Carports in Mamelodi, Silverton and the eastern belt are supplied and installed from R6,500, and the measurement that decides the quote here is height rather than width. Narrow frontages take a tandem rather than a side-by-side double, and a canopied double-cab, a panel van or a taxi needs 2.6m of clearance under the beam instead of the standard 2.1m.
Height before width
A standard domestic carport is built with roughly 2.1m of clearance under the beam, which suits a sedan, a hatchback and most SUVs. A double-cab bakkie with a canopy runs closer to 2.1m to 2.2m and clears it only just; a panel van or a minibus taxi runs 2.4m to 2.6m and does not clear it at all. Raising the clearance to 2.6m is a post-length and a beam-depth change rather than a redesign, but it has to be specified before fabrication - it cannot be added afterwards.
Raising the roof also changes the wind picture. A taller frame catches more, so the footings and the bracing go up with the height. On a freehold stand that is a cast footing about 400mm deep rather than a surface plate.
Narrow frontages, long driveways
Township and older eastern stands are frequently deeper than they are wide, with a driveway running down the side of the house. That is a tandem shape, not a side-by-side one: a 3m x 12m frame covers two vehicles nose to tail down the run and leaves the frontage clear, where a 6m x 6m double would not fit between the house and the boundary at all.
Sizes fitted most often in the eastern belt
| Structure | Footprint | Covers | Supplied & installed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shade net single | 3m × 6m | One car, sun and UV only | R4,500 – R9,000 |
| Steel single | 3m × 6m | One car or bakkie | R6,500 – R14,000 |
| High-clearance single | 3m × 6m at 2.6m | Panel van, minibus taxi, canopied bakkie | Quoted on the height |
| Double, tandem | 3m × 12m | Two vehicles nose to tail down a side driveway | R13,000 – R25,000 |
Bands are supplied-and-installed for a galvanised steel frame with IBR roof sheeting on an accessible stand. Aluminium runs about 1.5x steel; shade net runs below it. The exact figure comes off the Pretoria carport price list after a free on-site measure.
Suburbs covered in the eastern belt
Mamelodi, Mamelodi East, Mamelodi West, Nellmapius, Eersterust, Silverton, Silvertondale, Meyerspark, Murrayfield, La Montagne, Val de Grace, Waltloo, Koedoespoort, Despatch Road and the industrial edge along the Moloto and Hans Strijdom routes. Searches for carports near me and carport prices near me from the eastern belt resolve to this page.
Work vehicles pay for the cover
A vehicle that earns money is worth covering on a different arithmetic from a family car. Sun perishes a taxi's dashboard, roof lining and seat vinyl faster than mileage does, and hail damage takes a working bakkie off the road for the days it sits at a panel shop. Silverton and Waltloo are industrial areas, so KB also quotes continuous bay runs for yards and small fleets, priced per bay rather than per structure - the same approach used at Rosslyn in the far north.
The eastern belt is one of eight areas covered by KB Carports; the full range of carports in Pretoria and their prices is set out on the main page.
What KB fits here
In the eastern belt the working shortlist is:
Mamelodi, Silverton & eastern belt questions
Do you install carports in Mamelodi and Eersterust?
Yes. KB Carports installs across Mamelodi, Mamelodi East, Nellmapius, Eersterust, Silverton, Meyerspark, Murrayfield and Waltloo.
Will a normal carport fit a minibus taxi or a panel van?
No. Standard clearance is about 2.1m and a taxi or panel van runs 2.4m to 2.6m. The posts and beam have to be specified at 2.6m before fabrication, because clearance cannot be added to a finished frame.
My driveway runs down the side of the house. What fits?
A tandem frame, 3m x 12m, covering two vehicles nose to tail down the run. A 6m x 6m side-by-side double normally will not fit between the house and the boundary on a deep narrow stand.
Do you cover parking for a yard or a small fleet?
Yes. Continuous bay runs on a shared beam line, quoted per bay, which costs materially less per vehicle than repeating a domestic double. Bays are 2.5m for cars and 3m for bakkies and vans.