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Bellville paving labour typically runs R100 to R300 per m², with about R200 the norm. With standard paving bricks, sand and cement supplied and laid, expect R400 to R700 per m², and R700 to R1,200 or more for cobbles, clay or large-format pavers. Materials are quoted separately from labour, so ask for both figures before you compare.

Established Bellville homes often have solid bricks on a base that has settled, and relaying them on compacted fill costs a fraction of new paving. Replacement makes sense when the pavers are crumbling or the family renovation calls for a fresh look. Ask the paver to lift a few bricks and show you the base.

A stoep needs a fall of about 1 in 80 away from the house so rain runs off rather than under the door. Where an existing stoep has settled towards the house, lifting and relaying it with correct falls is the answer, sometimes with a small channel drain at the threshold. Set the falls before the first brick goes down.

Mature trees in the older Northern suburbs push shallow roots under paths and driveways and hump them. A paver can lift the section, trim surface roots and relay over a root barrier, though a big tree will keep pushing. Widening the planted bed around the trunk is often the better long-term fix.