Concrete driveways in Alfredton.
Alfredton is the bridge between old Ballarat and the Lucas growth front. Two distinct markets sit side by side - Greenhill estate new builds needing decorative driveways, and 1980s-1990s Sturt Street West homes whose original concrete is now spalling and ready to resurface or replace.
The Alfredton driveway story.
Greenhill estate - new build market.
The Greenhill estate (off Cuthberts Road) has been releasing land in stages since 2018. Like Lucas, blocks are sold to owner-builders and project home companies, and the driveway is part of the post-handover finish. Estate design guidelines require an exposed-aggregate, coloured or stencilled finish - plain concrete is generally not approved at the front. Most blocks need 50-75m² of driveway plus a crossover.
Sturt Street West - resurfacing market.
The strip of Alfredton between Howitt Street and Cuthberts Road is dominated by 1980s and 1990s brick veneer homes on quarter-acre blocks. Most of these have unreinforced 100mm plain concrete driveways now 30-40 years old. Surface scaling, crazing and corner cracks are normal. The fix is rarely a full demo - usually a spray-on overlay ($60-$90/m²) or, if the slab has heaved, full grind-and-repour ($80-$110/m²) over the existing reinforced base.
City of Ballarat permit - Cuthberts Road sight lines.
The crossover permit process for Alfredton properties on Cuthberts Road, Sturt Street West and Smythes Road has additional sight-distance scrutiny because of the 80km/h speed limit on those arterials. We measure the splay and stopping-sight distance per AS/NZS 2890.1 before the crossover application goes in - getting refused after pouring the slab is an expensive mistake.
Typical Alfredton jobs.
- New exposed aggregate driveway in Greenhill estate (60-80m², $7,500-$11,500)
- Spray-on overlay over crazed 1985-era plain concrete ($3,500-$6,000)
- Full grind-and-repour over heaved slabs ($5,000-$9,500)
- New crossover with sight-distance compliance for arterial frontages
- Side path + rear shed slab combinations
Other service areas.
Free Alfredton driveway quote.
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