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Concrete Blocks in Roodepoort
Concrete blocks in Roodepoort: say the width (90, 140 or 190 mm), hollow or solid, the number or the wall size, and the delivery address. Block yards around Roodepoort, Gauteng can quote per block collected or delivered and say how many blocks a pallet holds.
The main concrete blocks page explains the options, the standards and the costs in more detail.
Roodepoort notes on bricks & blocks
Complexes in Wilgeheuwel, Ruimsig and Willowbrook use face brick on the outside and plaster bricks inside, ordered by the truckload. In Florida, Maraisburg and Roodepoort West the work is extensions and boundary walls on older houses, usually in maxi bricks or blocks and plastered. Dobsonville and Braamfischerville families build rooms in cement maxi bricks. Retaining blocks are common on sloping stands around Constantia Kloof and Kloofendal.
Bricks, blocks and brick making in Roodepoort
West of Johannesburg, Roodepoort grew up along the gold reef, and its older suburbs like Florida, Discovery and Horison sit close to old mine land along the Main Reef Road. Newer growth is north west, where estates and complexes in Ruimsig, Wilgeheuwel, Little Falls and Honeydew use face brick and plastered maxi brick in large volumes. Dobsonville and Braamfischerville, on the Soweto side, build rooms and boundary walls in cement bricks from small yards nearby. Industrial stands in Roodepoort West, Laser Park and Honeydew hold block yards and hardware stores. Frost settles in the valleys around the Kloofendal ridges in winter, and spring winds dry fresh cement bricks quickly, so keep them damp.
Typical concrete blocks requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: 140 mm hollow blocks for a boundary wall, garage or back room
- 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
Local tips for Roodepoort
Common here: face brick for estates and complexes, cement bricks in Dobsonville and Florida. Ask each supplier or contractor about this: ask whether the estate needs a set brick colour before you sign the quote. Where they work from: yards in Laser Park, Honeydew and along Main Reef Road in Roodepoort West.
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 on Main Reef Road and in Honeydew; sand by tipper from pits to the west.
Service area: Roodepoort and surrounds
Suppliers and contractors on our network work in Roodepoort and surrounding areas, including Florida, Weltevredenpark, Ruimsig, Little Falls, Honeydew, Wilgeheuwel, Constantia Kloof. Give the suburb or township and whether a big truck can get in, so the quote can allow for delivery and offloading.