Concreters Annangrove

Yes. We build driveways and crossings, shed slabs, hardstand, retaining walls, pool surrounds and outdoor areas for properties in Annangrove and the surrounding district, including Kenthurst, Glenorie, Dural and Middle Dural.

Yes. We pour wash bays, stable floors and hardstand for floats and trucks, graded to drain with a non-slip finish.

Yes. Annangrove is in The Hills Shire. A Vehicular Crossing Request is lodged online, with payment required before residential work commences, and the applicant has to supply details of the person carrying out the work together with a copy of their public liability insurance policy to a minimum of $10 million.

Council publishes its concrete thickness, mesh and gradient requirements in a separate driveway specifications fact sheet, and we would rather point you at council’s own document than paraphrase it. What is certain from the application itself: the contractor must be appropriately skilled and experienced, an initial inspection happens before any concrete is poured, a final inspection follows at completion, and inspections need at least 24 hours notice.

No, and this is the thing people get caught by. Galston, Arcadia, Berrilee, Fiddletown and Canoelands are Hornsby Shire, which requires a thicker crossing at 125 mm with SL62 mesh, $20 million public liability held for six months, three inspections, and construction by one of council’s approved Authorised Contractors. Dural, Middle Dural and Glenorie appear in both councils’ locality lists, so the boundary runs through them.

It depends on the length, how much excavation and base preparation the ground needs, whether an old surface comes out, the crossing at the road, and the finish. Out here it also depends on the run in, because distance and access change how a pour has to be staged. The accurate number comes from seeing the site, and quotes are free.

The base is what the finished job stands on, and on acreage it is usually where the time goes. Hornsby’s specification is explicit about it: excavation to the full depth required for the thickness, and unsuitable material with a CBR below 5 replaced with a sub-base of 20 mm fine crushed rock to at least 75 mm. Beyond the crossing, a site classification under AS 2870 comes from a geotechnical soil test on your block, not from a suburb map.

Yes, and they are among the most common jobs on acreage here. Thickness and reinforcement come from what actually goes on the slab, not from a standard size, and where the building is habitable the slab and footing design follows AS 2870 off the back of a soil test. The fall matters as much as the slab, because water sitting on a hardstand undermines it from the edges.

Yes. Southo Concrete holds NSW contractor licence 398552C and a general construction induction white card, and carries $20 million public and product liability cover plus workers insurance. Certificates of currency are available on request, along with SWMS where a site needs them, and we can complete site inductions as required.

We use high-quality materials and proven construction methods to help ensure our work lasts for 25 years or more. We also use appropriate materials and techniques to control cracking in our slabs, helping to keep it very limited, if not eliminate it altogether. Please note that cracking can be affected by factors outside our control, including ground movement, weather and site conditions.

No. We take on complete jobs — driveways, shed slabs, hardstand, retaining walls, pool surrounds and outdoor areas — where we control the work from excavation through to finish. We don’t do small patch-up repairs.