Honest advice on paving in Cape Town — pricing, materials, lifespan, maintenance and how to make sure you don't pay for the same driveway twice.
Cape Town paving — driveways, patios, pool surroundsFree on-site quote, no obligationOne short form, however big the job
We lay paving right across the Peninsula — Constantia driveways, Camps Bay pool decks, Century City office parks. These guides cover the questions homeowners ask us most at quote stage: what does paving really cost, which material is right for which suburb, how long does it actually last, and how do you tell a proper job from a cheap one before you pay for it. They are written to be useful whether or not you ever ask us for a quote.
Where to put a patio, how big to make it, braai areas, patterns, planting and the rules at the back door — the ideas we talk through before a Cape Town back garden is paved.
Get patio and braai ideas →
Tar, concrete and block paving each fail in their own way. Here is what each industry’s own guidance admits about its material, and how to choose for a Cape Town driveway.
Compare tar, concrete and paving →
In our view the layout does as much as the paver to decide how a frontage looks. Here are the options, with the CMA guidance on bonds, edges and falls.
Plan the layout and borders →
Sunken wheel tracks and rocking pavers mean something under the surface has moved. What the CMA says causes it, and what a lift-and-relay involves.
Find out why paving sinks →
Spec, standards and handover testing for commercial paving in Cape Town, and what every body corporate, facilities manager and complex trustee should ask for.
See the commercial spec →
How permeable paving drains, what Cape Town’s stormwater by-law and 2009 policy actually say, when your ground suits it, and what the joints need.
Read the permeable verdict →
Travertine, slate or porcelain for your Cape Town pool deck? We compare the three on look, porosity, maintenance and what to check before you choose — without figures nobody has measured.
Weigh up pool surfaces →
Twelve checks any Cape Town homeowner can do on a fresh paving job before signing off, with the paving industry’s own published tolerances wherever a number exists.
Run the 12-point check →
How to clean paving without emptying the joints: step by step, pressure washing, which cleaner for which stain, plus joint sand, weeds, white bloom and drainage.
Read the maintenance guide →
We don’t publish a lifespan for paving, including the general figures in industry guidance. What the CMA does spell out is what makes paving fail early: base, bedding, edges, drainage and joints.
See what makes paving fail early →
Charcoal cobble, clay brick or granite for a Cape Town driveway? What each one is, where its colour comes from and how it is laid — and why the base under it matters more.
Compare the three pavers →
We don’t publish a per-square-metre paving price for Cape Town, because the costly part is under the surface. Here is what a quote is made of, and what moves the number up or down on your site.
See what a quote is made of →