Paving Wiz lays driveways, front yards and back-yard surfaces in Bellville South, Glenhaven, Sacks Circle and Belhar. Plots here are compact and the paving usually has to do two jobs at once — park a car and still leave somewhere to walk and sit.
One surface doing two jobs
Contents
On a compact plot the driveway is also the walkway, the washing line runs over it and the children play on it. That changes what you want underfoot. A 60mm paver on a proper base handles the car; the pattern and the colour are what make it feel like a yard rather than a parking bay.
A common layout here is a paved strip wide enough for the car with a contrasting border either side. It costs a little more in cutting, and it turns a driveway into a front yard.
Small jobs and why the rate per metre is higher
Bringing a team, a plate compactor and a load of stone to site costs much the same whether the job is 18m² or 80m². On a small area that fixed cost is spread over fewer square metres, so the rate looks higher. It is worth knowing before you compare a small quote against a big one.
Layouts that work on a compact plot
| Layout | What it gives you | Extra cost over plain |
|---|---|---|
| Full-width paving | Maximum usable yard | None |
| Strip with contrasting border | Yard that reads as a garden | Cutting time |
| Wheel strips with grass between | Less hard surface, cheaper | Lower – less paving |
| Permeable blocks with grass | Green cover, water goes through | R350 – R500/m² |
What it costs in Bellville South
Because the areas are small, the fixed parts of a job — getting the team and the plant there, setting levels, edge work — make up more of the price than they would on a big plot. Small jobs carry a higher rate per square metre for that reason.
| Area paved | Rate per m² | Total installed |
|---|---|---|
| Under 20m² | R380 – R480 | R7,600 – R9,600 |
| 20 – 40m² | R330 – R440 | R6,600 – R17,600 |
| 40 – 60m² | R300 – R420 | R12,000 – R25,200 |
| Over 60m² | R300 – R400 | Quoted per job |
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.
Bellville South paving questions
Why is a small job more per square metre?
The fixed costs of getting to site and setting up are the same as on a large job, spread over fewer metres.
Can I pave just the wheel tracks?
Yes. Two strips with grass or stone between costs less than a solid surface and works fine for one car.
What is the smallest job you will do?
We will quote anything, but below about 15m² the rate per metre climbs enough that most people rather do the whole yard at once.
Get a written quote in Bellville South
Tell us what you need paved in Bellville South, 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 northern suburbs. Related guide: paving patterns in Cape Town.
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