Concrete Paths, Steps & Kerbing Rockhampton

A path has one job above all else: get you from A to B safely. We set paths out to a consistent level and width, build in a slight cross-fall so water sheds off rather than sitting in puddles, and prep the base so the path doesn't sink or lift over time. On the reactive soils around Central Queensland that's worth doing properly, because a path that moves becomes a trip hazard.

Finish matters just as much as level. Paths get walked on wet — after a storm, around a pool, off the back step in the morning — so we use slip-aware finishes like a broomed texture that grip underfoot without being rough to walk on. Where a path ties into a driveway or patio, we can match the finish so it all reads as one.

Steps need to be even, consistent and safe — uneven risers are one of the most common causes of trips around the home. We form and pour concrete steps, stairs and landings with consistent rise and going, finished with grip in mind, and set up so a handrail can be fixed cleanly where one's needed.

Where steps aren't practical — for wheelchair access, prams, mobility scooters or just easier movement around the yard — we pour access ramps at safe, gentle gradients with the right cross-fall and a non-slip finish. Tell us how the space is used and we'll set the ramp out so it actually works for the people using it.

Machine-laid continuous concrete kerbing is a clean, durable way to edge garden beds, driveways, paths and lawns. Because it's extruded in one continuous run rather than laid as separate blocks, there are no joints for weeds and grass to push through, it holds mulch and garden beds neatly in place, and it gives the whole yard a finished, looked-after look.

We lay kerbing to follow the curves and lines of your garden, and can profile and colour it to suit. It's a popular finishing touch on CQ properties because it stands up to the climate and the mower, and it cuts down the edging and trimming you have to do by hand.

A path, set of steps or run of kerbing might look like a quick job, but the bits that make it last — the set-out, the falls, the base prep — happen before any concrete is poured. Here's how we run a path job from the first phone call to the moment we drive off and leave your place tidy.

A path is a small job, but a tripping edge or a path that sinks into a puddle is a daily annoyance — so it's worth having it done by people who treat it properly. We're a QBCC licensed and fully insured local crew, and we build paths, steps, ramps and kerbing to the relevant Australian Standards for set-out, falls and finish. We know the Rockhampton and Capricorn Coast ground, including the reactive soils that move and lift poorly prepped paths, and we prep and reinforce accordingly.

Nobody likes a quote that creeps up once the job's underway. We quote paths, steps, ramps and kerbing as a clear, itemised written fixed price after seeing the site — the length and width, the finish, any steps or ramps, the kerbing run and profile, all spelled out. The price we quote is the price you pay, and we don't spring surprise variations on you. If something genuinely changes — say the base needs more work than was visible — we talk to you and agree it before we do it, never after.