What is Pavement
A road surface, or pavement, is a durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway.
Pavement Prices In South Africa
Below is a useful table showing the average price of paving:
| Minimum cost | Maximum cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Paving bricks | R120 per square metre | R200 per square metre |
| Labour | R100 per square metre | R200 per square metre |
| Transport | R1200 in total | R5700 in total |
| Brick compactor | R500 per day | R500 per day |
How much does paving cost?
Paving can cost anywhere from R250 to R1000 per square metre. This includes materials and labour.
A variety of elements will affect the cost of the paving:
- The kind of paving you select
- The size of your task
- Just how much preparation work is needed?
- What if your task is elaborate?
Some paving types are easier to install than others. For instance, 500 x 500mm square paving may be simpler and quicker to lay than smaller-sized, rectangle-shaped paving bricks. The more intricate the pattern you desire the more complicated the paving job will be and as a result more expensive to pave.
The location of the site and its complicity. A plain concrete paving driveway may cost around R350 per square metre on a level area, but the very same paving company may charge R450 per square metre for a sloped uneven area.
Expect to pay in the area of:
- R300 to R600 per square metre for concrete paving.
- Limestone paving may cost R400 to R700 per square metre.
- From R400 to more than R750 per square metre for quartzite paving,
- R400 to R700 for brick paving.
- R450 to R18471.90per square metre for granite, travertine, and flagstone paving.
How much does Paving preparation cost?
Expect to pay in the area of:
- R6,500 to R10,000 for preparing a gravel base of 50m2 with easy access to the paving site and little preparation required
- R10000 to R18,800 for a casted concrete base of 50m2 with easy access to the paving site and little preparation required.