Concrete driveways · Auckland
Concrete driveways in Auckland
New and replacement driveways across Auckland, including excavation, base preparation, drainage, falls and vehicle crossings. What a driveway costs and how long it lasts is decided under the concrete, not on top of it.
Usually part of a larger project
Most of the driveway work we do is delivered alongside a renovation, new build or retaining wall project, rather than as a standalone job. If you do just need a driveway on its own, we're happy to quote that too.
New and replacement driveways
A replacement driveway is mostly a demolition and preparation job with a pour at the end. A new driveway on an undeveloped area is mostly earthworks and drainage. Both are quoted from the site, not from a rate card.
01
Removal and disposal
Breaking out and carting away the existing surface, including any unsuitable material underneath.
02
Excavation and base
Cut to depth, compacted basecourse, and additional depth where the ground is soft.
03
Drainage and falls
Set so water goes where it should. Channel drains where the levels leave no alternative.
04
Reinforcement and pour
Steel sized for expected vehicle loads, control joints planned rather than cut wherever.
What we assess before quoting
- Area, shape and the turning space you actually need
- Condition of the existing surface and what is under it
- Access for trucks, the concrete pump and the digger
- Falls, and where surface water currently goes
- Vehicle loads, including whether a heavy vehicle will use it
- Edges, garden interfaces and the garage threshold
- The vehicle crossing at the street boundary
The vehicle crossing is not the driveway
The section between your boundary and the road is the vehicle crossing, and it sits under Auckland Transport's rules rather than being a normal part of your property. New or altered crossings need approval before the work is done. We will tell you at the site visit whether your project touches it.
What drives cost and timing
We do not publish a per-square-metre price, because the number would be wrong for most properties and it hides the preparation that actually matters.
01
Demolition and spoil
Volume out, and the cost of getting it off site.
02
Base depth
Soft or wet ground means more excavation and more basecourse.
03
Access
Whether the truck can reach the pour, or a pump is required.
04
Drainage work
Channel drains, sumps and connections into the existing system.
05
Finish
Broom, exposed aggregate and coloured finishes each price differently.
06
Weather and cure
Pours get moved for rain, and concrete needs time before vehicles go on it.
How it works
From enquiry to quote
- 1
Tell us about the project
Approximate dimensions, new or replacement, and a photo from the street.
- 2
Site visit
We check access, falls, the existing surface and the vehicle crossing.
- 3
Quote prepared
Normally within around three to five business days of the visit.
