Commercial Concrete Services in Bundaberg

In Bundaberg’s humid climate, we typically recommend waiting 7 days before light traffic and 28 days before you put heavy equipment or full loads on new commercial concrete. The humidity actually helps with curing, but it also means we need to be more careful about the timing — especially during wet season when moisture levels are through the roof. We’ll give you a specific timeline based on your project and what time of year we’re pouring. Don’t let anyone tell you to rush it because premature loading is how you end up with cracks and problems down the track.

Yes, but it takes more planning and sometimes costs a bit more because we need to control site conditions carefully. We’ll schedule pours around the weather forecast, set up proper drainage and coverings, and use concrete mixes designed for higher moisture conditions. If your project can wait until dry season (May to November), that’s usually easier on everyone, but we understand businesses can’t always wait six months. We’ve done plenty of wet season commercial jobs — it just requires extra attention to detail.

Commercial concrete typically runs 20-40% more than residential work because of the higher strength requirements, thicker slabs, reinforcement needs, and engineering specifications. A basic residential driveway might use 20-25 MPa concrete, but your warehouse floor needs 32-40 MPa or higher depending on loads. Factor in the larger volumes, specialized equipment, and compliance requirements, and yeah, it adds up. But cutting corners on commercial concrete ends up costing way more when you’re dealing with repairs and business disruption.

Almost always, yes. Any commercial building work in Bundaberg Regional Council area needs proper permits and inspections. We handle the coordination with engineers and can help you understand what’s needed, but your builder or project manager usually manages the permit process. The good news is we’re used to working within council requirements and we know what inspectors look for, so there’s no surprises when they come out to check our work.

The reactive clay soils common in cane-growing areas around Bundaberg expand and contract with moisture changes, which puts stress on concrete slabs. For commercial work, we account for this with proper site preparation, moisture barriers, reinforcement, and sometimes pier foundations depending on soil testing results. It’s one of those local conditions that out-of-town contractors don’t always understand until they’ve got problems. We’ve been dealing with these soils long enough to know how to build on them properly.

Absolutely. We do plenty of after-hours and weekend work for businesses that can’t afford downtime during operating hours. Night pours cost more because of overtime rates and lighting requirements, but for many businesses it’s worth it to keep things running during the day. Just give us enough notice to schedule the crew and coordinate concrete delivery — the batching plants need to know ahead of time too.

Properly installed commercial concrete should last 30-50 years in Bundaberg, even with our heat, humidity, and wet seasons. The key is getting the initial installation right — correct mix design, proper curing, adequate reinforcement, and good site prep. After that, basic maintenance like sealing joints and addressing minor cracks early keeps things going strong. We’ve seen commercial floors from the 80s still going strong because they were done right from the start.