Concreters Gold Coast

You can. But you shouldn’t. It is extremely important they are done correctly to laser heights.

We have many clients hoping they will save money by doing their own earthworks. In the end, it costs them extra when the results are the wrong height, depth and fall.These heights and falls must be determined with a laser for accuracy. 

Mistakes may then require bringing back the excavator, which doubles the initial cost, or placing more concrete (more cost) in some areas, with less in others, to even out depths.

Or worst case, there is no time to correct, the concrete truck is on its way, and now, every time it rains water will, potentially, be directed straight into your front door, garage or pool. This is not ideal and results in a big headache for all involved.

Honestly, it is better to allow us to organise and supervise your earthworks to ensure it’s done appropriately. It also safeguards yourself by making us responsible for accuracy - if it’s wrong, we wear it, not you.

We can even leave pricing earthworks out of your quote and have our operator, who prices very competitively, bill you directly. However, we will still, even in this case, laser level to check heights, depths and falls plus organise and oversee the works.

We are usually on-site for 2 to 4 days, depending on the size of the job. Bad weather can hold up a job, especially if it decides to rain for three days straight after earthworks are completed. This can then result in a week or so of drying time, and worst case, more earthworks to correct washed-out bases. We always encourage a client to pray to the weather gods at the time of their pour for added reassurance.

Cement is a grey-coloured binding powder and is an ingredient of concrete. Concrete is a mix of aggregates such as sand or gravel, cement and water, delivered to you in the concrete truck. Cement is never used on its own. There is no such thing as a cement slab or cement driveway. The correct terms are concrete driveway and concrete slab.