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What concreting costs in Croydon
Rates on the table before anyone visits: budget from them, and read every other quote you collect against them.
| Job | Per m² | Typical job | Lands around |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete driveways | $95 to $185 | 45 m² single drive | $4,500 to $8,500 |
| Shed and garage slabs | $110 to $150 | 6 x 6 garage | $4,000 to $5,500 |
| Paths and footpaths | $90 to $130 | 15 m² side path | $1,400 to $2,000 |
| Patios and alfresco | $100 to $180 | 24 m² alfresco | $2,400 to $4,300 |
| Removal and replacement | adds $35 | 45 m² of old drive out | adds about $1,600 |
| Exposed aggregate | $130 to $185 | Top finish on any surface | top of each range |
Rates carry the base, the mesh, the concrete and GST; council permit fees ride separately. Every figure on this page is a guide; ground, access and variations move it, and the number that counts is the one written after the site measure.
Concrete removal cost, explained
Most concreting in the outer east starts with something coming out, and removal is the part of the quote people find hardest to compare. Ours is one line: $35 per square metre on top of the new surface, covering saw cutting, break out, loading and tip fees. On a 45 m² driveway that is about $1,600 inside the total; on a 15 m² path, closer to $500. Reinforced slabs and thick old crossovers sit at the top of the effort scale but the rate holds; what moves a quote is ground repair underneath, and that is itemised separately at the site measure rather than discovered on the day.
Concrete patio cost by size
At $100 to $180 per m²: a 16 m² courtyard slab runs about $1,600 to $2,900, a 24 m² alfresco $2,400 to $4,300, and a 40 m² entertaining area $4,000 to $7,200. The finish sets the rate, plain broom finish at the bottom, oxide colour in the middle and exposed aggregate at the top, while the levels work against the house is the same in every case.
What moves every rate
Size. The day, the crew and the truck are fixed costs whether the pour is 15 m² or 60 m², so bigger areas buy cheaper metres. The classic Maroondah saving is bundling: path with driveway, slab with patio, one mobilisation.
Access and slope. A pour the truck cannot reach becomes a pumping or barrowing job, and the labour lands in the rate. Sloped blocks around Croydon Hills and Heathmont carry 10 to 20 percent over the flat rate.
Finish. Each step up the ladder, plain to oxide to exposed stone, buys surface, not structure. The structure is identical underneath, and it is the last place a budget should save.
Ground. The foothills clay is no secret around here; where a block needs imported base and compaction, that is measured and priced at the visit, never sprung mid-job.
Take your measurements to the patio and removal cost calculator, and see the specification for what sits inside every rate.
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Maroondah rates as they stand in October 2026. The site measure turns the range into a fixed written figure.
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Common questions
Concreting cost questions
How much does concrete removal cost?
As part of a replacement job, removal adds $35 per m2 to the new surface, covering saw cutting, break out, loading and disposal. A replaced 45 m2 driveway therefore carries about $1,600 of removal inside its total. Treat every rate as a guide until the block is measured; the quote written after the site measure holds.
How much does a concrete patio cost?
Patio and alfresco slabs run $100 to $180 per m2 supplied and laid, so a typical 24 m2 alfresco lands between $2,400 and $4,300. The finish sets where in the range the job sits, with broom finished plain concrete at the bottom and exposed aggregate at the top.
How much does coloured concrete cost?
Oxide coloured concrete sits in the middle of each range, above plain grey and below exposed aggregate. On a driveway that means roughly $120 to $150 per m2 supplied and laid. The oxide runs through the whole slab rather than being a surface coating, so it does not wear off.
What makes one concreting quote cheaper than another?
The unseen items: base depth and mesh. Trim either and the quote drops today while the slab cracks a couple of winters from now. Make every bidder put base, mesh and thickness on paper, and judge the numbers side by side.