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Concrete Blocks in Free State
Concrete blocks in Free State: say the width (90, 140 or 190 mm), hollow or solid, the number or the wall size, and the delivery address. Block yards around Free State, Free State 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.
Free State notes on bricks & blocks
Homes in Mangaung's townships, Botshabelo and Thabong in Welkom are mostly built in cement maxi bricks and plastered, while Westdene, Universitas and Fichardt Park in Bloemfontein carry older red face brick that extensions should match. Bethlehem and Ficksburg still see sandstone details paired with face brick. Grain stores and sheds near Bothaville, Reitz and Viljoenskroon are built with hollow blocks on solid footings.
Bricks, blocks and brick making in Free State
Sandstone farmhouses in the eastern Free State and red face brick in Bloemfontein tell you the province has always built with what the ground offers. Today the busiest orders come from the townships and new housing around Bloemfontein, Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu, from Welkom and Virginia where old mine houses are extended and rented, and from Phuthaditjhaba in Qwaqwa where families build in stages. Kroonstad, Bethlehem and Sasolburg have their own yards and builders, and grain and cattle farms order blocks for sheds and staff housing. Cement brick and block yards work the edges of most towns. Hard winter frost and summer hail are real threats to bricks that have not cured.
Typical concrete blocks requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: 140 mm hollow blocks for a boundary wall, garage or back room
- Farms and smallholdings: block walls for sheds, pump houses, feed stores and dairy buildings
- Builders and bricklaying contractors: block walls on outbuildings and houses that go up in fewer courses
Local tips for Free State
Common here: maxi bricks for township homes, farm shed blocks, face brick to match older homes. Ask each supplier or contractor about this: in winter, ask the yard how it protects bricks from frost before they leave. Where they work from: yards in Bloemfontein, Welkom, Bethlehem and Sasolburg; small yards near every town.
Requests range widely: 390 x 190 mm face, 90, 140 or 190 mm wide. Here, homeowners lead the requests, typically for 140 mm hollow blocks for a boundary wall, garage or back room. One local point to raise: yards deliver along the N1, N3 and N5; farms often take full truck loads.
Service area: Free State and surrounds
Across Free State our network reaches Bloemfontein, Welkom, Kroonstad, Bethlehem, Sasolburg, Harrismith, Clarens and the towns between them. Outside the bigger centres, ask whether delivery is charged per kilometre or per load.