Slabline Concreting Co. Plain & Broom-Finish Concrete
Plain grey and broom-finish concrete is the honest workhorse, the right call for sheds, paths and budget driveways where you want a slab that lasts without paying for a decorative finish. It is the same compacted base, mesh and MPa as a decorative slab, just finished plainer, with a light broom texture that grips in the wet. The finish is the only thing we skimp on a budget slab, never the base, the reo or the control joints.
What this job includes.
- ✓Plain grey and broom-finish driveways, paths and shed slabs
- ✓Compacted base, mesh and MPa to the same standard as any slab
- ✓Non-slip broom texture, dragged for grip on outdoor slabs
- ✓Control joints cut at the right spacing to control cracking
- ✓The honest, affordable finish, with nothing that matters skimped
Priced by the m², itemised line by line.
The m² and thickness, the site classification, the mesh and reo, the MPa, the base prep, the finish, control joints, and the guarantee. Not one round number for a slab.
- 1 Square metres and thickness. The price broken down by the m² and the slab thickness, 100 mm for a standard driveway, stepped up for reactive soil or vehicles. Not one round number for "a slab".
- 2 The site classification (AS 2870). The site classification, Class A through E, that the slab and footings are designed to. This is the line a cheap quote skips, and it is what decides whether the slab cracks or holds.
- 3 The mesh and reo. The mesh and reo named and sized, SL72 or SL82 and any bars, set to the soil classification or the loads the slab carries, never a one-size slab over loose fill.
- 4 The MPa and slump (AS 3600 / AS 1379). The concrete strength in MPa and the slump, ordered to AS 1379 and placed to AS 3600. "Concrete" with no strength named is the warning sign, not the number.
- 5 Base prep and vapour barrier. The excavation, the compacted base, and the vapour barrier under a habitable slab, each itemised, never a pour straight onto loose fill that lets damp through later.
- 6 The finish and sealing. The finish named, broom, exposed aggregate, coloured or honed, and the sealing on a decorative slab, so you know exactly what surface you are getting and what it costs.
- 7 Control joints and the guarantee. The control joints cut at the right spacing so it cracks on the line, and the 10-year guarantee on the slab and footings in writing, with the AS 2870 paperwork where the slab is structural.
What happens, step by step.
Free measure and set-out
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.
Excavate to depth
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.
Compacted base and vapour barrier
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.
Form up and place the mesh and reo
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.
Pour and finish
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.
Cure and cut control joints
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.
The paperwork behind the price.
Public liability to $20M, and a 10-year slab & footings, all in writing, all on request.
We hold a Victorian Building Authority registration for the structural slab and footing work in Victoria, and we carry public liability insurance, so you are covered on site. House and shed slabs are designed to AS 2870 off a real site classification, and the concrete is supplied to AS 3600 and AS 1379 at a named strength. The guarantee is a 10-year written guarantee on the slab and footings, the part that cracks and heaves first, plus the manufacturer materials warranty on the genuine mix and the sealer. All in writing, with exclusions named.
Plain & Broom-Finish Concrete: common questions.
Is broom finish cheaper than a smooth or decorative finish?
Why a broom finish instead of smooth?
Will a plain slab still get control joints and a proper base?
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