Paving Wiz lays yards, hardstanding and access routes in Paarden Eiland and along the Table Bay industrial strip. This is low ground close to the water, much of it made up rather than natural, and it asks two things of a paved surface at once: carry weight, and survive salt.
Made ground does not behave like natural ground
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Much of this area was built up. What is under a yard here can be anything, and it can change across a single site. We test-dig in more than one place before quoting, because a price based on one hole in the wrong corner is a price that will change halfway through.
A high water table under a heavy surface
Water close to the surface softens whatever is above it. Under a loaded truck that means the stone base has to be thicker to spread the load further, and the surface has to shed water rather than hold it. Where there is nowhere obvious for water to go, a permeable build is sometimes the cheaper engineering answer.
Salt air and what it does
Salt does not attack the pavers. It attacks steel, and it works into any reinforced concrete edge detail over time. Where we can, edge restraints are detailed so there is no exposed steel, and we use blocks rather than in-situ concrete for surfaces that have to last near the water.
What it costs in Paarden Eiland
Two things move a Paarden Eiland price: how deep we have to go to reach something that will carry a load, and how much drainage has to be built in.
| Line item | Rate | When it applies |
|---|---|---|
| Yard paving, truck-rated | R420 – R620/m² | Standard for loaded vehicles |
| Additional excavation on made ground | Quoted per m³ | Where fill will not carry |
| Channel drainage | R450 – R900 per metre | Low-lying sections |
| Permeable surfacing | R350 – R500/m² | Where run-off has nowhere to go |
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.
Paarden Eiland paving questions
Why do you dig more than one test hole?
Because made ground varies across a site. One hole tells you about one corner.
Will salt damage the paving?
Not the blocks themselves. It is steel and reinforced concrete details that suffer, so we avoid exposed steel in the edge detail.
What does a truck-rated yard cost?
R420 to R620 per square metre installed, before any extra excavation on made ground.
Get a written quote in Paarden Eiland
Tell us what you need paved in Paarden Eiland, 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 West Coast and Blaauwberg. Related guide: permeable paving in Cape Town.
Prefer to talk? Call 081 408 9946