Concrete Slabs in Ipswich
A new concrete slab under a raised house — for a garage, a laundry, or a full ground-floor extension — runs A$75 to A$150 per square metre plain finish in the Brisbane region, averaging around A$110/m². This page connects you with a QBCC-licensed local contractor.
What concrete slab work in Ipswich actually involves
Brisbane-region rates run A$75 to A$150 per square metre for a plain finish (averaging around A$110/m²), A$90 to A$150/m² for a standard slab, and A$95 to A$200/m² for a coloured finish (What's The Damage, 2026 Brisbane concreting cost guide). In a house-raising context, a slab most often goes in once the house is up and the ground underneath has been prepared — access for the truck and pump is a bigger constraint than on an open block, since the slab is being poured under an occupied house.
Plain, standard and coloured — what changes the price
Site preparation is the other real driver: a dig-out that's already levelled and compacted is a straightforward pour; ground that still needs cutting, filling or drainage work before it will take a slab adds cost before the concrete itself is even ordered. This is one of the areas where a raise-and-build-underneath project is genuinely cheaper done as one sequence than as separate jobs later, since the site prep overlaps.
Pump access under a raised house is tighter than on an open slab-on-ground site, and on Ipswich's narrower older-suburb blocks near the river that can mean a line pump rather than a direct chute — a genuine cost factor your contractor will assess on-site, not a rounding error.
What concrete slab work costs in Ipswich
Plain finish A$75–150/m² (avg ~A$110/m²); coloured A$95–200/m². Full price ranges for the whole project are on the pricing page.
Full price ranges for every job type are on the pricing page. A firm price comes from a site visit — call (07) 3524 0616 or use the quote form.
Concrete Slabs in Ipswich — common questions
How much does a concrete slab cost under a raised house?
Brisbane-region rates run A$75 to A$150 per square metre for a plain finish, averaging around A$110/m². Coloured finishes run A$95 to A$200/m². Site access under an already-raised house is a real cost factor, assessed on a site visit.
Does the slab go in before or after the house is raised?
After — the house needs to be up and held on temporary supports before the ground underneath can be prepared and the slab poured.
What affects truck and pump access under a raised house?
Lift height and how much clear space there is between the ground and the underside of the house both matter — tighter access on some blocks means a line pump rather than a direct chute, which changes the cost.
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