Coomera is among the newest housing we work on: post-2010 estate slabs, sound and plain, with strong covenant control over colour and finish. Almost all work here is first-time decorative or new pours. Curing moisture in young slabs is the main technical constraint, not age or wear.
What we do here
Coomera is new ground in every sense. Much of the housing is post-2010, the slabs were poured to current practice, and the concrete has never carried a decorative finish. There is nothing to strip and nothing to rescue.
What there is instead is paperwork. Coomera's estates are heavily covenanted, and a decorative finish has to sit inside a schedule that also governs roof colour, render and fencing. That is a constraint we design within rather than around.
- First-time decorative finishes over new estate slabs
- New driveways, crossovers and paths
- Shed slabs and secondary hardstands
- Pool surrounds at R11–R12
- Garage floors in vinyl flake
- Work within estate covenant schedules
What the slabs are like in Coomera
Curing moisture is the real technical issue on housing this new. A slab poured last year is structurally sound and still chemically wet, and sealing over it traps water that eventually lifts the coating in sheets. We moisture test and we will tell you to wait when the reading says so — it is the least welcome and most useful thing in the quote.
Covenants are the second condition, and they are stricter here than almost anywhere else we work. Colour ranges, gloss levels and sometimes pattern types are specified by the developer. We sample within the schedule and, where an owner wants something outside it, we say plainly that it needs approval before we lay it rather than after.
Third, new estates have soft edges. Kerbs still under builder warranty, freshly laid turf, narrow verges and shared access during construction. We plan deliveries and machine movements around them rather than repairing damage afterwards.
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 Coomera work
The Gold Coast is a planned run rather than a day call, so we group Coomera quotes and jobs into trips. Expect a date inside a fortnight, and no travel premium on the rate — grouping is how that works.
New estates often have construction traffic and restricted access windows. We confirm access before the day rather than arriving to find the street blocked.
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What goes down most often here
Stencilled concrete
A paper stencil laid into the colour coat, sprayed over and lifted — leaving pattern joints in a second colour.
See finishExposed aggregate
Washed back to reveal the stone. The South East Queensland driveway default, and the most forgiving surface underfoot.
See finishFlake flooring
Vinyl flake broadcast into resin and sealed. The garage and laundry floor that hides dust and shrugs off tyre marks.
See finishThe questions we get asked in Coomera
Our slab was poured this year. Can it be resurfaced yet?
We will moisture test and tell you. New concrete releases water for months, and sealing too early traps it. Waiting costs nothing; redoing a lifted coating costs a lot.
The estate covenant restricts colours. Does that rule out decorative concrete?
No. Most covenants restrict colour and gloss, not method. We sample within the schedule, and if you want something outside it we tell you it needs approval first.
Do you charge travel to the Gold Coast?
No. We group Gold Coast work into planned runs, which keeps the rate the same as a metro job.
Can you pour a shed slab as well?
Yes. Concreting, excavation and resurfacing are all in-house, so a shed slab and a driveway finish can happen in one visit.
Worth reading first
Others in Gold Coast
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.