QBCC 700727Licensed contractor
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The honest question is whether the slab is worth keeping.
Resurfacing puts a new wearing surface over concrete that is already there. Where the slab underneath is sound, it is a genuinely good answer: far cheaper than replacement, far less disruption, and you can change the look completely with a colour or a stencil pattern.
Where the slab is not sound, it is money thrown away. An overlay follows whatever is underneath it. If a slab is rocking because the base failed, or cracked right through because there were never any control joints, nothing laid on top will hold it together.
So the first thing we do is look at the cracking and find out why it is there. Then we tell you which job you actually have. We would rather lose a resurfacing quote than put an overlay on a slab that is moving.
What the number covers.
- Assessment of the existing slab and the cracking
- Surface preparation, grinding and cleaning
- Crack treatment where cracks are static
- Overlay applied to the agreed finish
- Colour or pattern where you have chosen one
- Sealing, and we tell you when it wants redoing
What it does not.
- Replacement, where the slab is past resurfacing
- Repair of structural cracking or movement
- Drainage work that caused the problem in the first place
- Re-sealing in later years
The numbers we build to.
| Resurfacing and sealing | |
|---|---|
| Suitable for | Sound slabs that are not moving |
| Not suitable for | Slabs that are cracked through, rocking or sinking |
| Preparation | Ground back and cleaned before anything is applied |
| Finishes | Plain, coloured or stencil pattern |
| Sealing | Included, redone every few years |
| Assessment | On site, before we price it |
Jobs we have finished.
Every photo on this page is our own work. None of it is stock.
These are our own finished surfaces rather than resurfacing jobs specifically. We are photographing resurfacing work now and this page will be updated with it.
From the day you say yes.
No guessing what happens next, and no three-week silence after the quote goes out.
We measure it properly
On site, with the specs written down: thickness, grade, mesh, finish and access. The quote is itemised so you can see what each part costs.
Date booked, concrete ordered
You get a pour date, not a vague week. The mix is ordered to the spec on your quote and the crew is locked in around it.
Dig, base and steel
Excavation out, road base in and compacted, formwork set to the falls, mesh laid on bar chairs. The part that decides whether it lasts.
Pour, finish and cut
Placed, screeded and finished the way you chose, then control joints saw-cut once it is hard enough. We tell you when you can drive on it.
Worth asking before you commit.
Can any concrete be resurfaced?
How long does resurfacing last?
Will the old cracks come back through?
Is it much cheaper than a new driveway?
The rest of what we pour.
Moreton Bay out to the Sunshine Coast.
We are based at Elimbah, which puts Caboolture, Bribie, the hinterland and the coast itself inside an easy run. Eight tradesmen and our own plant means a job down the road and a job an hour away both get a full crew.
Send us a photo of the surface and we will tell you straight.
Most resurfacing jobs can be assessed from a few photos and a look at the cracking. If the slab is past it we will say so rather than sell you an overlay that will fail.
Tell us about the job.
Takes about a minute. The more you can tell us, the closer the first number will be.
Got it, thanks.
We have your details and will be in touch to arrange a time to come and measure it. If it is urgent, ring 0499 649 685 and you will get someone straight away.