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Roller Hire in Centurion

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Roller Hire on a farm near Centurion
Size class
1–20 t · smooth or padfoot
Gets to site
On a lowbed
Wettest months
Oct–Mar

Phoning hire yards one by one to price roller hire in Centurion takes a morning you don't have. Send one request instead and we pass it to plant hire companies who serve Centurion and nearby areas of Gauteng. They quote on the roller, the hours or hire period, the operator and transport.

Roller Hire for Centurion jobs

Need roller hire in Centurion? Independent hire companies serving Centurion and the rest of Gauteng quote on pedestrian, smooth drum, vibratory and padfoot rollers, dry or with an operator. Send the area, material and layer thickness, and local suppliers will price the roller and delivery to your site.

Want to know more first? Our roller hire guide covers the sizes, what to check and what affects the price.

Hiring plant in Centurion

Centurion is one of Gauteng's best-known dolomite areas, and that shapes every excavation. Before a TLB or excavator opens footings for an estate, office park or warehouse, the site needs a dolomite stability investigation, and the engineer will usually specify how trenches are backfilled, how stormwater is routed and how long excavations may stay open. Leaking pipes and ponding water can trigger sinkholes, so pumps and quick backfilling matter during the October to March storm season. Chert layers and rock pinnacles can stop a small machine, which is why many contractors book a bigger excavator. The N1, N14 and R21 meet here, making floats quick outside rush hour.

A vibratory smooth drum roller compacting a gravel layer on a road construction site in South Africa
A vibratory smooth drum roller compacting a gravel layer on a road construction site in South Africa

Typical roller hire requests in the area come from:

  • Housing estates and townships: compacting internal roads, services trench backfill and stand platforms on a new township
  • Shopping centres, offices and schools: compacting base layers for parking areas and access roads at a retail or office development
  • Factories, warehouses and logistics parks: rolling thick fill platforms and yard layers to specified density for a warehouse floor
  • House plots and renovations: rolling a driveway base or garage platform with a pedestrian or small ride-on roller
  • Roads, pipelines and civil works: compacting subgrade, subbase and base layers behind a grader and water truck on road works
  • Farms, dams and game lodges: compacting dam wall layers with a padfoot roller and firming up gravel farm roads

Why get a quote in Centurion first?

Prices for roller hire in Centurion depend on the size of roller, the hours or hire period, whether an operator and fuel are included, and how far it travels to your site. A quote based on your docket is the quickest way to know what you will pay, and it shows what is included before anything arrives.

What to include in your request

  • Give the area to compact in m²
  • Describe the soil: sand, gravel or clay
  • Say how thick each layer will be
  • State whether you need an operator

The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be.

Service area: Centurion and surrounds

Hire companies on our network work in Centurion and surrounding areas, including Irene, Lyttelton, Wierda Park, Clubview, Highveld, Rooihuiskraal, Heuweloord. Give the suburb or site address so the quote can allow for travel or float charges, and say if the access is tight for a truck or lowbed.

Frequently asked questions

What does roller hire cost in Centurion?
It depends on the roller size, the hours or hire period, whether you need an operator and fuel, and transport to your site. Fill in the hire docket and a plant hire company working in Centurion will quote you. See plant hire rates for how quotes are built up.
When is the wet season for earthworks in Centurion?
Most rain in Centurion falls from Oct to Mar, about 650 mm a year. Ask how the hire company charges for standing time when rain stops work, and plan bulk earthworks for drier months where you can.
Do you hire out machines yourselves?
No. We don't hire, operate or transport anything. We pass your request to independent hire companies, who quote you directly. Give the machine, size, period and site so the quotes are easy to compare.

More plant hire in Centurion

Dig & load

Machines that excavate, trench, load and clear

Haul & lift

Trucks that move material, machines that lift it

Compact & finish

Level, compact and mix for layer works and slabs

Site power & tools

Power, breaking, small plant and access

Plant hire services

Hire with operators, rates and buying equipment

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Hire docket

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Enter how long you need it to see the working days.

Comes on a lowbed (float); transport is charged each way.

A rough guide: 5-day weeks, 22-day months and 9-hour shifts. The hire company confirms minimum hire, hours and transport.

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