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Concrete Blocks in Eastern Cape
Concrete blocks in Eastern Cape: say the width (90, 140 or 190 mm), hollow or solid, the number or the wall size, and the delivery address. Block yards around Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape 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.
What to know locally in Eastern Cape
Extensions in Motherwell, Kwazakhele and Mdantsane are mostly cement maxi bricks and hollow blocks, while suburbs like Walmer, Lorraine and Beacon Bay favour clay face brick. Rondavels and homes around Mthatha, Ngcobo and Libode are built in blocks and plastered in bright colours. Holiday homes at St Francis Bay and Port Alfred need dense face brick and good damp-proofing against salt.
Bricks, blocks and brick making in Eastern Cape
Two very different building worlds sit side by side in the Eastern Cape. Along the coast, Gqeberha and East London build suburbs, complexes and factories, holiday homes go up at Jeffreys Bay, Kenton-on-Sea and Port Alfred, and townships such as Motherwell, Kwazakhele and Mdantsane keep extending. Inland and in the former Transkei, around Mthatha, Butterworth, Lusikisiki and Mount Frere, rural homes and rondavels are built in cement blocks from village yards, many of them one-machine businesses. The Karoo towns of Graaff-Reinet and Cradock build farm sheds and match old brickwork. Strong wind dries fresh bricks fast, salt air stains face brick on the coast, and the high ground near Komani gets frost.
Who asks for concrete blocks around Eastern Cape, most often first:
- 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
- New brick-making businesses: a small block making business supplying builders with 140 mm hollow blocks
Local tips for Eastern Cape
Most asked for in Eastern Cape: cement blocks for rural homes, maxi bricks in the metros, face brick on the coast. Where the yards and suppliers are: yards in Gqeberha, East London and Mthatha; small block yards in most villages. A useful tip: in windy weather, ask the yard how long the bricks were kept damp before delivery.
Around Eastern Cape 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: yards deliver along the N2 and R61; rural loads on gravel roads by small truck.
Service area: Eastern Cape and surrounds
We pass Eastern Cape requests to suppliers based in or regularly delivering to Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Makhanda, Jeffreys Bay, Port Alfred, Graaff-Reinet. Farm and rural requests should give the nearest town and the farm name, so delivery is quoted honestly.