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Brick Making Plants in Pietermaritzburg
Planning a brick making plant in Pietermaritzburg? Say what you will make, the volume you are aiming for, semi or fully automatic, the power on your site and whether a used plant would do. Suppliers who install in Pietermaritzburg and around KwaZulu-Natal will quote the line, setting up and training.
Want to know more first? Our brick making plants guide covers the types, the sizes and what affects the price.
What to know locally in Pietermaritzburg
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.
Building with brick in Pietermaritzburg
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.
Typical brick making plants requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: rarely needed for a house; plants supply the yards that homeowners buy from
- Builders and bricklaying contractors: a contractor setting up its own plant for a steady stream of large jobs
- Municipalities, schools and public works: large public housing and infrastructure programmes needing tested units in volume
Local tips for Pietermaritzburg
Most asked for in Pietermaritzburg: cement blocks and maxi bricks for housing, face brick to match older homes. Where the yards and suppliers are: block yards and hardware stores around Willowton, Mkondeni and the city centre. A useful tip: ask whether bricks made in winter were covered against frost while curing.
Around Pietermaritzburg the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means rarely needed for a house; plants supply the yards that homeowners buy from. Before you agree to anything: test units to SANS 1215 or SANS 1058. 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.