Concrete Patios Camberwell | Camberwell Concreting

Concrete patios and alfresco areas in Camberwell and Boroondara

Patios and alfresco slabs across the City of Boroondara, poured to meet decking, paving and door thresholds cleanly, with the water always sent away from the house.

Prepped base built to suit Boroondara's clay

Steel mesh reinforcement in every slab

Fixed written quote after a site measure

From $100 to $180 per m², supplied and laid, as a guide until the site is measured.

An alfresco slab has the hardest audience of any concrete on the block: bare feet, dinner guests, furniture and the back door, all within a metre of the house wall. On Boroondara’s rebuilt and extended period homes it also has to negotiate what is already there: decking off the new living room, original paving, established trees, and a boundary fence closer than any concrete truck would like.

Working to the house, not against it

The setout starts at the door threshold and works outward. Levels are matched where the slab meets timber or paving, the fall is engineered away from the wall at a grade you never notice, and where the yard runs back at the house, a grated drain becomes part of the pour rather than an afterthought. Underneath, the clay gets the same respect as under a driveway: compaction, membrane where conditions call for it, and detailing that keeps the slab edge clear of established root zones. The full build-up is on the specification page.

Coloured and exposed finishes for outdoor living

Exposed aggregate is the standout alfresco surface: the stone grips when wet, hides leaf stains, and ties into an exposed aggregate driveway or path at the front so the block reads as one build. Coloured concrete brings the slab into the palette of the house, with full depth oxide colour that cannot wear off: bone and sandstone tones sit against red brick and weatherboard, charcoal frames a rendered extension, and a mid grey stays cooler underfoot than a dark slab in summer. A broom finished plain slab does the same structural job for less.

What it costs

Patio rates run $100 to $180 per square metre by finish. Worked examples by size and surface are in the cost guide, and the calculator prices your dimensions immediately. Sharing the pour date with a driveway, paths or a garage slab spreads the mobilisation cost across the jobs, and old paving comes out through removal and replacement at $35 per m².

Where we do this work

Balwyn, Balwyn North, Camberwell, Canterbury, Glen Iris, Hawthorn, Hawthorn East, Kew, Kew East, Surrey Hills and the wider City of Boroondara.

How a job runs, from call to cars

Enquiry

Tell us the suburb and what needs pouring, by phone or the form. We come back to you and set a time to see the block.

Measure and quote

Levels, access, drainage and any Boroondara permits are worked out at the house. One fixed figure follows in writing, and it is the figure you pay.

The build

Old surface out, the base corrected for the clay, steel placed, the council's crossover inspection where one applies, then the pour. One to two days for most homes.

Cure and hand back

Joints cut, a week clear of vehicles, and exposed aggregate sealed once the concrete has cured properly.

Patios and alfresco areas questions

How much does a concrete patio cost in Camberwell?

Budget $100 to $180 per square metre depending on finish, which puts a 24 m² alfresco somewhere between the mid two thousands and the low four thousands. Prices are guides until the site is measured; the written quote that follows does not change.

Which finish is best outdoors underfoot?

Around doors, steps and anywhere that stays shaded, sealed exposed aggregate earns its keep for grip alone. Where summer heat matters, a mid tone coloured slab holds less warmth than charcoal, and a broom finished plain slab remains the budget answer that still drains and wears properly.

Can the patio meet my existing deck or paving?

That junction is the whole craft of patio work. Heights are taken off the thresholds, decking and paving at the site measure, the slab is formed to meet each one flush, and the fall still runs away from the building. A yard that drains towards the house gets a drain formed into the slab edge as part of the job.

Does an alfresco slab need a permit?

The concrete rarely does. A roof or pergola over it is another matter, needing a building permit at certain sizes and, in a heritage overlay, sometimes planning approval as well. Ask the City of Boroondara or your builder before locking in dates.