Paving Contractor in Bentleigh

Bluestone & Travertine Paving in Bentleigh

Bentleigh's streets are lined with Californian bungalows and interwar homes, alongside many newer townhouses. Bluestone paths and steps suit the older houses, while travertine is popular for the compact courtyards behind the newer builds. Typical Bentleigh jobs include a bluestone front path and step, a travertine alfresco off the kitchen, or both stones together around a pool. Bluestone is a dense Victorian basalt that wears slowly and looks better with age. Travertine is a softer-coloured natural stone that stays cooler underfoot in summer. Near the bay we choose dense stone and seal it so salt and sand don't mark the surface, and we set every piece on a firm, well-compacted base. Both stones should be sealed with a penetrating sealer to resist stains, then resealed every few years. The price is fixed and written after a free site visit. Bluestone paving is $190–$300/m² and travertine $180–$280/m² including GST, fully installed with excavation, base and clean-up. See our bluestone and travertine pages for finishes and photos.

Permeable Driveways in Bentleigh

Bentleigh has seen a lot of subdivision, and every new townhouse adds roof and driveway area. Permeable paving on shared or individual driveways helps keep water on site instead of overloading the street drains. The surface looks like a normal paved driveway, but the joints and the base let rain soak through, which cuts puddles and runoff to the street. Driveway stormwater has to reach the legal point of discharge for your block, which the City of Glen Eira can confirm, and any new or wider crossover needs a council permit. For new homes and units, Victorian planning rules also expect at least 20% of the site to be left permeable, and permeable pavers can help meet that. We check the soil on the site visit and set the depth of the open-graded base to suit it, with an overflow for heavy storms. Keep the joints topped up with the right aggregate and sweep leaves off in autumn so the surface keeps draining. Permeable paving is $150–$220/m² including GST, fully installed with the open-graded base. Read more about permeable paving in Melbourne.

Paver Repairs in Bentleigh

Many Bentleigh bungalows still have original brick or concrete paths that have sunk along the side of the house, often next to downpipes. We fix the water problem first, then re-lay the pavers. Typical repairs include re-levelling trip hazards, re-sanding weedy joints, swapping cracked pavers and rebuilding dips in driveways. We find the cause first — a weak base, water from a downpipe, roots or missing edges — then lift the affected pavers, rebuild the base and put the same pavers back. Landlords and property managers in Bentleigh often call us about trip hazards before an inspection; re-levelling early is cheaper than dealing with an injury later. Every repair comes with a 1-year workmanship warranty, written into your quote. Re-laying existing pavers costs $90–$150/m² including GST, with a $1,000 minimum job — usually much less than new paving, because your existing pavers are reused. Text photos to 0406 170 544 for a quick price range, or see our paver repairs page. We also fix paving in Ormond and Moorabbin.

Retaining Walls in Bentleigh

Many Bentleigh blocks have a change in level somewhere — a sloping backyard, a raised garden bed or a driveway cut into the slope — and a retaining wall is what makes the paving around it work. We build timber sleeper, concrete sleeper, block and stone-faced walls with ag drains and free-draining gravel behind them, because water pressure is what pushes walls over. Soil in Bentleigh varies from sandy to clay within a few streets, so we check it on the site visit and set the base depth to suit. In Victoria, retaining walls over 1 metre high, or walls close to a boundary or building, generally need a building permit — we'll tell you if yours does. Every retaining wall is quoted after a free site visit, often together with the paving. See retaining walls.

Driveways in Bentleigh

Driveways are one of the most searched paving jobs in Bentleigh. Soil in Bentleigh varies from sandy to clay within a few streets, so we check it on the site visit and set the base depth to suit. We build paver driveways in herringbone so the pavers lock together under turning cars, with a deep crushed-rock base and solid edge restraints, and we set falls so water runs to the street or a strip drain instead of the garage. Paved driveways are $140–$220/m² and brick $150–$250/m² including GST; concrete and exposed aggregate driveways are $90–$210/m². Any change to the vehicle crossing needs a permit from the City of Glen Eira, which we'll flag on the quote. We also build driveways in Ormond and Moorabbin. See driveway paving for patterns and photos.