Lux Landscaping · Gold Coast

Concrete & paving

Exposed aggregate, honed concrete, porcelain pavers, travertine and bluestone — properly prepared, properly laid, built to last on Coast soil and Coast weather.

Paving is where most Coast landscapes fail first. The base wasn't compacted properly. The bedding sand was too coarse. The falls weren't set, so water pools. The edge restraint failed and the pavers walked outward. Five years in, the surface is uneven, the joints are weeded, and the homeowner blames the pavers.

We don't cut corners on the work nobody sees. Every Lux paving job starts with a proper subgrade — compacted to spec, drained where the soil is heavy, base course laid in tested layers. The bedding is always cement-stabilised on driveways and high-traffic surfaces, never just sand. Edge restraint is concrete, not plastic. Falls are set with a laser level. The result is paving that still looks square in twenty years.

Concrete is the same story. Exposed aggregate that doesn't pop. Honed concrete that doesn't crack across an unbroken span. Polished surfaces that don't show every footprint. The mix design, the sealing schedule, the joint placement — all of it matters, and all of it is done properly on a Lux job.

Scope

What's included.

Site survey, levels, and drainage assessment
Subgrade preparation, compaction testing on driveways
Cement-stabilised bedding course (driveways) or sand (paths)
Concrete edge restraint, not plastic strip
Premium materials — porcelain, travertine, bluestone, sandstone, granite
Decorative concrete — exposed aggregate, honed, polished, stamped
Crack control joints engineered into the slab plan
Proper sealing on natural stone and decorative concrete
Final clean and joint sand or grout fill

The Process

How it works.

  1. Step 01

    Survey + design

    Levels surveyed, drainage falls calculated, joint and pattern layout drawn. Material samples brought to site so you see them in your light, not in a showroom.

  2. Step 02

    Excavation + subgrade

    Existing surface removed and disposed. Subgrade excavated to the depth the surface requires (100–250mm depending on traffic). Compacted with a vibrating roller, tested.

  3. Step 03

    Base course

    Crushed road base or DGB-20 in 75mm layers, each compacted before the next. Driveways get a cement-stabilised bedding above the base. Pathways get screeded sand.

  4. Step 04

    Lay + finish

    Pavers cut and laid to pattern with falls held to within 5mm/m. Concrete poured to engineered joint spacing. Edges restrained. Surface finished — exposed, honed, polished, sealed.

  5. Step 05

    Cure + handover

    Concrete cured for the proper window before sealing. Pavers swept and joint sand worked in. Site handed over clean. Care and sealing schedule provided in writing.

Gallery

Recent work.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

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