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Concrete Blocks in Centurion
Concrete blocks in Centurion: say the width (90, 140 or 190 mm), hollow or solid, the number or the wall size, and the delivery address. Block yards around Centurion, Gauteng can quote per block collected or delivered and say how many blocks a pallet holds.
New to this? Read the concrete blocks guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you pay.
What to know locally in Centurion
Estates in Midstream, Irene and Copperleaf often have design rules that name a face brick colour or a plastered finish, so read the estate guidelines before you order. Complexes in Eldoraigne and Wierdapark use plaster bricks and maxi bricks behind plaster. In Olievenhoutbosch most new rooms go up in cement maxi bricks, and boundary walls in Lyttelton and Doringkloof mix concrete blocks with brick piers. Retaining blocks are common on sloping stands in Zwartkop.
Bricks, blocks and brick making in Centurion
Dolomite under parts of Centurion shapes how people build here: foundations on some stands need an engineer's design, and that comes before any brick order. Above ground, the town is a mix of large estates such as Irene and Midstream, sectional title complexes in Eldoraigne and Rooihuiskraal, office parks near the N1 and N14, and fast growing housing in Olievenhoutbosch. Developers order face brick and plaster bricks by the pallet for complexes, while Olievenhoutbosch families build rooms in cement maxi bricks from nearby block yards. Lyttelton and the Highveld Techno Park area bring yards and hardware stores close. The Hennops River valley gets cold, with frost on winter mornings, and summer storms roll in quickly from the south west.
Typical concrete blocks requests in the area come from:
- Housing developers and complexes: hollow blocks for estate perimeter walls and complex boundary walls
- Builders and bricklaying contractors: block walls on outbuildings and houses that go up in fewer courses
- Homeowners: 140 mm hollow blocks for a boundary wall, garage or back room
Local tips for Centurion
Most asked for in Centurion: face and plaster bricks for estates and complexes, maxi bricks in Olievenhoutbosch. Where the yards and suppliers are: yards and hardware stores around Lyttelton, Highveld and the Olifantsfontein side. A useful tip: ask whether the stand is on dolomite before you order foundation bricks.
Concrete Blocks usually suit boundary walls, outbuildings and houses, made or supplied like this: cement, sand and stone pressed and cured. For housing developers and complexes, the biggest group here, that usually means hollow blocks for estate perimeter walls and complex boundary walls. On the weather side: frost in the Hennops valley in winter, fast summer storms; cover fresh bricks.
Service area: Centurion and surrounds
Our network covers Centurion together with Irene, Eldoraigne, Rooihuiskraal, Lyttelton, Midstream, Olievenhoutbosch, Highveld. A street address helps a supplier work out the delivery before quoting.