Landscaping in Narre Warren North

Concrete is priced per square metre, so multiply length by width. A 50 metre driveway at 3.5 metres wide is 175 square metres, averaging $15,000 to $21,000 in plain reinforced concrete at $85 to $120 per square metre. Pouring at 125 or 150 millimetres for floats, trailers or trucks increases that, as does drainage across the length and any culverts needed. Earthworks and base preparation on undulating ground are quoted separately after we measure the run. Every job is unique, so the written quote is the number that counts.

Frequently, because retaining near the house on a sloping rural-residential block commonly exceeds one metre in height. Over that height a building permit and an engineer's design are generally required under the Building Regulations 2018, on average adding $1,500 to $3,500 and several weeks through the City of Casey. Terracing into two lower walls sometimes avoids it, though on larger falls it often is not practical. Every job is unique, so we assess the levels on site and tell you in writing which applies before you commit.

Almost always, and it is usually the better outcome. Mature shelter belts do real work on an exposed rural block, cutting wind, providing shade and giving privacy that no new planting will match for twenty years. We design around root zones rather than trenching through them, hand-dig where footings sit close to established trees, and position driveways and hard surfaces to keep clear of critical root areas. Where a tree is genuinely in the way, we will check whether council controls apply before anything is removed.

Defining and building a maintained zone around the house, typically with lawn, garden beds, a paved or decked outdoor area and some retaining, averages $25,000 to $60,000 depending on the size of that zone and how much earthworks it needs. Doing the whole property is a much larger figure and is usually better staged. The most cost-effective approach here is a plan covering the full property, built in phases. Every job is unique, so we work that out at the site visit and give you it in writing.

Because water is running down the driveway rather than across it. On undulating ground a drive with no cross-fall becomes the lowest path available and turns into a channel every heavy rain. The permanent solution is building cross-fall into the surface, adding table drains along the sides and installing culverts or grated drains where water naturally crosses. Concreting the run with those falls designed in ends the recurring grading cost entirely.

We cover the whole of Narre Warren North, including the higher ground toward the Harkaway ridge and the properties along A'Beckett Road, Ernst Wanke Road and Belgrave-Hallam Road. We also work in Berwick, Hallam, Endeavour Hills and Lysterfield. Given the size of most properties here, we will always come out and measure rather than quoting over the phone. Call 0423 422 866 to arrange it.