QBCC 700727Licensed contractor
HIA 222105Member
Thirty years of the same answer.
Darren started pouring concrete in South East Queensland in 1996. The business has grown since then, but the way a job gets done has not really changed: turn up when you said you would, prepare the ground properly, and stand behind it afterwards.
These days there are eight tradesmen on the tools and we pour around 800 square metres in an average week. Darren is still on site, and the quoting and the office are run by the family, so when you ring about a price you are talking to someone who can actually answer you rather than take a message.
We own our own excavation plant. That sounds like a detail until a job stalls because an excavator did not turn up. The dig and the base are not subcontracted, which means one crew owns the result from the first cut to the final trowel.
| Livingstone Concrete | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Darren Livingstone |
| Run by | The Livingstone family |
| Pouring since | 1996 |
| Tradesmen | 8, all on our own books |
| Average week | Around 800m² |
| Based at | 90 Smiths Road, Elimbah QLD 4516 |
| QBCC licence | 700727 |
| HIA member | 222105 |
| ABN | 39 448 320 944 |
The things we will not budge on.
None of this is remarkable. It is just the part that gets skipped when a price has to come down.
We do our own excavation
The dig and the base are not subcontracted. The same crew that prepares the ground pours on top of it, so one team owns the result instead of two blaming each other.
The spoil leaves with us
Dug material bulks up by about a quarter once it is out of the ground. We cart it off as part of the job rather than leaving a pile on your lawn or adding it to the bill later.
Control joints are in the price
Concrete moves. Saw-cut joints decide where it cracks so you do not. They are part of every quote we write, not an extra line that appears once the job is underway.
You get a date, not a window
When we book a pour you get a day. If weather is going to move it you hear from us early, not on the morning.
“Anyone can finish the top of a slab so it looks good on the day. Ask who dug it, and who is coming back if it moves.”
Darren Livingstone · Owner
On the tools, most days.
Photographs from our own jobs. Nothing here is stock.
4.6 from 33 Google reviews.
“I would highly recommend. Well priced, professional, friendly and respectful. Their work is amazing. We will definitely be using them again in the future for any concreting.”
Naomi V.
“Livingstone Concrete was a godsend for my husband and I. They did a beautiful job and handled the drama along the way very gracefully. Thank you for all your support on our first driveway journey.”
Sharntelle B.
“Have had two jobs done by Livingstone Concrete. Both well finished and at a competitive price. Nothing appears to be a problem for these guys. Well done.”
Terry L.
Things people ask.
Who will actually be on my job?
Are you licensed?
How far do you travel?
Do you do small jobs?
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.
Come and meet the crew on a job.
If you want to see our work before you commit, say so. We will point you at something we have finished near you so you can look at it in daylight.
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.