Paving Wiz lays driveways, patios and pool surrounds in Melkbosstrand, Van Riebeeckstrand and Duynefontein. A good share of the houses here are not lived in all year, and a surface that is fine for a house with someone in it can quietly fail in one that stands empty for eight months.
A surface that has to look after itself
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An empty house has no one to sweep sand off the driveway, top up a joint or pull a weed out of a gap. Over a winter that neglect compounds: sand blows out of joints, weeds seed into what is left, and the bricks start to loosen because nothing is holding them together.
For a holiday house we bias the specification toward surfaces that need nothing. Stabilised joints or a seamless finish cost more on day one and save the argument you would otherwise have in September.
Salt air, and what it actually attacks
Salt does not eat concrete pavers. What it attacks is steel, so it is the reinforcing in any in-situ concrete edging, gate track or step detail that suffers first. We detail edge restraints without exposed steel this close to the water, which costs nothing extra and removes the failure.
Choosing for an empty house
| Decision | Lived in all year | Empty most of the year |
|---|---|---|
| Joint treatment | Kiln-dried sand is fine | Stabilise the joints |
| Weed control | Pull them as they appear | Stabilised joints or sealed surface |
| Paver colour | Any | Mid tones hide blown sand |
| Edge detail | Standard | No exposed steel |
What it costs in Melkbosstrand
For a house that stands empty, the cost worth comparing is not just the install — it is the install plus what it takes to keep it right.
| Surface | Installed | What it needs while you are away |
|---|---|---|
| Block paving, joints stabilised | R330 – R450/m² | Very little; joints stay put |
| Block paving, plain sand joints | R300 – R420/m² | Joint sand topped up after a windy season |
| Exposed aggregate | R450 – R650/m² | Nothing, no joints at all |
| Permeable with grass | R350 – R500/m² | Grass grows; needs cutting |
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.
Melkbosstrand paving questions
Can you work while we are not there?
Yes. We photograph progress and send it through, and payment terms are agreed before we start.
What stops weeds in the joints?
A stabilised joint sand. It sets slightly, so there is no loose sand for a seed to germinate in.
How much is a 35m² driveway?
R10,500 to R14,700 in standard grey brick, plus joint stabilisation if you want the low-maintenance version.
Get a written quote in Melkbosstrand
Tell us what you need paved in Melkbosstrand, 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