Kurmond, NSW 2757
Concreters Kurmond
Driveways, shed slabs, outdoor areas and retaining walls for Kurmond homes and hobby farms. Properties here range from family homes on acreage to working rural blocks, and the concrete needs to match how the land is used. We take care of the site prep and earthworks as well as the pour, so the finished job holds up to everyday use.
- LicensedNSW contractor licence 398552C
- Fully insured$20M public and product liability, plus workers insurance
- 13+ yearsHands-on in the concreting trade
- 5.0 on Google10+ five-star reviews
Who does concreting in Kurmond?
Southo Concrete is a licensed concreting contractor working in Kurmond, NSW 2757. We build driveways and crossings, shed slabs, pool surrounds and outdoor areas for homes and acreage across Kurmond, and we do the excavation and site preparation ourselves. Kurmond is in the Hawkesbury local government area, and Hawkesbury City Council has to approve the driveway crossing between the road and your boundary. The same applies across The Slopes and Tennyson.
- Business
- Southo Concrete, NSW contractor licence 398552C, $20M public and product liability plus workers insurance
- Suburb
- Kurmond, NSW 2757, Hawkesbury local government area
- Services
- Driveways and crossings, shed slabs, machinery slabs, hardstand, sandstone block retaining walls, pool surrounds, outdoor areas, excavation and site preparation
- Also covers
- The Slopes and Tennyson, plus the surrounding district
- Experience
- 13+ years in the concreting trade, 5.0 from 10+ Google reviews
- Quotes
- Free, and we aim to respond within 24 hours. Call 0468 491 882
Kurmond, The Slopes and Tennyson
Three localities between Kurrajong and North Richmond, each at a different height and with different ground. The driveway that suits one won’t always suit the next.
From 63 metres to 169 metres
Kurmond sits on the Bells Line of Road between Kurrajong and North Richmond, about 70 km from the Sydney CBD. The Slopes, just north, is at about 169 m. Tennyson, to its east, is lower at about 63 m and is described as semi-rural. The 1930s orchards and soldier settlement houses gave Kurmond its early character.
Source: Wikipedia locality entries: Kurmond, The Slopes, Tennyson
Check if your block is bush fire prone
Tennyson has its own volunteer bush fire brigade, and much of the land around The Slopes backs onto bush. Whether a lot is mapped as bush fire prone land is confirmed on the section 10.7 planning certificate from Hawkesbury City Council. A new home on mapped land has to meet the NSW Rural Fire Service’s Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2019, which includes rules for property access, so settle it before the driveway is designed.
Source: NSW RFS, Bush fire prone land tool; NSW RFS, Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2019
Older homes, new driveways
Plenty of Kurmond jobs are replacements: an old strip or gravel driveway on a mid-century block being taken out and done properly. We break out the old surface, rebuild the base, and re-set the levels so water no longer runs toward the garage.
Recent Southo projects
Recent work from across the Hawkesbury and the Hills, with the suburb named under each photo.
What we build out here
Driveways and the crossing at the road, shed and machinery slabs, hardstand and turning areas, retaining walls, pool surrounds and large outdoor areas.
Excavation included
We do our own cut, fill and base, so one crew handles the job from the first bucket to the final finish, and one price covers it.
Acreage, not patch-ups
Complete jobs on rural and acreage properties, where access, levels and drainage matter as much as the pour itself.
What goes under a Kurmond driveway or slab?
Kurmond sits along the ridge between Kurrajong and North Richmond, with village blocks on one side and acreage on the other, and the ground under a slab reflects that.
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The base under the slab
Hawkesbury City Council’s driveway specification sets the floor. Where the subgrade material is unsatisfactory, it has to be removed and replaced with a minimum of 150 mm of approved sandstone or road base material. On a non-granular subgrade, the slab is placed on a 25 mm layer of sand. On acreage that usually means more excavation than the same driveway would need on a suburban block.
Source: Hawkesbury City Council, Driveway Specifications — construction of driveway crossings
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Fall, grade and width
The crossing has to fall at a minimum of 1:48 (2%) and a maximum of 1:12 (8%) from your boundary to the layback, with a minimum width of three metres at the kerb and gutter line. On a steep or high frontage that constraint often decides where the driveway can come in, before anything else is settled.
Source: Hawkesbury City Council, Driveway Specifications — construction of driveway crossings
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How your block gets classified
Slabs and footings for a house or habitable building are designed to AS 2870, which classifies a site by how much the ground is expected to move with moisture — Class A and S are stable to slightly reactive, M moderately, H1 and H2 highly, and E extremely. The more reactive the ground, the more the design has to allow for it. That classification comes from a geotechnical soil test on your property, not from a suburb map, and no honest quote assigns one without it.
Source: AS 2870 Residential slabs and footings, AS 3600 Concrete structures, and the National Construction Code
Our concreting services
Driveways and crossings
Long acreage driveways and the crossing at the road, built to Hawkesbury City Council’s driveway specification.
Concrete drivewaysShed slabs
Slabs for machinery sheds, workshops and American barns, sized and reinforced for what goes on them.
Shed slabsRural and acreage concrete
Hardstand, stable and feed areas, water tank bases, and sandstone block retaining walls where levels change.
Rural and acreage concretingExcavation and site preparation
We do our own excavation, so cut, fill, base and pour are one job with one crew and one price.
Excavation and site preparationPool surrounds and outdoor areas
Concrete around new and existing pools, and the large alfresco and entertaining areas acreage blocks have room for.
Pool surroundsDecorative and exposed aggregate
Coloured and exposed aggregate finishes for entries, courtyards and the run up to the house.
Decorative concrete
Driveway approvals in Kurmond
A new driveway almost always includes the crossing between the road and your boundary. In Kurmond that part sits on council land, and Hawkesbury City Council sets exactly how it has to be built.
Lodge the agreement form first
Before any construction work starts, the owner or contractor has to complete and submit Hawkesbury City Council’s Agreement Form for Driveways, with the required fee.
Your concreter’s insurance
Council requires all contractors to carry public risk insurance with a minimum cover of $20 million, and to be able to show evidence of the policy before starting work.
Built to spec, and inspected
A minimum 100 mm of 25 MPa concrete with a single layer of SL72 mesh for residential, or 150 mm with two layers for heavy duty. Council carries out one inspection with the formwork and steel in place, on a minimum of 24 hours notice.
Source: Hawkesbury City Council, Driveway Specifications — construction of driveway crossings
Call for a free quote
Tell us about the driveway, shed slab or hardstand, and we’ll talk you through what the job involves.
Our customer reviews
Google reviews from customers across the Hawkesbury and the Kurrajong district.
Nearby suburbs
We work right across the Kurrajong and Bilpin district.
- KurrajongConcreters Kurrajong
- Freemans ReachConcreters Freemans Reach
- Grose ValeConcreters Grose Vale
- WilberforceConcreters Wilberforce
See the whole Kurrajong and Bilpin area, our rural and acreage concreting, or every service area.
Local FAQs
Anything else, call 0468 491 882.
Do you do concreting in Kurmond?
Yes. We build driveways and crossings, shed slabs, hardstand, retaining walls, pool surrounds and outdoor areas for properties in Kurmond and the surrounding district, including Kurrajong, Grose Vale, The Slopes and Kurrajong Hills.
Do you replace old driveways in Kurmond?
Yes. We remove the old concrete or gravel, fix the base underneath, and pour a new driveway with proper falls and joints. Because we do our own excavation, the break-out, base and pour are on one quote.
Do you also cover The Slopes and Tennyson?
Yes. We treat The Slopes and Tennyson as part of the Kurmond area and work across all of them with the same crew, the same site preparation and the same free on-site quote.
Do I need council approval for a driveway crossing in Kurmond?
Yes. Kurmond is in the Hawkesbury local government area. Before any work starts on the crossing between the road and your boundary, the owner or contractor has to lodge Hawkesbury City Council’s Agreement Form for Driveways with the required fee. Council also requires the contractor to carry public risk insurance with a minimum cover of $20 million and to show evidence of it before starting.
What does Hawkesbury council require a driveway crossing to be built to?
Council’s driveway specification sets a minimum compressive strength of 25 MPa at 28 days in accordance with AS 3600. A residential crossing is a minimum 100 mm of concrete with a single layer of SL72 mesh; heavy duty is a minimum 150 mm with two layers. Reinforcement sits on bar chairs at a maximum of one metre spacing, about 25 mm below the finished level, and council inspects once with the formwork and steel in place, on 24 hours notice.
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Kurmond?
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. Acreage driveways vary far more than suburban ones, so the accurate number comes from seeing the site. Quotes are free.
What’s underneath a Kurmond driveway or slab?
Council’s specification is the floor: where the subgrade material is unsatisfactory it has to be removed and replaced with a minimum of 150 mm of approved sandstone or road base, and on a non-granular subgrade the slab is placed on a 25 mm layer of sand. Beyond that, a site classification under AS 2870 comes from a geotechnical soil test on your block, not from a suburb map.
Do you do concreting in Kurmond and North Richmond?
Yes. Kurmond is in the Hawkesbury local government area, and so is North Richmond, so the same council process and the same driveway specification apply to both. We work right across the district.
Are you licensed and insured?
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.
How long will the concrete last, and will it crack?
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.
Do you do small concrete repairs in Kurmond?
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.
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Accuracy note
Local information on this page — council requirements and site conditions — is taken from public sources including Hawkesbury City Council’s driveway specification and suburb boundary maps, and Australian Standards AS 2870 and AS 3600, and was checked on . Rules and mapping change. If anything here is inaccurate or out of date, please email southoconcrete2@outlook.com and we’ll correct it. Nothing on this page is advice for a specific property.
