Springs was founded in 1904 as a coal and gold mining town, and holds a genuinely unusual architectural claim: the second-largest collection of small-scale Art Deco buildings in the world, after Miami, dating to the interwar period. It’s one of the more distinctly working-class East Rand towns, with a quieter, more affordable residential character than some of its neighbours.
An Art Deco mining town
Springs’ town centre carries a genuine architectural legacy from its early-20th-century mining boom, with Art Deco buildings from the period between the two World Wars still standing in numbers rare outside of Miami. The Old Springs Station Museum and the James Hall Museum of Transport give residents and visitors a direct link to that history. Selcourt, one of the town’s established suburbs, has its own shopping centre and Selcourt Park, offering walking trails through quiet green space. Springs remains predominantly a working-class town — home to roughly 122,000 people — with a peaceful, unhurried residential character about 50km from central Johannesburg.
Schools with real local history serve the town’s families, including Springs Boys’ High School and Springs Girls’ High School, alongside Laerskool Jan van Riebeeck.
Installing on genuine heritage architecture
Having the second-largest collection of small-scale Art Deco buildings in the world outside Miami means Springs has real, protected architectural character in parts of the older town — buildings where mounting position and method matter more than on a standard modern home, since the goal is a clean, weatherproof install that doesn’t compromise features worth preserving. We treat any genuinely heritage-flagged property with the same care we’d use in Pretoria’s older embassy suburbs: discreet mounting, minimal visible cabling, and a conversation about what the property’s specific character calls for before we start drilling anything.
DStv installation in Springs
Springs’ older housing stock, much of it dating to the town’s mid-century development, gets a standard single-view install — 60cm dish, Smart LNB, RG6 cabling — with roof and wall condition checked carefully given the age of some of the town’s building stock. Newer complex developments follow the usual body-corporate coordination.
Signal repairs, Extra View and equipment
Springs sees the standard Highveld rain-fade pattern, with ageing infrastructure on the town’s older properties the most common cause of gradual signal decline — diagnosed by testing from decoder back to dish rather than assuming the obvious cause. Extra View suits Springs’ family homes well. Standard equipment is a 60cm dish and Smart LNB with RG6 cabling throughout.
Areas near Springs we also cover
Springs borders Benoni and Nigel, both covered on their own pages.
Frequently asked questions — Springs
Do you service older homes, including Art Deco-era buildings?
Yes — we assess roof and wall condition on site and use mounting methods suited to older building stock.
Do you install DStv on complexes and clusters?
Yes — we work within body-corporate rules and confirm shared infrastructure before booking.
Are your prices fixed before the job starts?
Yes — every quote is written and confirmed before any work begins.
Do you offer free site surveys?
Yes — at no charge, anywhere in Springs.
Can you fix lightning damage?
Yes — we provide insurance-grade quotes and replace damaged dishes, LNBs and decoders.
Do you offer weekend installations in Springs?
Yes — Saturdays and Sundays are included in our normal service.
Why Springs chooses DStv 365
- MultiChoice-accredited technicians who carry ID
- Written quote before any work starts
- 12-month workmanship warranty on every install
- Genuine DStv-approved equipment only
- Experience with older building stock and its specific mounting needs
- Same-day or next-day bookings, weekends included
