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Glass Blocks and Bricks in Pietermaritzburg
Want glass blocks in Pietermaritzburg? Give the panel width and height, whether it is inside or outside, the pattern (clear, wave or frosted) and supply only or supply and fit. Suppliers and builders around Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal can quote the blocks, the fixing system and the labour.
Want to know more first? Our glass blocks guide covers the types, the sizes and what affects the price.
Supplies & services in Pietermaritzburg: local notes
Bricklayers across the city are used to both face brick work in the older suburbs and plastered block walls in the townships. Paving contractors lay driveways and courtyards in Hayfields, Montrose and Boughton. Sand comes from pits and quarries around the valley, delivered by tipper. Schools and public buildings sometimes need fire bricks for kitchens and boilers, and machine repairers in the industrial areas can source vibrator motors and bearings.
Building with brick in Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg has a long clay brick tradition, and the red face brick of the old city centre, the Victorian houses of Scottsville and the school buildings around town show it. Today most new building is in cement blocks and maxi bricks: RDP and social housing in Edendale and Imbali, extensions in Northdale and Eastwood, and estates out towards Hilton and Hayfields. The Msunduzi valley is hot in summer and can be frosty on winter mornings, and afternoon thunderstorms roll in through summer, so fresh bricks need covering against both rain and frost. Block yards and hardware stores sit around Willowton and Mkondeni, and machine sellers deliver up the N3 from Durban.
The requests we see from Pietermaritzburg usually come from:
- Homeowners: a glass block shower wall or a panel beside the front door for light
- Builders and bricklaying contractors: glass block panels built into bathrooms and stairwells on new houses
- Municipalities, schools and public works: glass block panels in school ablutions and clinic passages for daylight
Local tips for Pietermaritzburg
Common here: cement blocks and maxi bricks for housing, face brick to match older homes. Ask each supplier or contractor about this: ask whether bricks made in winter were covered against frost while curing. Where they work from: block yards and hardware stores around Willowton, Mkondeni and the city centre.
Requests range widely: face about 190 x 190 mm, about 80 mm thick. Here, homeowners lead the requests, typically for a glass block shower wall or a panel beside the front door for light. One local point to raise: bricks and sand by truck from local yards; machines often from Durban.
Service area: Pietermaritzburg and surrounds
Suppliers and contractors on our network work in Pietermaritzburg and surrounding areas, including Edendale, Imbali, Scottsville, Hilton, Howick, Hayfields, Northdale. Give the suburb or township and whether a big truck can get in, so the quote can allow for delivery and offloading.