QBCC 700727Licensed contractor
HIA 222105Member
The stone is the whole decision.
Exposed aggregate lives or dies on two choices: which stone goes in the mix, and how far back the surface is washed. Get those right against the house and it looks deliberate. Get them wrong and it looks like a driveway with gravel in it.
We bring samples to the site so you can hold the aggregate up against your render, your roof tiles and your brickwork in daylight. Charcoal and dark stone hide tyre marks and leaf stain and suit a modern render-and-timber front. Lighter mixed pebble stays cooler underfoot and sits better next to a pool or a garden.
Then it is poured, washed back at the right time, and left to cure. Washing too early tears the stone out, too late and it will not open up. Judging that is experience, not a setting.
What the number covers.
- Stone samples brought to the site before you choose
- Excavation, base and steel as for any slab
- Concrete supplied with the aggregate through the mix
- Washed back on site to the depth agreed
- Saw-cut control joints
- Surface cleaned down and site left tidy
What it does not.
- Sealing, which we quote as an option
- Re-sealing in later years
- Drainage or retaining beyond the slab edge
- Removal of an existing surface, quoted per job
The numbers we build to.
| Exposed aggregate | |
|---|---|
| Thickness | Same as any slab for the use: 100mm to 150mm |
| Reinforcement | SL72 or SL82 mesh on chairs |
| Concrete grade | 25 MPa standard, 32 MPa on reactive soil |
| Stone | Chosen on site from samples |
| Wash depth | Light, medium or deep exposure |
| Sealing | Optional, recommended, redone every few years |
Jobs we have finished.
Every photo on this page is our own work. None of it is stock.
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.
What is exposed aggregate?
Is it slippery?
Does it get hot underfoot?
Does it need sealing?
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.
Come and see the stone before you choose it.
We will bring samples to the site so you can look at the aggregate against your render, your roof and your brickwork rather than guessing from a photo.
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.