Concreting in Newcastle

A driveway is one of the first things anyone notices about a property, and an old or cracked one can drag down an otherwise well kept home or business. We pour driveways in finishes ranging from a plain broom surface to stencilled, stamped and coloured concrete, handling excavation, formwork and pouring as one continuous job. Garage slabs and formwork can be included in the same project if that's what your job calls for, which usually works out simpler and more cost effective than booking separate trades. Base preparation gets particular attention from us, since that's the step that decides whether a driveway lasts decades or starts cracking within a few years. We're happy to show finish samples before you commit to a design.

An outdoor space only works as well as the paths and patios connecting it, and a cracked or uneven surface can make a yard genuinely harder to use. We offer plain, coloured, exposed aggregate and patterned finishes, with every pour graded correctly so water runs away rather than pooling near the house. Control joints are planned into every job, giving the concrete somewhere sensible to crack as it moves over time instead of cracking randomly across the surface. We finish edges cleanly and can tie new paving into existing paths or patios where a project involves extending rather than starting fresh. Excavation, formwork and finishing are all handled by the same crew.

Left unmanaged, a sloped block can gradually erode or shift, which makes a properly built retaining wall one of the more practical investments a property can make. We construct walls to suit the height and ground conditions on site, and take on the landscaping that typically comes with them, including levelling and turfing. A bobcat can be brought onto site for excavation or material removal, which speeds up larger jobs considerably compared with manual labour alone. Drainage is planned into every wall we build, since water building up behind a wall untreated is one of the more common causes of failure down the track. We're happy to quote a full yard project rather than just the wall on its own.