Concreters Perth.Driveways & Exposed Aggregate.

Published 2026 Perth price guides put plain concrete at roughly $60 to $95 per square metre supplied and laid, liquid limestone at about $80 to $130 and exposed aggregate at around $100 to $160. For a 40 m² driveway that works out to about $2,400 to $3,800 in plain concrete. Removing an old driveway, the slope, the access and the finish all move the price.

Liquid limestone is a Western Australian paving product made from crushed limestone and cream cement, poured and finished like concrete. It suits pool surrounds, alfresco areas and paths. It is softer and more porous than standard concrete and can mark under heavy 4WDs, so exposed aggregate or honed concrete is usually the better driveway finish.

For a standard car driveway, N25 concrete at 100 mm thick on SL72 mesh is the usual minimum. Heavier vehicles, reactive clay and sites close to the coast call for thicker slabs and N32 concrete.

You can usually walk on it after 24 to 48 hours. Keep cars off for about a week and heavy vehicles off for longer. Concrete keeps gaining strength for around 28 days, and in Perth summer it needs shading and curing for at least seven days.

In WA, residential building work that needs a building permit and is worth $20,000 or more must be done by a registered building contractor. Many driveways and paths do not need a permit, and it varies by council, so check with yours. Where registration applies, you can look a contractor up with Building and Energy before you book.

The crossover, the section across the verge between your boundary and the road, is on the road reserve and needs approval from your council before it is built or changed. The driveway inside your boundary is treated differently, and the rules vary by council.

If the slab is structurally sound, often yes. Published Perth guides put an aggregate or spray-on overlay at about $50 to $100 per square metre, typically about half the price of a full replacement, and sealing alone at about $8 to $18 per square metre. Moving cracks, lifted panels or root damage mean replacement is the better spend.

All of Greater Perth: Joondalup, Wanneroo and Stirling, Swan and Midland, the Perth Hills, Canning and the southern suburbs, Cockburn and Fremantle, and Rockingham and Kwinana.