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Concrete Blocks in Bloemfontein
Concrete blocks in Bloemfontein: say the width (90, 140 or 190 mm), hollow or solid, the number or the wall size, and the delivery address. Block yards around Bloemfontein, Free State can quote per block collected or delivered and say how many blocks a pallet holds.
Want to know more first? Our concrete blocks guide covers the types, the sizes and what affects the price.
Bloemfontein notes on bricks & blocks
Estates in Langenhoven Park and around Bainsvlei mostly build in face brick with pavers for driveways. In Mangaung and Heidedal, extensions and rental rooms go up in cement maxi bricks or blocks. Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu families build with 140 mm blocks from local yards. Older Brandwag homes have face brick that can be hard to match, so take a sample.
Bricks, blocks and brick making in Bloemfontein
Frost is a winter fact of life for Bloemfontein builders, and the city has a big, steady brick trade. Suburbs such as Langenhoven Park, Brandwag and the estates around Bainsvlei add homes, townhouses and boundary walls, often in face brick. In Mangaung and Heidedal families extend with cement bricks and blocks, and Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu build homes and rooms with blocks from local yards. Brickyards, block yards and machine sellers sit in the industrial areas, and the city is a supply base for much of the Free State. Cement bricks made in winter need covering on frosty nights, and summer storms hit hard. Pit sand from around the city feeds yards and sites.
Typical concrete blocks requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: 140 mm hollow blocks for a boundary wall, garage or back room
- Builders and bricklaying contractors: block walls on outbuildings and houses that go up in fewer courses
- Housing developers and complexes: hollow blocks for estate perimeter walls and complex boundary walls
Local tips for Bloemfontein
Yards and suppliers serving Bloemfontein mostly work from here: brickyards, block yards and machine sellers in the city's industrial areas. The requests that come up most: face brick for estates, cement bricks and blocks for Mangaung and Botshabelo. When you ask for quotes, ask how the yard covers fresh bricks on frosty nights in winter.
Around Bloemfontein the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means 140 mm hollow blocks for a boundary wall, garage or back room. Before you agree to anything: concrete masonry units to SANS 1215. Getting stock here: city yards deliver widely; Bloemfontein supplies much of the Free State.
Service area: Bloemfontein and surrounds
Our network covers Bloemfontein together with Botshabelo, Thaba Nchu, Langenhoven Park, Brandwag, Heidedal, Mangaung, Bainsvlei. A street address helps a supplier work out the delivery before quoting.