

Driveways, rear access strips, courtyards and granny flat paths laid throughout Bankstown, built for narrow blocks and long runs.
Bankstown is full of solid post-war brick homes on deep, narrow blocks, and that shape dictates the paving. The classic job here is a driveway running the full length of the block to a garage or granny flat at the rear, squeezed between the house wall and the boundary fence. Getting it right means setting the levels so water sheds toward the street or a drain rather than into the neighbour or against the brickwork you are running alongside.
Secondary dwellings have reshaped a lot of Bankstown backyards. When a granny flat goes in, the paved access has to be wide enough for daily use, drain properly and often needs a hardstand for an extra car. We build those runs on the same compacted base we would use for a main driveway, because a strip that only ever sees one vehicle still gets loaded in exactly the same wheel path every single day.
Vehicle crossings around Bankstown are approved by Canterbury-Bankstown Council, and the older laybacks here are often worn or sitting at a level that no longer matches the road. If the crossing needs rebuilding that goes through council first and we bring the internal paving up to match. Inside the boundary we keep the finished surface below the damp course, use stabilised jointing sand and cut in edge restraints so a long narrow driveway does not spread at the sides.
Every Bankstown job is quoted after a free on-site measure, and you get a fixed written quote before we book the work in. Call 0492 879 796 to arrange yours.
Full-length runs to a rear garage, set out with a crossfall so water leaves before it reaches the back of the block.
Paved paths and parking for secondary dwellings, built to driveway base standard rather than path standard.
Small paved courtyards behind Bankstown homes, drained to a pit or garden bed instead of ponding at the door.
Hardstands for a second car, boat or trailer, with a reinforced base under the wheel paths.
Rebuilding worn aprons where the old layback no longer matches the driveway, once council approval is in place.
Concrete haunching along paved edges so narrow driveways hold their shape and the joints stay tight.
A Bankstown driveway is priced on measured area, excavation depth, the finish you choose and how much old concrete needs breaking out. Long narrow runs also take more time per square metre because machinery access is restricted. We do a free on-site measure and issue a fixed written quote that separates demolition, base and paving.
On a narrow Bankstown block we normally set a single crossfall so water runs to one side of the driveway and then down toward the street, and we install a grated channel drain at any low point where it cannot escape. What we avoid is letting runoff drain onto the neighbouring property or pool against the house wall, since both cause problems later.
For pedestrian access, one metre is workable and 1.2 metres is comfortable with bins. If a car has to reach a rear parking pad, allow around three metres of paved width plus room to swing at the turn. We mark it out on site at Bankstown properties so you can walk it before we start digging.
A courtyard or granny flat path is usually one to two days. A full-length driveway takes four to six days because there is more excavation, more base to compact and more spoil to remove through a narrow side access. Concrete needs about a week of curing before vehicles use it, and the schedule is confirmed in the quote.
Yes, if the pavers themselves are in good order. We lift the affected area, dig out the soft spot underneath, replace it with compacted road base, re-screed and relay the original pavers. If the whole surface is rippling, the base failed everywhere and a full rebuild is the honest recommendation.
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