Exposed aggregate in Templestowe, 3106
Templestowe means big blocks, long driveways and houses built to be arrived at. The suburb’s stock runs from established 1980s prestige builds on the river side to full rebuilds pushing architectural facades, and both generate the same brief: a driveway long enough to be a feature in its own right, on a slope, finished to match the house. Exposed aggregate is what that brief keeps resolving to, because it is the finish that carries over distance without reading as a paint colour.
Ground conditions
The land falls towards the Yarra in folds, so blocks mix cut, fill and natural grade, and long driveways cross all three. Joint layout and drainage matter more on these blocks than on any flat suburb, and both are planned on the drawings before the quote is fixed.
Stone and paste for Templestowe homes
Long runs reward restraint: a single blend across the full drive, rather than borders and inserts that fight the distance. Blue grey Dromana over charcoal suits the newer architectural stock; the established brick and timber homes near Westerfolds take the warm Castlemaine range. On the steeper approaches the sealer choice protects the grip, and samples are viewed wet and dry on site, because a Templestowe driveway spends its mornings in shade.
Permits and the crossover
Manningham requires a vehicle crossing permit for new or altered crossovers, with deep nature strips and gradient checks part of the assessment. It is identified and lodged with the quote.
What exposed aggregate costs in Templestowe
Templestowe driveways run bigger than the Melbourne average, which works in the metre rate’s favour even as slope works against it. Driveways run $130 to $185 per m², patios and alfresco $140 to $195, paths $130 to $180, resealing $18 to $30 with a minimum charge, and removal and replacement $165 to $220 all in. Price a long drive properly in the calculator; the written quote after a site measure is fixed.
City of Manningham crossovers in Templestowe
Covers Doncaster and Templestowe in our service area. Blocks here are often sloped with a deep nature strip, so the crossover gradient matters: council checks that a standard car will not scrape at the change of grade, and the driveway levels are designed around that from the start.
Nearby suburbs we also cover
Doncaster, Balwyn North. See where we work.