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Concrete
Slabs, driveways and finishes with structure you can't see and quality you can
Concrete is unforgiving. Every shortcut — thin base, light steel, wet mix, no control joints, no curing — is invisible on pour day and obvious within two years. Doing it properly is a sequence, and the sequence is everything.
We form and pour shed and carport slabs, driveways, paths, house extensions and decorative finishes: plain grey, exposed aggregate, and honed surfaces. Steel is specified to the load, joints are saw-cut at the right stage of the cure, and slabs are cured, not just left.
Scroll the pour below — from formwork to sealed slab — to see what you're actually paying for when the price isn't the cheapest one you got.
Flatwork that doesn't crack its promises
Concrete cracks; control is the craft. Cuts placed where panels want to break, mesh sitting in the middle of the slab instead of the bottom, and moisture managed while it cures — that's the difference between crazing at year two and a slab that outlives the house. For driveways we pour to vehicle-rated thickness over compacted base, never straight onto clay.
Exposed aggregate, shark-grip broom finishes for slopes, or steel-trowelled floors under future rooms: finish follows use. We'll tell you when plain grey is the right answer, too.
The build — real job, real stages
How your concrete goes together.
What moves the price
What changes the cost of concrete in Adelaide.
Every job is quoted from what we see on site, not a phone guess — but the same factors decide the number on every Adelaide property. Here is what we look at, and why it moves the quote.
Slab area and thickness
Concrete is priced by the square metre and by the depth of the pour.
Reinforcement
Mesh and bar are specified to the load — a shed slab and a driveway take different reinforcement.
Excavation and sub-base
Getting to a firm, level base is part of the job and part of the cost.
Finish
A broom finish and an exposed-aggregate finish are different labour and different material.
Access for the truck
Pump or chute access affects how the concrete reaches the formwork.
Straight answers
Concrete — FAQs
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Adelaide?
Exposed aggregate costs more than plain grey concrete. Either way we price a driveway-grade 125 mm slab with SL72 mesh over compacted base. Small pours cost more per metre because establishment costs don't shrink with the job.
Will my slab crack?
All concrete shrinks as it cures — roughly 0.6 mm per metre. Uncontrolled, that shows up as random cracking; controlled, it happens invisibly at saw-cut joints. Correct steel, joint spacing at 24–36 times slab thickness, and proper curing is how we keep cracking where it belongs: in the joints.
What slab do I need for a shed or carport?
Most domestic shed slabs in SA are 100 mm with SL72 mesh on compacted base; carports and workshops with vehicle loads step up to 125 mm, with thickened edges and footings sized to the frame manufacturer's engineering. We pour to the shed engineer's spec and provide the compliance documentation.
Exposed aggregate or plain — how do I choose?
Exposed aggregate costs more but hides tyre marks and staining, adds slip resistance, and reads as a designed surface rather than infrastructure. Plain grey is the budget workhorse and suits utility areas. Honed finishes sit at the premium end for alfresco and pool surrounds.
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Guides
Before you book: concrete in Adelaide, explained.
The questions we hear most often before quoting, answered in full on the journal.
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