Everton Park is post-war housing with substantial townhouse infill, on ground that rolls rather than sits flat. Slab ages sit at both extremes on the same street, and shared townhouse driveways are increasingly common. Gradient sets the slip rating.
What we do here
Everton Park has been infilled heavily. Post-war houses on the original blocks, townhouse developments squeezed between them, and driveways ranging from sixty years old to three.
The ground rolls, so a good proportion of driveways have real fall, and the newer townhouse developments almost always share a single access.
- Post-war driveway resurfacing
- Townhouse and duplex shared driveways
- Driveways on a grade
- First-time decorative over new infill slabs
- Retaining and stair flights
- Crack repair and joint replacement
What the slabs are like in Everton Park
Two slab populations sit side by side. Post-war concrete is thinner, often unreinforced and rarely jointed to current practice — sound in many cases, too thin in some. New infill concrete is structurally fine but carries a curing compound or slick trowelled surface that stops an overlay keying in. Both need testing, for different reasons.
Gradient sets the slip rating. On anything above a gentle fall we specify a textured finish and a matte seal, rated for the wet condition rather than the dry.
Shared townhouse driveways carry more traffic and more low-speed turning than a single household drive, which scrubs a surface. That pushes the specification toward harder, mechanically keyed finishes.
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 Everton Park work
Shared driveways are staged in halves so every household keeps access, with the sequence agreed in writing before we mobilise.
Northside work is grouped into planned runs. Sloped sites are sequenced around vehicle access because there is usually only one way in.
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What goes down most often here
Exposed aggregate
Washed back to reveal the stone. The South East Queensland driveway default, and the most forgiving surface underfoot.
See finishStencilled concrete
A paper stencil laid into the colour coat, sprayed over and lifted — leaving pattern joints in a second colour.
See finishPlain concrete
One colour, no cuts, no pattern. The finish that disappears and lets the house do the talking.
See finishThe questions we get asked in Everton Park
We share a driveway with five townhouses. Can everyone keep access?
Yes. We stage in halves and agree the sequence in writing before starting.
Our driveway is on a slope. Which finish?
A textured finish with a matte seal, rated for the wet condition. Gloss on a grade is a hazard.
The townhouse slab is new. Does it need grinding?
Yes. Curing compound and slick trowelled surfaces both stop an overlay bonding.
Our 1960s driveway has cracks. Fixable?
Depends whether they are moving. Stable cracks are filled and covered; moving ones are cut out and re-formed. We tell you which at the quote.
Worth reading first
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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.