Hennenman and Odendaalsrus need sheds and stores. Block yards in the industrial area serve builders across the goldfields, and machines and face bricks often come from Bloemfontein or Gauteng. Frost in winter and big summer storms both damage uncovered bricks, and the flat land makes drainage around new walls important.
Who asks for block making machines around Welkom, most often first:
- Homeowners: making hollow blocks for a long boundary wall or a garage at home
- New brick-making businesses: a small block machine selling 140 mm blocks to local builders and homeowners
- Brickyards and block yards: adding hollow blocks to a brick range so builders buy everything in one place
Local tips for Welkom
Most asked for in Welkom: cement maxi bricks for Thabong homes, blocks for farm sheds. Where the yards and suppliers are: cement brick yards in Thabong and block yards in the Welkom industrial area. A useful tip: ask to see a cured brick and its strength before buying from a small yard.
Requests range widely: 390 x 190 mm face, 90, 140 or 190 mm wide. Here, homeowners lead the requests, typically for making hollow blocks for a long boundary wall or a garage at home. One local point to raise: yards deliver across the goldfields; long hauls for face bricks and machines.
Service area: Welkom and surrounds
Suppliers and contractors on our network work in Welkom and surrounding areas, including Thabong, Odendaalsrus, Virginia, Riebeeckstad, Allanridge, Hennenman. Give the suburb or township and whether a big truck can get in, so the quote can allow for delivery and offloading.