Strata and body corporate resurfacing
Shared driveways and ramps, staged so nobody is locked in or out.
Strata resurfacing is a communication job as much as a concrete job. Shared driveways are staged in halves so residents always have access, the sequence is agreed with the committee and circulated in advance, and full documentation goes to the manager before mobilising. Ramps and bin bays get grip-first specifications.
What this covers
On a strata job the technical work is usually straightforward. What makes it succeed or fail is whether forty residents who did not choose the work know what is happening and when.
So we quote the program, not just the surface. Which half, on which days, with which bays unavailable, and what the signage will say.
- Shared and common driveways
- Basement ramps and entries
- Bin bays and service areas
- Visitor bays and common paths
- Documentation for committees and managers
- Staged programs with resident notice
Access, in halves
A shared driveway is staged so there is always a way in and out. That means doing it in halves and accepting a longer program rather than closing the access and asking residents to park on the street for three days.
Where the only access is a single ramp, that section is done overnight or across a weekend, because a ramp cannot be halved. That is flagged at quote stage, not discovered later.
What the committee needs in writing
Before mobilising, the manager gets the QBCC licence, the certificate of currency, the written specification including slip ratings, the SWMS and the staging program. Committees are making a spending decision on behalf of owners and they need something they can put in a minute.
Where a scheme has its own by-laws or a developer design guideline governing colour and finish, we sample within it and raise any approval requirement before laying rather than after.
Notice matters more than speed
The most common complaint about this kind of work is not the surface, it is that nobody told the residents. We work to a program that can be circulated a week ahead, and then we hold to it — which occasionally means declining to start early even when the weather is good.
The questions we get asked
Will residents lose access to the driveway?
No. We stage in halves so there is always a way in and out. A single-access ramp is the exception and gets done overnight or on a weekend — flagged at quote stage.
What do you give the body corporate manager?
QBCC licence, certificate of currency, written specification with slip ratings, SWMS and the staging program — all before mobilising.
Our scheme has by-laws on colour. Is that a problem?
No. We sample within them, and raise any approval requirement before laying rather than after.
How much notice do residents get?
We work to a program that can be circulated a week ahead, and then hold to it — including declining to start early.
What finish goes on the basement ramp?
A coarse, mechanically keyed slip-resistant finish with the rating in writing. Grip and wear come first on a ramp.
Other commercial work
Car parks and hardstands
Ramps, aprons and bays — resurfaced in sections so the car park keeps taking cars.
Read moreWarehouse and factory floors
Floors that carry forklifts, and cannot stop receiving.
Read moreRetail and hospitality
Shopfronts and alfresco areas, turned around between trading days.
Read moreWorth reading first
Send a photo of the slab.
We will tell you whether it can be resurfaced, what finish suits it, and what it costs — before anyone turns up with a grinder.