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Croydon and the City of Maroondah

Concrete driveways in Croydon

Plain, coloured and exposed aggregate driveways for homes across Croydon and the City of Maroondah, poured on a properly prepared base with steel mesh reinforcement.

Exposed aggregate concrete driveway sweeping up to a double garage
Exposed aggregate concrete driveway sweeping up to a double garage
Recent work
Site measure Free, at your place
Quote Fixed, in writing
Steel In every slab
Area City of Maroondah only

$95 to $185 per m², supplied and laid. Prices may vary with site conditions and variations.

A driveway is the biggest slab most homes will ever get and the one that works hardest, carrying cars over the same lines every day on ground that moves with the seasons. Around Croydon that ground is clay over the foothills, blocks are often sloped, and the driveways that fail are almost always the ones where the preparation was skimped. Ours are built from the base up: old surface out where there is one, base material brought in and compacted where the ground needs it, steel mesh in every slab, and falls set so water leaves the surface instead of pooling against the garage.

The three finishes

Broom finished plain grey is the most economical and still the right call for side runs and second driveways. Oxide coloured concrete carries the colour through the slab, from charcoal to warmer tones matched against the house at the site measure. Exposed aggregate leads on street-facing driveways across the outer east, for its looks and its wet-weather grip.

The crossover is part of the job

Most new driveways in Maroondah involve the crossover too, and that section belongs to the council. It is built to Maroondah’s standard drawing MCC-501, between 3.0 and 4.0 metres wide, under a vehicle crossing permit with a pre-pour inspection and a final inspection. A permit may be required before the work can start; what your job needs is confirmed in writing at the quote.

What it costs

Driveways run $95 to $185 per square metre by finish, supplied and laid. Removing a failed driveway first adds $35 per square metre including disposal through the removal and replacement service. Prices may vary with site conditions and variations; the written quote after a site measure is fixed. The cost guide explains what moves the price, the calculator gives a first number, and the specification shows exactly what is under the surface.

Exposed aggregate concrete driveway sweeping up to a double garage
Exposed aggregate, Croydon North
Oxide coloured concrete driveway matched to the house
Oxide colour through the slab, Heathmont
Plain grey concrete driveway with a broom finish
Broom finished plain grey, Ringwood

Where we pour concrete driveways

Croydon, Croydon Hills, Croydon North, Croydon South, Heathmont, Ringwood and nowhere else: one council, known inside out.

Your job, start to finish

What happens when you call

  1. 01

    Site measure

    Free, at your place. The job is measured, falls and access are checked, and finishes are picked from sample boards against the house in daylight.

  2. 02

    One written quote

    One fixed number in writing, itemised against the published specification. If a council crossover permit may be required, you know before anything is booked.

  3. 03

    The build

    The old surface out where there is one, base material brought in and compacted where the ground needs it, steel mesh laid, then the pour. Most residential jobs are one to two days on site.

  4. 04

    The finish

    Control joints cut to direct any movement, exposed aggregate washed and sealed after cure, and vehicles on it seven days after the pour.

Common questions

Concrete driveways questions

What does a concrete driveway cost in Croydon?

Driveways run $95 to $185 per square metre supplied and laid, with the finish setting where you land in the range. Broom finished plain concrete sits at the bottom, oxide coloured concrete in the middle and exposed aggregate at the top. Prices may vary with site conditions and variations; the written quote after a site measure is fixed.

Do I need a council permit for a new driveway?

The driveway on your own land does not need one. The crossover, the section between your boundary and the road, needs a vehicle crossing permit from Maroondah City Council before it is built or widened, applied for through the council's online portal and inspected before the pour and on completion. We confirm what your job needs in writing before anything is booked.

How long before I can drive on it?

Seven days for cars, and longer for anything heavy. Concrete keeps gaining strength for weeks, but the seven day mark is where a standard driveway can take a vehicle without risk.

Can you pour a driveway on a sloped block?

Yes, and much of Croydon needs exactly that. Falls are set at the site measure so water moves where it should, the base is benched and compacted to suit, and a grippier finish such as exposed aggregate is worth considering on steeper runs.

One fixed written quote after a free site measure.

Call (03) 7500 5497 Get a quote