Concreters Cherrybrook

Yes. We build driveways and crossings, carport, garage and granny flat slabs, patios, pool surrounds, paths, stairs and decorative concrete for homes in Cherrybrook and nearby suburbs, including West Pennant Hills, Castle Hill, Glenhaven and Baulkham Hills.

Usually, yes. We can widen or reshape the driveway when we replace it. Any change at the road crossing needs Hornsby Shire Council’s approval and an authorised contractor, so we sort that out first.

Yes. Cherrybrook is in Hornsby Shire, and no work may start without written permission from council. Hornsby also restricts who may build it: a vehicular crossing in the shire may only be constructed by one of council’s approved Authorised Contractors.

Written permission before any work, levels normally issued within five working days, and a crossing built only by one of council’s approved Authorised Contractors carrying at least $20 million public liability held for six months. Standard residential is 125 mm with one layer of SL62 mesh at a minimum 25 MPa, width 3.5 to 4.5 metres at the kerbline, maximum gradient 1 in 4, and three inspections with 48 hours notice on the formwork.

No. Castle Hill, West Pennant Hills and Glenhaven are named by both The Hills Shire and Hornsby Shire, so the boundary runs through them. Baulkham Hills, North Rocks and Winston Hills are named by both The Hills and the City of Parramatta after the 2016 boundary change. Cherrybrook is the only suburb around here that sits cleanly in one council.

It depends on the size, how much excavation and base preparation the ground needs, whether an old driveway comes out, the crossing at the road, and the finish you choose. On an established block, what is under the old surface is usually the variable. The accurate number comes from seeing the site, and quotes are free.

The Hills District sits on the Wianamatta Group shales of the Cumberland Plain, and reactive clay swells and shrinks with moisture, so base preparation and reinforcement matter more than they would on stable ground. Your block’s actual site classification under AS 2870 comes from a geotechnical soil test, not from a suburb map. On an established block the bigger unknown is usually what is under the old driveway — fill, a broken-up sub-base, or tree roots.

Hornsby Shire, and it is the only suburb in this group that sits cleanly in one council. Cherrybrook appears in the NSW Electoral Commission’s list of localities for Hornsby Shire and in neither The Hills nor the City of Parramatta list. That makes the answer simple here and complicated almost everywhere around it.

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, carport and garage slabs, patios, pool surrounds and paths — where we control the work from preparation through to finish. We don’t do small patch-up repairs.