Paving Wiz lays driveways, patios and pool surrounds in Hout Bay, Llandudno, Hughenden and the Valley. Hout Bay is a bowl with mountains on three sides, and everything that falls on those mountains in winter comes through the valley on its way to the sea. Some of it comes through your property.
Water arrives from above, not from the sky
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The rain that damages paving in Hout Bay mostly did not land on the property. It landed higher up and arrived as surface flow, sometimes carrying grit and leaf litter with it. A driveway that was designed for rainfall alone gets overwhelmed by that, and the first thing to fail is the joints, which silt up and then stop draining.
The design starts by finding where that flow enters the property and dealing with it at the boundary, before it crosses anything you have paid to pave.
Granite ground and what it means
Much of the valley sits on decomposed granite. It compacts well and carries load well once it is properly worked, which is a genuine advantage over the metro sand. What it does not do is drain quickly when it is saturated, so the fall on the surface still has to be right.
Handling run-off at the boundary
| Where flow enters | What we do | Typical cost |
|---|---|---|
| Off the road at the gate | Channel drain across the entrance | R450 – R900 per metre |
| Down the side boundary | Intercept channel, divert to stormwater | Quoted per job |
| Sheet flow across the plot | Permeable surface plus cross-fall | R350 – R500/m² |
| From a neighbour above | Boundary drain, sometimes shared | Quoted per job |
What it costs in Hout Bay
Run-off management is the line that distinguishes a Hout Bay quote that will hold from one that will not.
| Element | Cost | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Paving, standard grey brick | R300 – R420/m² | All plots |
| Slope allowance | Add 10 – 15% | Moderate gradients |
| Channel drain | R450 – R900 per metre | Plots taking run-off from above |
| Permeable build | R350 – R500/m² | Where run-off must soak away on site |
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.
Hout Bay paving questions
My driveway silts up every winter. What is wrong?
Flow is crossing it carrying grit. Intercepting that at the boundary is cheaper than cleaning joints every year.
Is granite ground good to build on?
Yes, once it is properly compacted. It carries load better than the metro sand does.
What does a steep driveway cost?
Start from R300 to R420 per square metre and add roughly 10 to 15 per cent for a moderate gradient.
Get a written quote in Hout Bay
Tell us what you need paved in Hout Bay, 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 Atlantic seaboard. Related guide: permeable paving in Cape Town.
Prefer to talk? Call 081 408 9946