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Bricks in Welkom
Bricks in Welkom: say the brick type (cement, clay stock or face), the number or the wall size, and the delivery address. Brickyards serving Welkom, Free State can quote per 1,000 delivered and say how soon a truck can come and whether it can offload with a crane.
The main bricks page explains the options, the standards and the costs in more detail.
Bricks & blocks in Welkom: local notes
Thabong families build and extend in cement maxi bricks and blocks, often from a yard down the road. Riebeeckstad and the older Welkom suburbs add face brick garages and boundary walls. Farmers near Hennenman and Odendaalsrus use hollow blocks for sheds and stores. Ask for the strength of cheap bricks, since quality varies a lot between small yards.
Bricks, blocks and brick making 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.
The requests we see from Welkom usually come from:
- Homeowners: bricks for an extra room, a garage or a boundary wall round the house
- New brick-making businesses: a small yard making cement stock bricks to sell to builders in the area
- Brickyards and block yards: yards topping up stock with bought-in bricks when their own production runs short
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.
Around Welkom the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means bricks for an extra room, a garage or a boundary wall round the house. Before you agree to anything: sANS 1215 for cement, SANS 227 for clay. Getting stock here: 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.