Norman Gardens Concreters

A suburb of upgrades

Norman Gardens is one of Rockhampton’s larger suburbs, about seven kilometres north of the centre, with newer developments mixed in among older homes. Most of the concrete booked here adds to what a house already has rather than starting from scratch: a wider drive for a second car or a boat, the patio the builder skipped, a side path, or a pad for a shed down the back.

Widening and matching

Widening a driveway or adding a parking pad beside it means joining new concrete to old. Where the two meet, a flexible joint or steel dowels stop a crack forming along the line, and new concrete will rarely match the colour of a slab that has weathered for years. A deliberate contrast, like a border or a different finish, often looks better than a near miss.

Some newer estates have covenants or design guidelines that cover driveway finishes and colours. Check yours before choosing.

Out the back

The back yard is where the patio, the clothes line pad and the shed end up. A shed slab should be built to the shed kit’s footing plan, with any power or water conduit placed before the concrete goes in.

Access

On an ordinary house block, concrete reaches the back either by wheelbarrow or through a pump hose. Pumping adds to the bill, yet on anything sizeable it is quicker, tidier and spares the lawn. The quote should say which is planned.

Getting it quoted

Ring 0489 908 651 with a rough size, the suburb and a photo. It goes to a single licensed concreter for Norman Gardens, who rings you to book a measure-up. For the front of the house, see concrete driveways.