VBA registered and insured, in Geelong since 2006
Geelong
A real m² price on screen, a free on-site measure, and a 10-year slab and footings guarantee. Driveways, slabs and decorative concrete across Geelong and the Bellarine.
Lic. VBA DB-U 00000 · Public liability to $20M
Our response promise
A written quote within one business day, and we answer the phone.
We turn up when we say we will, and we never leave an enquiry sitting. Most quotes go out the same week we measure.
Why homeowners pick us
You cannot get a price without booking a stranger
Every concreter makes you wait for a "free measure and quote" before you learn a single number. Concreting is one of the most estimable trades there is: it is area in m², by the spec, by the finish. So we put an honest by-the-m² range on the screen first. Then we measure and pin the exact figure on site after we classify the soil.
Nobody names the thickness, the mesh or the soil class
A flat rate for "a slab" never names the thickness, the mesh and reo, or the site classification that decides them. That is the spec a cheap quote leaves vague, and it is exactly what decides whether the slab cracks or holds. We name the thickness, the mesh, the MPa and the AS 2870 site classification on the quote.
The cheap slab cracks and lifts in two summers
A low number usually means a pour over loose fill, no control joints, and a watered-down mix with nothing named. The base and the reo are the part that fails first, and the part a cheap quote quietly skimps. We compact the base, size the mesh to the soil, cut control joints so it cracks on the line, and guarantee the slab and footings for 10 years.
Driveways, paths, house and shed slabs, exposed aggregate, coloured and stencil, and plain and broom finish. Each one quoted the same honest way: the m² and thickness, the mesh and the MPa named, the finish you chose, the whole thing in writing.
Paths, footpaths and side access, set out to fall for drainage, with control joints cut so they crack where we choose, not across the middle.
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New-build house slabs and shed and garage slabs designed to AS 2870 off a real site classification, with the footings, mesh and MPa named on the quote.
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Exposed-aggregate driveways and entertaining areas, the stone chosen and sealed, for a finish that holds up to cars and weather and still looks the part.
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Coloured, stencilled and patterned concrete, the colour named and sealed, a decorative finish without the cost and movement of pavers.
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Plain grey and broom-finish slabs and paths, the honest workhorse finish, poured properly with a non-slip broom texture and proper control joints.
Get a quote →The finish is the look, the grip and the cost, and it is named on every quote. Here is what each one is and where it sits per square metre, supplied and laid. Price yours exactly on the estimator.
Indicative supplied-and-laid bands at the reference spec. The thickness and mesh the soil calls for, the prep and access all move the final figure, pinned on the free measure.
Pick what you are pouring, the m² and the finish, and get an honest supplied-and-laid range in under a minute. It is free, it stores nothing, and it runs in your browser. It is a guide range, not a quote: the free measure pins your exact number on site after we classify the soil.
The compacted base and the reo are real steps, not an afterthought. The slab cures before you drive on it.
We measure the area, check the soil and the falls, mark out the slab and talk through the finish and the spec, then put a written by-the-m² quote in your hands.
We strip the topsoil and excavate to the right depth for the slab, the falls and the soil, and cart the spoil away, so the slab sits on solid ground and drains the way it should.
We bring in and compact the road base in layers, then lay the vapour barrier under a habitable slab and lap it at the joins, because a slab is only as good as what is under it.
We set the formwork to the line and the falls, then place the mesh and any reo on chairs to the design, so the steel sits in the slab, not on the ground.
We pour the concrete to the named strength, screed it to level, and work the finish, broom, exposed aggregate, coloured or honed, the way you signed off on the quote.
We cure the slab so it reaches its strength instead of drying out and cracking, cut the control joints at the right spacing, seal a decorative finish, and hand over the guarantee in writing.
What is actually on the quote
A flat per-m² price with no thickness, no mesh and no concrete strength named is the warning sign, not the number itself. Here is everything that is in ours.
A path, a crossover to the road, a small pad or a set of steps, poured on a compacted base with control joints cut, set out to fall for drainage.
A full driveway or a shed or garage slab, the mesh and thickness sized to the soil, the finish named, on a properly compacted base. The job we do most.
The house slab, the driveway and the paths poured as one package on a new build, sequenced with the build, every finish and spec named on the one quote.
A structural slab engineered to AS 2870 off a site classification, with the footings, the reo and the vapour barrier to the design, and the VBA-registered paperwork.
The slab and footings layer is the one cowboys skimp, and the one we lead on.
10 years on the slab and footings, in writing. The part that cracks and heaves first and the part cowboys skimp: if the slab cracks from a skimped base or footing in that time, we put it right. This is the concreting-specific lever.
The concrete supplied to AS 3600 and AS 1379 at the named strength, and the sealer on decorative finishes, with the manufacturer materials warranty, valid because we order the genuine mix and name it on the quote.
Services rendered with due care and skill for a reasonable period under Australian Consumer Law. Always applies, on top of the two layers above.
The VBA registration, the slab designed to AS 2870, the liability, and the slab-and-footings guarantee, all named up front.
Victorian Building Authority registration for the structural slab and footing work, and house and shed slabs designed to AS 2870 off a site classification. A cash job with no registration and no design leaves you exposed.
VBA reg.
Cover for your property and anyone on it, for the length of the job.
$20M
A 10-year written guarantee on the slab and footings, the part that cracks and heaves first and the part cowboys skimp.
10 yr
The same crew that measures and quotes your slab pours it, then guarantees the slab and footings for 10 years.
A free measure and set-out, then an itemised by-the-m² quote in your hands, the thickness, the mesh, the MPa and the finish named.
Excavated, based and reinforced, then poured and finished by our own crew, to the signed quote and the agreed dates.
A 10-year slab and footings guarantee in writing, and the AS 2870 paperwork where the slab is structural.
Wall of love
★★★★★ 4.9 average 130+ Google reviews
“Three quotes, and Slabline was the only one that gave us a real per-m² price before they even came out. The number on the day matched it, and the quote named the thickness, the SL72 mesh and the MPa. Driveway is dead flat and the crossover passed the council inspection first go.”
“Our old cracked driveway was lifting at the joints. Marco priced it by the m² and talked us through exposed aggregate versus plain so we could see the cost. New exposed-aggregate driveway, the stone matched to the house and sealed, and it grips beautifully in the wet near the beach.”
“New build on a reactive clay block in Armstrong Creek. They designed the slab to AS 2870 off the soil test, named the footings, the reo and the vapour barrier on the quote, and the VBA paperwork was all in order. Passed the slab inspection without a hitch.”
“Needed a slab for a big shed out at Lara. Slabline turned up when they said, got the compacted base and the mesh right, and cut the control joints properly. Honest crew who name everything on the quote instead of giving you one round number.”
“Coloured and stencil concrete around the back for the entertaining area. They used proper colour-stable oxides, sealed it, and it reads like pavers without the weeds and the lifting. The estimator number was close to the final quote and there were no surprises.”
“Replaced the whole driveway in plain broom finish on a budget, but they did not skimp the base or the reo, only the finish. Old slab carted away, tip fees itemised, no extras at the end. A block from the water and they spec'd it for the coastal site.”
“Side path and footpath down a tight Newtown block. They set it out to fall so the water runs off instead of into the house, cut the control joints, and finished it with a non-slip broom texture. Tidy job in a spot the truck could barely reach.”
“Exposed-aggregate driveway and a matching path in Grovedale, priced by the m² up front. The thickness was stepped up for the clay and the caravan, named on the quote, and it has not moved. They mark the date it is safe to drive on before they leave, which we appreciated.”
“Garage slab and a driveway package in Leopold. Instead of selling us a one-size pour they sized the slab to the soil classification and explained why the heavier mesh was needed, not an upsell. Quick turnaround and everything in writing.”
No travel surcharge within 35km of Geelong.
10 suburbs across the Geelong. No surcharge within 35km of Geelong.
Larger mapEight short videos: the FAQ, what a slab costs, how we work, who you are dealing with, and a full pour from first call to handover.
Cost per m², exposed aggregate versus plain, how thick a driveway should be, who pays for the crossover, how long before you can drive on it, and whether we are registered. Ten minutes here saves an hour on the day.
Tell us what you need. We’ll book a walkthrough and send a quote with the work itemised, not just a number.
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