Driveway paving in Randburg, Blairgowrie and Linden
Most Randburg driveway jobs replace something. The first decision is whether the old driveway can be saved.
Replacing a driveway that has had its day
In Randburg, Blairgowrie and Linden many homes have had the same driveway for decades. The signs of a base at the end of its life are familiar: ruts along the wheel tracks, a hollow where the car parks every night, edges that have spread into the garden and joints that never stay sanded. When those signs appear across the whole drive, a new base is usually the only lasting answer.
The clay question
A Johannesburg paving contractor's published 2026 guide says the city's clay soils expand and contract with moisture and cause pavers to shift where the base is inadequate. Treat that as a contractor's general view, not a test of your stand. If your old driveway has moved in waves rather than dropped in one place, ask contractors whether they think the ground is moving and what their base specification does about it.
Sources: Sinqobile Construction, Paving costs in Johannesburg 2026 (a paving contractor's published guide)
Before you choose
- Ask each contractor whether any old pavers can be reused, and how many new ones will be needed.
- Get the base specification in writing: material, depth and how it is compacted.
- Check that the quote includes lifting and carting the old paving or concrete.
- Ask where the water will go: older driveways often have no drain at all.
What drives the cost in Randburg
The contractor quotes you after measuring the job in Randburg. These are the things that move that quote:
- Lifting and removing the old driveway and its base.
- How much new base material is needed where the old base has failed.
- Reusing sound old pavers against buying new ones.
- Adding drainage that the old driveway never had.
- Access past established gardens and boundary walls.
Published Johannesburg price ranges, with their sources, are in our paving cost guide.
Frequently asked questions
Is it cheaper to pave over my old concrete driveway?
Sometimes it is proposed, but levels, drainage and cracking in the old slab can cause trouble. Ask the contractor to explain the risks in writing.
How do I know the base has failed everywhere?
Widespread ruts and waves are a strong sign. A contractor can lift a few blocks to look.
Do you cover Ferndale and Fontainebleau?
Send your suburb and we pass it to contractors who cover it.
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