Marsden is estate housing on flat to gently sloping ground, mostly 1990s and 2000s, with sound plain slabs and a lot of first-time decorative work. Jobs go down quickly because there is rarely a failed coating to strip. Shed slabs and side access are as common here as driveways.
What we do here
Marsden is the straightforward end of Logan. The housing is largely 1990s and 2000s estate stock on flat or gently sloping blocks, and the concrete is plain, sound and never decorated. That makes most jobs here first-time decorative work rather than remediation.
Without a failed coating to strip, the labour drops and the timeline shortens. The conversation is mostly about pattern and colour against a brick-and-render house, and about whether to do the driveway and the side path in one visit.
- First-time decorative finishes over plain slabs
- Driveways and crossovers
- Shed slabs and side access paths
- Garden edging and path extensions
- Garage floors in vinyl flake
- Small patios and entries
What the slabs are like in Marsden
Because the slabs are young and sound, the technical work shifts to surface preparation and moisture. Plain estate concrete often carries a curing compound or a slick trowelled surface that an overlay will not key into, so it needs mechanical profiling — a proper grind, not an etch — before anything is laid. Skipping that is the most common cause of an overlay lifting in sheets a year later.
Soils through this part of Logan are reactive clay, and estate blocks carry engineered fill. Slabs poured to current practice handle it, but the joints matter: we honour existing control joints in the new surface rather than covering them, because a covered joint will telegraph through within a season.
The other local factor is shed slabs. A lot of Marsden blocks have room for a shed and a second hardstand, and pouring new concrete at the same time as resurfacing the driveway means one mobilisation instead of two.
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 Marsden work
Marsden jobs are quick to program and quick to complete — flat access, room for a truck, and no coating to strip. Most book inside a fortnight and finish in two to three days.
If you are considering a shed slab as well, do it in the same visit. The setup cost is the same whether we pour one area or two, and the rate per square metre improves.
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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 finishColoured concrete
Full-strength oxide colour, with or without a cut pattern. Reads terracotta against brick and charcoal against render.
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 Marsden
My driveway is plain concrete and has never been done. Is that easier?
Yes, considerably. There is no failed coating to strip, so the job is shorter and cheaper than resurfacing a tired decorative surface.
Can you pour a new shed slab and resurface the driveway together?
Yes, and it is cheaper than doing them separately. One mobilisation, one setup, better rate per square metre.
Do you have to grind a slab that is in good condition?
Yes. Sound concrete still carries a curing compound or a slick trowelled surface, and an overlay will not bond to that. Grinding is what makes it stick.
Will the existing joints show through the new finish?
Not if they are handled properly. We carry existing control joints through the new surface rather than covering them — a covered joint reappears within a season.
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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.