Phoning around Randfontein for the right supplier or team at a fair price takes time. Send one request instead, with what you need and how much, and we pass it to sand and aggregate suppliers who work in Randfontein and nearby areas of Gauteng.
Building Sand in Randfontein
Need building sand in Randfontein? Say which sand it is for (mortar, plaster, concrete or brick making), how many cubic metres, the delivery address and whether a tipper can get in. Sand suppliers around Randfontein, Gauteng can quote a delivered price per load.
Want to know more first? Our building sand guide covers the types, the sizes and what affects the price.
What to know locally in Randfontein
Bricklayers in Mohlakeng and Toekomsrus quote per room or per 1,000 bricks laid and often bring their own mixer. Sand comes by tipper from pits outside town; ask for building sand for mortar and plaster sand for walls. Paving contractors do driveways in Greenhills and Homelake. Machine repairers who travel from Krugersdorp and Chamdor can rebuild moulds and replace vibrator motors.
Bricks, blocks and brick making in Randfontein
Gold mining shaped Randfontein, and you can still see it in the mine dumps and open veld between the town and Westonaria. Today the brick demand comes mostly from Mohlakeng and Toekomsrus, where families add rooms, rental units and boundary walls, and from Greenhills and Randgate, where older houses are extended. Small brick-making yards are common on open stands in Mohlakeng, and some sell straight to builders on the same street. Larger yards sit along the R28 and in the Aureus industrial area. The western Highveld gets hard frost in winter, and summer storms are frequent, so fresh bricks need plastic cover and a slab that drains well.
The requests we see from Randfontein usually come from:
- Homeowners: a tipper of building sand and a load of plaster sand for an extension
- New brick-making businesses: a new brick maker finding a sand source close enough to keep costs down
- Brickyards and block yards: steady tipper loads of crusher and river sand to keep the machines running
Local tips for Randfontein
Common here: cement maxi bricks and blocks for rooms and walls in Mohlakeng and Toekomsrus. Ask each supplier or contractor about this: ask the local yard whether you can collect by bakkie to save on delivery. Where they work from: small yards in Mohlakeng, larger yards along the R28 and in Aureus.
Requests range widely: bakkie loads to 6 m³ tipper loads. Here, homeowners lead the requests, typically for a tipper of building sand and a load of plaster sand for an extension. One local point to raise: local yards supply most streets; sand by tipper from pits west and south of town.
Service area: Randfontein and surrounds
Requests from Randfontein go to yards and suppliers that already deliver to Greenhills, Randgate, Mohlakeng, Toekomsrus, Westonaria, Krugersdorp, Azaadville and the rest of the area. Mention a narrow street, a steep site or an estate with delivery hours, because they change the price.