We resurface and pour concrete across Brisbane northside and the Moreton Bay corridor, including North Lakes. Driveways, pool surrounds, patios, paths and garage floors over the existing slab, plus new concreting. Northside work is scheduled as planned runs, so we quote and book several jobs in the same week. QBCC 1109935.
What we do on the northside
The northside is newer ground than the south. North Lakes, Mango Hill, Griffin and the corridor out to Narangba are largely post-2000 estate housing, which means sound plain slabs and first-time decorative work rather than stripping out a failed finish.
The method does not change between suburbs: grind the slab back to sound concrete, moisture and movement test it, repair what needs repairing, then lay and seal the finish. What changes up north is the age profile — less remediation, more specification, and more estate colour schedules to work inside.
- First-time decorative finishes over plain estate slabs
- Pool surrounds at R11–R12
- Patios, alfresco areas and entries
- New driveways, shed slabs and house slabs
- Garage floors in epoxy and vinyl flake
- Crack repair, grinding and joint replacement
What the slabs are like around here
Northside slabs are mostly young, and that changes the assessment. A slab poured after 2000 to current practice is usually thick enough and jointed properly, so the questions are about surface preparation and moisture rather than structure. Newer slabs can also still be curing chemically — we moisture test before laying anything sealed, because trapping water under a coating is the one failure that cannot be polished out.
The estate context matters more here than anywhere else we work. Covenanted developments often carry a colour and finish schedule, and a resurfacing job has to sit inside it. We sample within the schedule rather than argue with it.
Closer to Moreton Bay, salt load rises. Sealer service intervals shorten and the surface works harder, which pushes the specification toward penetrating sealers on exposed aggregate rather than a high-build film.
Seven areas we cover here
Licensed concreting contractor, fully insured.
On site, with the slab tested before anyone quotes a finish.
Foot traffic at 24 hours, vehicles at 72 on most finishes.
Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan, Redlands and both coasts.
How we schedule Brisbane Northside work
The northside is our longest metro run, so we schedule it as planned trips rather than day calls — quotes and jobs are grouped, and we will usually offer a date inside a fortnight. Grouping is why the price does not carry a travel premium.
New estates have their own access constraints: kerbs still under builder warranty, narrow verges, and turf that has to be protected. We plan deliveries and the grind around them rather than repairing them afterwards.
Services in this area
What goes down most often
Exposed aggregate
Washed back to reveal the stone. The South East Queensland driveway default, and the most forgiving surface underfoot.
See finishColoured concrete
Full-strength oxide colour, with or without a cut pattern. Reads terracotta against brick and charcoal against render.
See finishCovercrete / Covacrete
A trowelled cement overlay stamped or stencilled into pattern. Two to four millimetres over a sound slab.
See finishThe questions we get asked
Do you travel to the northside?
Yes. We group northside quotes and jobs into planned runs, which is how we keep the price the same as a southside job — there is no travel premium.
How soon can you start?
Usually inside a fortnight, weather depending. Wet weeks push everything back — overlays and sealers need dry slabs.
My estate has a colour schedule. Can you work to it?
Yes. Bring the schedule to the quote and we sample within it. Most covenants restrict colour and gloss, not method.
Are you licensed and insured?
QBCC licence 1109935, and fully insured. Both numbers go on the quote.
Worth reading first
Other main areas we cover
Send a photo of the slab.
We will tell you whether it can be resurfaced, what finish suits it, and what it costs — before anyone turns up with a grinder.