Driveway Paving — Centurion & Pretoria

Driveway Paving That Stays Where You Laid It

A driveway carries a car every day of its life. Most of the ones we are called out to fix failed because of what went under the brick.

✓Excavated and compacted base, laid in layers

✓Proper edge restraint to keep the paving intact

✓Falls set for effective run-off

✓20-year workmanship guarantee

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Multi-tone charcoal and tan cobble paved driveway sweeping up to a double garage in Irene Farm Villages, Pretoria

Irene Farm Villages — charcoal and tan cobble, street edge to garage door.

What Makes a Brick Paving Driveway Last Is Under the Bricks

Anyone can lay a brick. The reason one driveway is still dead flat after years and the one next door has a rut down the middle is the work nobody sees: excavation to firm material, a base compacted in layers, edge restraints holding the outer rows, and joint sand vibrated right in.

What a driveway installation covers

✓Free on-site measurement

✓Excavation to firm material

✓Compacted, layered sub-base

✓Screeded bedding sand

✓Your chosen pattern

✓Edge restraints and kerbing

✓Grouting vibrated in

✓Site cleaned up

Rubble removal is quoted as standard, and is optional — say so at the site visit if you would rather handle it yourself.

Driveway Paving Ideas From Jobs We Have Finished

Real driveways in Centurion, Pretoria East and Midrand, photographed once finished.

Charcoal and tan cobble driveway seen from the garage side in Irene Farm Villages, Pretoria — **Irene Farm Villages.** Charcoal and tan cobble, one sweep from street to garage door.

Red clay brick paved driveway curving past a lawn to a double garage in Murrayfield, Pretoria — **Murrayfield.** Red clay brick on a curve, the lawn edge held off the joints.

Tumbled cobble paved driveway and forecourt beside an ivy-covered wall in Silverlakes, Pretoria — **Silverlakes.** Tumbled cobble forecourt, to suit an older, softer house.

Multi-colour autumn-blend paved driveway laid in a herringbone pattern in Rietvalleirand, Pretoria — **Rietvalleirand.** Autumn blend in herringbone — reds, charcoals and plums in one surface.

Tuscan Stone paved driveway with a charcoal kerb edge and rock garden in Midstream, Centurion — **Midstream.** Tuscan Stone, charcoal kerb line dividing driveway from rock garden.

Pale grey paved driveway laid in a herringbone pattern in front of a double garage in Irene, Centurion — **Irene.** Pale grey herringbone, kept plain against a white house.

Charcoal paved driveway rising to a garage between stone-clad retaining walls in Wonderboom, Pretoria — **Wonderboom.** Charcoal on a rising driveway between stone-clad retaining walls, on a house still being finished.

Grey and tan cobble paved driveway bordered by established garden beds in Vorna Valley, Centurion — **Vorna Valley.** Grey and tan cobble, planting right up to the kerb.

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Clay, Concrete Bevel or Cobble: Which Pavers Suit a Driveway?

A paver that suits a pool can be the wrong call under a bakkie.

Clay pavers

Fired clay holds its colour, because the colour is the material rather than a pigment mixed into it. Warm reds and plums.

Concrete bevel pavers

The default driveway paver here. The bevelled top edge keeps the joints crisp as the surface wears, and it is easy to match years later.

Cobble pavers

Small tumbled units with a rough face. They follow a curve or an uneven driveway more forgivingly than a large paver.

Grass pavers (permeable)

An open-cell paver planted with grass: load runs through the concrete web, rain through the grass. For overflow bays, or estates that limit hard surface.

Pictured: grass blocks on an Irene driveway, before planting.

We lay a 50 mm paver as the minimum on any driveway. Our bricks come from MVA Bricks, Infraset, Tuscan Stone, Technicrete and Corobrik — see paving bricks and concrete paving.

Paving Patterns for Driveways: Why Herringbone Wins

Pattern is not only a look. It changes how the bricks share a wheel load.

Urban large flagstones packed in a herringbone pattern across a residential driveway in Irene, Centurion — **Herringbone**Each brick is locked by its neighbours at two angles, so a wheel load is shared rather than carried alone. The pattern SANS 1200 MJ specifies for vehicle traffic, and the one we lay most. Either 45° or 90° works — the choice is a look, not a strength.

Red clay brick driveway laid in a 45-degree herringbone pattern in Murrayfield, Pretoria — **Herringbone in clay**The same pattern in a different material. Pattern and paver are independent choices.

Tan and grey pavers laid in a running bond along a side driveway in Garsfontein, Pretoria — **Stretcher bond**Cleaner and quicker to lay. Good on a straight, gently used driveway. Less interlock, so weaker where cars turn on the spot.

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Driveway Drainage, Falls and Paving Edges

Water is what kills driveways in Pretoria. Not the rain on the bricks, but the water that gets under them and washes the bedding out.

So every driveway is laid to a deliberate slope, away from the house and towards the street or a garden bed. The perimeter is the other weak point: a kerb holds the outer bricks so the interlock stays tight, and keeps soil out of the joints. Where the driveway is steep or the garage is the low point, falls alone are not enough. We install channel drains and grids where the site needs them — usually across the garage entrance, to catch water running down the slope before it reaches the door.

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Charcoal kerb edging and a gravel drainage strip along the edge of a paved driveway in Vorna Valley, Centurion

Vorna Valley — kerb edging both sides, with a stone drainage strip across the entrance.

Brick Paving Compared With the Alternatives

We only install brick paving, so read this as an argument rather than a neutral survey. Note that segmented pavers — the industry term for concrete paving units — are a different thing from a poured slab, and we do lay those — see concrete paving.

	Brick paving	Tar	Concrete slab
If a section is damaged	Lift the bricks, correct the base, relay the same bricks. The repair does not show.	Patched over. The patch stays visible.	Cut out and recast. A new panel rarely matches.
When the ground moves	Units shift with the movement. Sunken areas are lifted and relaid.	Shows as deformation at the surface.	Shows as cracking through the slab.
Access to services underneath	Bricks lifted and put back. No demolition.	Cut out and reinstate.	Break out and recast.
Upkeep	Keep the joints sanded. Recolour or reseal later if you want the colour back.	Periodic resealing.	Sweep and wash. Cracks need sealing.
Look	Colour, pattern and border chosen to suit the house.	One colour.	One colour, panel joints visible.

Brick paving is the only one of the three that can be lifted and put back, which is why a problem underneath stays fixable. Already faded or sunken? See paving restoration and repairs.

Where We Lay Driveways

We work within roughly 30 km of Lyttelton Manor, Centurion.

Centurion and Midrand

Lyttelton Manor, Centurion, Irene, Irene Farm Village, Wierda Park, Pierre van Ryneveld, Eldoraigne, Rooihuiskraal, Clubview, Hennopspark, Highveld, Doringkloof, Raslouw, Kloofsig, Die Hoewes, Zwartkop, The Reeds, Heuweloord, Midstream, Midstream Meadows and Midrand. Paving in Centurion →

Pretoria East

Moreleta Park, Faerie Glen, Garsfontein, Olympus, Montana, Equestria, Lynnwood, Lynnwood Glen, Waverley, Elarduspark, Waterkloof, Waterkloof Ridge, Rietvalleirand, Monument Park, Menlo Park, Erasmusrand, Groenkloof, Brooklyn and Hatfield.

Pretoria North and West

Pretoria North, Pretoria West, Sinoville, Doornpoort, Akasia and Annlin.

Driveway Paving Questions, Answered

How much does driveway paving cost?

It depends on the size of the area, the brick you choose and how much excavation the ground needs. We measure on site at no charge and quote in writing.

What is the cheapest way to pave a driveway?

The cheapest driveway to install and the cheapest to own are rarely the same one: savings on a low quote come out of the base you cannot see. The honest levers are a smaller area, a standard paver and a simpler pattern.

What are the best pavers for a driveway?

For most homes here, a concrete bevel paver — the bevel keeps the joints crisp as the surface wears, and it is easy to match later. Clay holds its colour better; cobbles suit curves.

Can a sunken or damaged brick driveway be repaired?

Yes. A sunken area is lifted, the base underneath corrected and compacted, and the original bricks relaid, so the repair does not show. See paving restoration and repairs.

How do you stop water running into my garage?

By setting the levels before anything is laid. The surface is built to fall away from the house, towards the street or a garden bed.

Do you pave driveways in my area?

We cover roughly 30 km from Lyttelton Manor in Centurion, taking in Centurion, Pretoria East, Pretoria North and Midrand. Send us your address on WhatsApp and we will confirm.

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We measure on site, walk the levels with you, and put it in writing — no obligation, no charge.

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200+ projects a year · 4.9★ on Google · 20-year workmanship guarantee · VAT registered and insured · Est. 2017