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Concreters in Tasmania 2026, Concrete Driveway, Slab and Path Costs and How to Find a Licensed Tasmanian Concretor
Tasmania concreting guide 2026: how much concrete driveways, slabs and paths cost in Tasmania, how to find a CBOS licensed concretor, and what to know about cold climate concreting in Hobart and Launceston.
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Concreters in Tasmania 2026
Tasmania has an established concreting industry. Concreting work forming part of a structural slab in Tasmania must be carried out by a CBOS-licensed building contractor. Verify licences at cbos.tas.gov.au. Concreting contractors should carry public liability insurance and residential building work insurance applies to work over $20,000.
How Much Does Concreting Cost in Tasmania 2026?
- Plain concrete driveway (40m2, supply and lay), typically $3,800-$7,600 in Tasmania
- Exposed aggregate concrete driveway (40m2), typically $4,800-$9,600 in Tasmania
- Coloured concrete driveway (40m2, supply and lay), typically $4,300-$8,800 in Tasmania
- Concrete path (1.2m wide, per lineal metre, supply and lay), typically $68-$136 per metre in Tasmania
- Concrete house slab (120m2, supply and pour), typically $16,500-$29,000 in Tasmania
- Concrete shed slab (6m x 9m, 100mm, supply and pour), typically $3,200-$6,400 in Tasmania
- Concrete retaining wall (per lineal metre, supply and form), typically $300-$655 per metre in Tasmania
- Concrete removal / demolition (per m2), typically $43-$86 per m2 in Tasmania
Cold Climate and Frost Considerations for Tasmanian Concreting
CBOS-licensed Tasmanian concretors carry public liability insurance. Tasmania's cool climate, with Hobart averaging winter minimums below 5°C and regular frosts in inland and elevated areas, requires careful cold weather concreting management. Freshly poured concrete must be protected from overnight frost during the curing period in Tasmanian winters, frost blankets and accelerating admixtures are standard tools for Tasmanian concretors working in cooler months. Concrete driveways in Tasmania should be sealed to protect against moisture penetration and freeze-thaw spalling, particularly in Hobart's hillside suburbs and Launceston where cold and frost are more pronounced. Dolerite rock (common in Hobart and surrounds) is extremely hard and requires specialist rock breaking equipment for excavations, this adds significant cost to concreting projects on dolerite sites.
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