Paving Wiz lays driveways, patios and parking areas in Eersterivier, Blue Downs, Malibu Village, Wesbank and Forest Heights. This is low ground on the eastern side of the Flats, close to where the Kuils River runs, and the jobs that go wrong here almost always go wrong on water.
Get the fall right before anything else
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On a flat, low plot there is very little natural gradient to work with, so the fall has to be created deliberately and it has to be set before the first brick is laid. A driveway that drains toward the garage door will put water inside it in a Cape winter, and no amount of good brickwork fixes that afterwards.
We shoot levels first, decide where the water is going to go, and build the base to that. It is the least visible part of the job and the part that decides how you feel about it in July.
Where the water actually goes
| Drainage option | When we use it | Added cost |
|---|---|---|
| Fall to the street | Where the kerb is lower than the house | Included |
| Channel drain at the gate | Where run-off comes in off the road | R450 – R900 per metre run |
| Fall to a soakaway | Flat plots with nowhere to shed to | Quoted per job |
| Permeable surface | Where there is no fall available at all | R350 – R500/m² |
Ground conditions on the eastern Flats
The sand here holds more silt than the clean sand further west, which means it compacts better but also holds water for longer once it is wet. Excavation tends to go a little deeper than it does in Khayelitsha or Mitchells Plain, and that shows up in the sub-base line of the quote.
What it costs in Eersterivier
Drainage is the line that separates two Eersterivier quotes. Below is what each part of it costs so you can see whether it has been priced at all.
| Element | Cost | Included as standard? |
|---|---|---|
| Paving, standard grey brick | R300 – R420/m² | Yes |
| Setting falls and levels | In the rate | Yes |
| Channel drain at the entrance | R450 – R900 per metre | No, quoted separately |
| Soakaway | Quoted per job | No, quoted separately |
Labour on its own is R100 to R200 per square metre. The full breakdown — pavers, labour and sub-base — with more worked examples is on our paving prices Cape Town page.
Eersterivier paving questions
My garage floods every winter. Can paving fix it?
Usually yes, if the fall is re-set away from the door and a channel drain is put across the entrance. We look at where the water is coming from before quoting.
What does a 50m² job cost?
R15,000 to R21,000 installed in standard grey brick.
Do you remove the old paving?
Yes, and the rubble goes with it. Lifting is quoted as a separate line at R60 to R120 per square metre.
Get a written quote in Eersterivier
Tell us what you need paved in Eersterivier, roughly how big it is and what is on the ground now. We come out, measure it, check the fall and put a written figure to it. There is no charge for the visit.
We also cover the rest of the Cape Flats. Related guide: permeable paving in Cape Town.
Prefer to talk? Call 081 408 9946