Concreters Glenorie

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

It can. Where rock sits close to the surface, cutting a grade takes more machine time. We look at the site first and price the excavation properly, so there are no extras once we start.

Yes. We treat Canoelands as part of the Glenorie area and work across both with the same crew, the same site preparation and the same free on-site quote. Canoelands is in the Hornsby Shire local government area, so the driveway crossing there is approved by that council rather than the one covering Glenorie.

Yes — the question is which council. The NSW Electoral Commission lists Glenorie among the localities included wholly or partly in Hornsby Shire, and also among those included wholly or partly in The Hills Shire, so the boundary runs through the suburb. Your rates notice or your section 10.7 planning certificate names the council that assesses your block.

Under Hornsby: written permission before any work, a crossing built only by one of council’s approved Authorised Contractors carrying $20 million public liability for six months, 125 mm with one layer of SL62 mesh at 25 MPa for standard residential or 150 mm with SL82 heavy duty, a maximum gradient of 1 in 4, and three inspections. Under The Hills: an online Vehicular Crossing Request with payment up front, the contractor’s details and a copy of their public liability policy to a $10 million minimum, and two inspections on 24 hours notice.

Not the slab on your own land — that follows AS 2870 and the engineering for your site either way. It changes the crossing between the road and your boundary, which sits on council land, and it changes who you apply to and who is permitted to build it.

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.

Both, depending on where your block sits. Glenorie appears in the Electoral Commission’s list of localities included wholly or partly in Hornsby Shire, and also in the list for The Hills Shire. Your rates notice or section 10.7 planning certificate names the one that assesses your property. The difference is not academic: Hornsby requires a thicker crossing and restricts who may build 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, 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.