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Cement Bricks in Welkom
Cement bricks in Welkom: say the number of bricks, the strength your plans ask for and the delivery address. Block yards and small brick makers around Welkom, Free State can quote per 1,000 at the yard or delivered, and tell you how long the bricks have cured.
Want to know more first? Our cement bricks guide covers the types, the sizes and what affects the price.
What to know locally in Welkom
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.
Welkom: the building, the weather and the yards
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: cement bricks for an extension, a garage or a plastered boundary wall
- New brick-making businesses: the usual first product for a new brick business with a small machine
- Brickyards and block yards: the core product of most block yards, made daily and cured in rows
Local tips for Welkom
Yards and suppliers serving Welkom mostly work from here: cement brick yards in Thabong and block yards in the Welkom industrial area. The requests that come up most: cement maxi bricks for Thabong homes, blocks for farm sheds. When you ask for quotes, 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 cement bricks for an extension, a garage or a plastered boundary wall. Before you agree to anything: concrete masonry units to SANS 1215. Getting stock here: yards deliver across the goldfields; long hauls for face bricks and machines.
Service area: Welkom and surrounds
Our network covers Welkom together with Thabong, Odendaalsrus, Virginia, Riebeeckstad, Allanridge, Hennenman. A street address helps a supplier work out the delivery before quoting.