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Standard concrete depth for domestic driveways is 100mm.
Minimum depth of 150mm. Reason being is; they are genuinely heavy traffic areas.
Minimum concrete depth is 150mm.
Minimum concrete depth is 150mm (No steel reinforcing mesh), council permit required.
MPa is a concrete hardness test measured in “megapascals”. We advise a minimum of 20MPa for our driveways.
It is advised as it gives additional strength to the concreted area.
Steel reinforcing bars give additional strength into concrete areas where needed. Also used as dowels to tie old structures and surfaces into new concrete.
Expansion or control joints as also known are cut into the concrete approximately every 3.0 – 3.5 meters to allow the concrete to flex on these cut lines. This minimises the potential cracking risks in your concrete, as the ground expands and contracts with moisture between the seasons.