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Green Fix is a paving and landscaping contractor based in Plattekloof, Cape Town. We install driveways, patios, pool surrounds, walkways and artificial lawns, and we take on commercial paving and repair work across the city — from the Northern Suburbs and the West Coast to the Southern Suburbs and Atlantic Seaboard. Everything we publish comes from work we quote and build ourselves: real rand prices, the Cape-specific conditions that decide whether paving lasts — winter rainfall, Cape Flats sand, Durbanville clay and the south-easter — and straight answers about when a job is worth doing and when it isn't. Free site visits and quotes across Cape Town: 084 483 1774 or info@greenfix.co.za

Edge Restraints: The Small Detail That Stops Your Paving Spreading

Concrete haunched edge restraint and soldier course border at the perimeter of a newly paved Cape Town driveway

Edge restraint is the buried perimeter detail that stops interlocking paving spreading. It is the easiest line to delete from a cheap quote, and the most common cause of wavy paving three years on.

Herringbone, Stretcher or Basketweave: Paving Patterns That Hold Up Under Cars

Cape Town driveway paved in 45-degree herringbone charcoal pavers with a contrasting soldier course border

Herringbone is the only common paving pattern that locks bricks in both directions, which is why it belongs on driveways. Here is how each pattern performs, what it wastes, and where it fits.

Paving on Durbanville Clay: Heave, Drainage and How to Build For It

Driveway excavation in Durbanville showing clay subgrade and a compacted crushed stone base layer ready for paving

Durbanville clay swells through the Cape’s wet winter and shrinks through summer, and paving built for sand will not survive it. Here is how to test, excavate, base and drain a clay site properly.

Can You Install Artificial Grass in a Cape Town Complex or Estate? HOA Rules Explained

Newly installed artificial lawn in an enclosed townhouse courtyard garden in a Cape Town complex, edged with charcoal paving

Most Cape Town complexes and estates will allow artificial grass, but you need written approval first. Here is who decides, what they object to, and how to submit a proposal that passes.

Tree Felling Permits in Cape Town: Which Trees You Are Not Allowed to Remove

Established indigenous milkwood tree with paving laid around its root zone in a Cape Town garden

Which trees you can and cannot remove in Cape Town: protected species, heritage overlay areas, municipal street trees, and how the permit process works.

Cape Town Stormwater Rules: How Much of Your Erf Can Legally Be Hard Surface?

Permeable paved driveway with stone-filled joints draining rainwater on a Cape Town property

What counts towards your Cape Town erf’s hard surface coverage limit, worked examples on typical plots, and how permeable paving keeps a driveway legal.

Garden Maintenance Contracts in Cape Town: What Should Be in the Scope and What It Costs

Neatly maintained Cape Town suburban garden with edged lawn, mulched beds and swept paving

Garden maintenance contracts in Cape Town run R1,400 to R3,500 a month. Here is a sample scope of works, what is included versus extra, and how refuse is charged.

How Much Does It Cost to Pave a Double Garage Driveway in Cape Town?

Newly paved double garage driveway in charcoal interlock bricks with a channel drain in a Cape Town suburb

A double garage driveway in Cape Town costs R23,000 to R45,000 to pave in 2026. Here is the worked 55m2 quote breakdown, base spec and drainage cost.

Instant Lawn Prices in Cape Town: Kikuyu, LM Berea and Buffalo Compared per m²

Freshly laid instant lawn slabs with visible joints on prepared soil in a Cape Town garden

Instant lawn in Cape Town runs R80 to R140 per m2 supplied and laid. Kikuyu, LM Berea and buffalo compared for our winter-rainfall climate.