Brisbane crews and industrial machinery, working across the border from Tweed Heads to Ballina, Byron Bay and Lismore. Polished concrete, honed finishes, epoxy and floor preparation for homes, rebuilds, cafes and sheds.
Two things shape floors in this region. Salt, because the strip from Tweed to Lennox Head sits right on the water and a coating that fails in that air is an expensive lesson. And water, because the Richmond and Wilsons rivers have put a lot of slabs under, and the rebuild changed what people want underfoot.
Mechanically polished concrete answers both. It is the slab itself, not a film on top, so there is nothing to lift, chalk or write off. We cover Tweed Heads through Byron and Ballina down to Lismore and Casino, and inland to Bangalow and Mullumbimby.
One team, every finish, from a Byron Bay renovation to a Casino workshop slab. Tap a finish to see how it works and where it fits.
Matte, low-sheen honed concrete for driveways, patios and pool surrounds. The default outdoor choice from Kingscliff to Lennox Head, because it grips underfoot when wet and holds up in salt air.
Honed Concrete Overview
Clear, solid colour and flake epoxy for garages, sheds and rural workshops. Hoses out, shrugs off oil and fertiliser, and takes the traffic a working shed near Casino or Alstonville puts through it.
Epoxy Flooring Overview
Cafes and retail through Byron and Ballina, plus sheds and light industry around Lismore and South Murwillumbah. Non-slip grades, line marking, and staging that works around trade hours.
Commercial & Industrial Overview
Diamond grinding, levelling and coating removal. Also the first step on flood-affected slabs, taking off the silt line and staining before a new floor goes down.
Concrete Grinding OverviewFrom a Bangalow renovation to a Ballina warehouse, the same crew handles it.
Hinterland builds around Bangalow and Mullumbimby, beach houses at Lennox Head, and a lot of flood rebuilds through Lismore and the Richmond Valley. Polished concrete suits all three, because there is no carpet or floating floor to pull up next time water gets in.
Cafes and retail through Byron Bay and Ballina, offices at Tweed Heads, and sheds and light industry around Lismore, Casino and South Murwillumbah. Polished showroom slabs through to forklift-rated epoxy, staged so you keep trading.
Plenty of Northern Rivers jobs get quoted by someone who then hires a local. We bring our own crew and machines down from Eagle Farm.
Tweed Heads is a short run from our base, and we schedule Ballina, Byron and Lismore work together so travel is not loaded onto one job.
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We honed the concrete right through the external areas at Tweed City and inside the walkway to the Hoyts cinemas. A full stone exposure honed finish, ground back and sealed, over a centre that stays open seven days.
Retail centres are a hard test for a floor. It has to grip when wet, take trolleys and thousands of feet a day, and be worked on in stages so shops keep trading. Honed concrete handles all three, and because the finish is ground into the slab rather than coated on top, there is nothing to peel or re-apply.
Backpacker traffic is about as hard as a floor gets. Wheeled luggage, wet feet off the beach, sand through the door all day and a reception that never really closes. We polished the ground floor through reception and the common areas.
Polished concrete suited it because there is nothing to lift or replace. Sand gets swept, water gets mopped, and the floor keeps the light moving through a tall, glassy space instead of soaking it up.
Recent homes, fit-outs and industrial floors from around the Northern Rivers and Tweed.
We cover Northern NSW from Tweed Heads down through Byron Bay, Ballina and Lennox Head to Lismore, Casino and Grafton, and inland to Bangalow, Mullumbimby and Alstonville. Homeowners, builders and businesses, with every floor backed by our QBCC licence and 15+ years on the tools.
Mechanically polished concrete is the slab you already own, ground and refined through progressively finer diamonds until it reaches the sheen you choose. Nothing is applied on top, so there is no film to lift or yellow. You pick how much stone shows, from a smooth cream finish through to full aggregate, and the gloss level from matte to high. For a faster, lower-cost result we also offer grind and seal, which is a coating over a ground slab and a good fit for lower-traffic spaces.
A lot of Lismore, Coraki and Woodburn homes came out of the 2022 floods with the slab intact and everything on top of it ruined. Once a slab is dry and moisture tested, grinding takes off the silt line and staining that soaked into the surface, and what is underneath is usually sound. The appeal is what happens next time: there is no carpet, underlay or floating floor to write off, and a polished slab hoses out and dries.
From Kingscliff to Lennox Head the salt gets into everything, and coatings that were specified inland do not always last. Honed concrete is the outdoor standard here because it is ground, not coated, and it grips when wet. Indoors, mechanically polished concrete has no film to chalk or peel. Where a coating is genuinely the right answer, on a shed floor or a garage, we specify UV stable systems rather than a general purpose epoxy. Our commercial epoxy flooring is built for forklifts, racking and steady foot traffic, finished with line marking, bunding and slip resistance to match the use. Showrooms and hospitality often go polished or grind and seal instead. We programme the work around your hours so trade keeps moving.
Most jobs start here. Our concrete grinding service levels slabs and strips tiles, glue, paint and old coatings, whether that is prep for a new floor, a lease-end make-good on a Ballina industrial unit, or the first stage of a flood rebuild. Where a slab needs building back up, a feather finish smooths it before coating.
Sun, sand and a serious wet season are hard on outdoor surfaces. Honed concrete is ground back and sealed for grip and UV resistance, which is why it is our default for driveways, patios, paths and pool surrounds along the coast. A high gloss finish outdoors looks good in a photo and is a hazard in the rain.
Bare concrete here cops salt air, pool splash and a heavy wet season. Sealing it, with either a penetrating sealer or a grind and seal finish, stops driveways, garage slabs and polished floors staining and dusting. On the coast treat it as maintenance rather than a one-off: a reseal every few years is what keeps a slab looking new.
Mechanically polished concrete (MPC) is more than a finish. Grinding and densifying the slab through progressively finer diamonds hardens the surface so it ends up around ten times harder than untreated concrete, which is why it wears so well in busy Northern Rivers homes, cafes and shopfronts. You choose the look, from a smooth cream finish through to full stone exposure, and matte through to high gloss, and where slip is a concern we work a non-slip grit into the sealer. Once a commercial and industrial staple, polished concrete is now a first choice in homes here, chosen over tile and timber for kitchens, bathrooms and entries.
Not sure how a colour or finish will look in your own space? Visit our Eagle Farm showroom to see and feel real polished, honed and epoxy samples, and use our virtual-reality setup to preview finishes in a room like yours. Not making the trip to Brisbane? Take the 360-degree showroom tour online and explore the options from anywhere.
What you pay turns on three things: how big the floor is, what state the slab is in, and the finish you choose. Clear or solid colour epoxy and grind and seal are the value end, while decorative flake and a full mechanically polished floor sit at the premium end. Our free cost calculator gives a fast estimate, or send your details for a 48-hour no-obligation quote on your Northern NSW floor.
"We just had our downstairs floors done in semi-exposed and we are very happy with the outcome. Ethan was fantastic, very efficient and knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend."
"Great communication, completed faster than expected, professional team and an excellent MPC floor at the end."
"Team have been very helpful and prompt with any questions and responses I have raised. No hassles with any problems and a very professional company to deal with. The patio looks so much better."
Give us a quick rundown of the slab and the finish you are after, and within 48 hours you will have honest guidance and a no-obligation quote for your Northern NSW floor.
We cover the Tweed and Northern Rivers, from Tweed Heads and Kingscliff south through Ocean Shores and Byron Bay to Ballina, and inland to Bangalow and Murwillumbah. Ballina is our southernmost regular run. If your town is not listed, ask anyway.
Yes. Tweed Heads is under an hour from our Eagle Farm base and we run crews down through Ballina, Byron Bay and Lismore regularly. It is a scheduled run rather than a favour, so you get the same machines and the same crew that work our Brisbane jobs, not a local subcontractor.
Often yes, and it is the question we get most from Lismore and the Richmond Valley. Once a slab has dried and been moisture tested, grinding removes the silt line and staining that soaked into the surface, and what is underneath is usually sound. The real appeal is next time: there is no carpet, underlay or floating floor to write off, and a polished slab hoses out and dries.
Salt is hard on coatings, so for exposed sites at Byron, Lennox Head and Kingscliff we favour honed concrete outdoors and UV stable systems where a coating is genuinely needed. Mechanically polished concrete is not a coating at all, so there is no film to lift or chalk in coastal air.
There is no hard minimum, but a single small room is not economical on its own because the machinery has to be floated down regardless. Most Northern Rivers work is a whole house, a shed, a cafe fitout or a commercial slab. If your job is small, ask when we are next in your area and we may fit it around a nearby job.
