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Concrete Blocks in Western Cape
Concrete blocks in Western 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 Western Cape, Western Cape can quote per block collected or delivered and say how many blocks a pallet holds.
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What to know locally in Western Cape
Backyard rooms in Khayelitsha, Gugulethu and Delft are mostly built in cement blocks, while complexes in Parklands, Durbanville and Somerset West use clay face brick or plastered blocks. Alterations in Rondebosch, Observatory and Wynberg often need older clay bricks matched in size. Retaining blocks hold slopes in Tygerberg Hills and Fish Hoek, and coastal homes in Hermanus and Kommetjie need dense face brick against salt.
Bricks, blocks and brick making in Western Cape
Winter rain, not frost, is the main enemy of fresh bricks in the Western Cape. From May to August, curing rows in the Cape Flats and Winelands need covering, and bricklayers plan around wet weeks. The metro builds everywhere at once: backyard rooms in Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain and Delft, complexes in Parklands, Kraaifontein and Somerset West, and alterations to Victorian homes in the Southern Suburbs. Sand has long come from the Philippi area and the dunes of the Cape Flats, and clay brickyards work the shale belt north of the city. Stellenbosch, Paarl, Worcester and George add wine farms, student housing and Garden Route homes, and the south easter carries salt spray well inland.
The requests we see from Western Cape usually 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 Western Cape
Common here: cement blocks for backyard rooms, clay face brick for complexes and alterations. Ask each supplier or contractor about this: in winter, ask how the yard covers its stock and whether bricks arrive dry. Where they work from: yards on the Cape Flats and northern edge of the metro; trades in the Winelands and George.
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 across the metro by crane truck; sand from pits on the Cape Flats.
Service area: Western Cape and surrounds
Suppliers and contractors on our network work throughout Western Cape, including Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George, Knysna, Hermanus, Worcester. For farms and smaller towns, ask whether delivery is in the price and how far the truck travels.