Paving Wiz lays driveways, patios and parking areas in Betty’s Bay, Pringle Bay, Rooi Els and Kleinmond’s western edge. Two things define paving here: the mountain sits directly behind the houses, and a great many of those houses are empty for most of the year.
The mountain is directly behind you
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Winter run-off off the Kogelberg comes down through these properties on its way to the sea. On a paved driveway that flow carries sand and fynbos litter, both of which end up in the joints. Once the joints are full of silt they stop draining, water backs up across the surface, and the whole thing behaves like a sealed slab that was never designed to be one.
The fix is upstream: intercept the flow before it reaches the paving, and choose a surface that can cope with what gets past.
A surface for a house nobody is watching
Nothing on an empty plot gets swept, weeded or topped up. Over a Cape winter that is enough for a block-paved driveway with plain sand joints to lose sand, seed weeds, and start loosening. Stabilised joints or a seamless surface cost more once and then ask nothing of you.
Options ranked by how little they need
| Surface | Maintenance needed | Handles silt-laden run-off |
|---|---|---|
| Plain sand joints | Most | Poorly, joints silt up |
| Stabilised joints | Little | Better, joints stay closed |
| Permeable with stone fill | Least | Well, designed to take water |
| Exposed aggregate | None | Sheds it, needs a fall |
What it costs in Betty’s Bay
For a house used a few weeks a year, the sensible comparison is the installed cost plus what it takes to keep the surface right between visits.
| Choice | Installed | Upkeep between visits |
|---|---|---|
| Block paving, sand joints | R300 – R420/m² | Weeding and topping up joints |
| Block paving, stabilised joints | R330 – R450/m² | Very little |
| Permeable with stone fill | R350 – R500/m² | Almost none, water goes through |
| Exposed aggregate | R450 – R650/m² | None, no joints at all |
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.
Betty’s Bay paving questions
Do you travel to Betty’s Bay?
Yes. Betty’s Bay, Pringle Bay, Rooi Els and Kleinmond are all in our normal working area.
What happens while we are not there?
We photograph progress and send it through. Payment terms are agreed before we start.
What needs the least looking after?
Exposed aggregate at R450 to R650 per square metre, or permeable with a stone fill at R350 to R500.
Get a written quote in Betty’s Bay
Tell us what you need paved in Betty’s 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 Overberg. Related guide: permeable paving in Cape Town.
Prefer to talk? Call 081 408 9946