Driveways. Drainage. Retaining. Excavation.We'll Move Mountains For You
Owner-operated out of Cockatoo. Free on-site quote. Fixed prices. Fully insured.
Up Front & Honest.
Standard prices are below. The fine print here covers the extras: Mobilisation fees, site fees, Service location fees, The rock clause, ect. If any apply, you'll know before we start.
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All prices inc. GST. LM = Lineal Metre, FM = Face Metre, SQM = Square Metre, To maintain our service standards, Pricing may be adjusted periodically to reflect inflation and supply
- 01Machine Mobilisation Fee. $17.99 per kilometre from Cockatoo 3781. Charged once per project. Punch in your post code to our travel calculator on the quote form to calculate costs.
- 02Site establishment fee. If your project cost is below $1750 we charge a site establishment fee of $250.
- 03Service location fee. If we are digging more than 200mm deep and a site assessment has shown the potential for buried gas, power, water or a comms line (NBN/phone/internet) A Service location fee of $395 is required.
- 04Extras. Excavation, Material management and Restricted/Challenging access are quoted additionally of listed prices when required.
- 05Away from home allowance. Projects which take longer than a single working day and are outside a radius of 75kms from Cockatoo 3781 (as the crow flies) will be charged an additional $350 per evening, away from home allowance to cover accommodation/fuel costs.
- 06The Rock Clause. When the ground is Hard packed or Rocky, Jackhammer worthy. If Rock is encountered and plans cannot be adapted around the existing rock under the surface, applicable Prices will increase by 50% to cover additional machinery and labour costs. Or in worst case circumstances the project will be paused and requoted (at the sole discretion of Rock'n Earthworks).
- 07Permits. No road occupation permits (or other relevant council permits) included. Client is advised that the works will require occupation of the road with machinery and or materials. Any council fines incurred due to not obtaining relevant permits in advance will be the responsibility of the client.
- 08Plans and Drawings. All quotes to include photos uploaded as part of the job description, Physical paper scale drawings can be provided at additional cost, priced individually
- 09Payment Terms. 10% deposit to lock in contract, 30% paid on arrival first day on site, 60% paid on completion of quoted works.
- 10Guarantee. All works completed by Rock'n Earthworks Pty Ltd are performed in accordance with industry best practices and comply with the National Construction Code. We operate to all OH&S requirements and are fully insured.
Crushed Rock Driveways$1,999Conditions apply. Price confirmed on-site. All prices inc. GST.
Grade it. Crush it. Crown it.
The driveways other mobs quote high on just to dodge are the ones we want. Long private drives, steep Hills blocks, washed-out access under overhanging trees. The bigger and rougher the job, the more we're your crew, and the better the per-square rate works in your favour.
Eroded driveways don't just look rough. They damage vehicles, block access, and get worse every wet season. A proper restoration starts with what's already there, not a truckload of gravel dumped on top.
Every job includes a drainage assessment. If water is running down your driveway and causing corrugations, we offer a solution to manage the cause before we lay the rock. Otherwise you're paying to watch it completely wash away again next winter.
We grade the existing surface to remove ruts and soft spots. Finished with fresh compacted crushed rock. We the surface so water drains to the edges, not down the middle. Most standard driveways are done in a single day.
Honest truth: no gravel surface lasts forever. A properly crowned driveway with the drainage to back it up will hold its shape for years. Without the drainage, even the best crown sheds rock instead of water, and you'll be re-grading sooner than you'd like. On the day, we'll tell you straight whether a restoration is the right call or whether the drainage needs sorting first.
Want a toppings finish in Coldstream Cream, Tynong Grey or Tuscan Rust? We've got you covered.
Four steps. One day. Done.
We show up.
Free on-site inspection. We measure the area, assess drainage and give you a fixed price on the spot.
Rip it up.
Grade and reshape what's there. Rip out the ruts and strip the soft stuff.
Rock it.
Fresh crushed rock spread and compacted.
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Shape the of the driveway so water runs off the edges, not down the middle.
Rock Options
Blue Metal Rock (blue-grey) or choose Coldstream Rock (Cream, Brown), Tynong Rock (light grey) at additional cost.
or Specialty options available such as toppings or Cement Treated Crushed rock at affordable prices
Drainage Options
Open , and Drainage Solutions offered at affordable prices
Same Day Turnaround
Most standard driveways (up to 100 sqm, roughly 3.4 m x 30 m) are graded, rocked, and compacted in a single day. Larger jobs quoted individually.
$1,999 Minimum Driveway Package of 100 Square Metres
That covers a standard 100 sqm. Past that it gets cheaper by the square, cheaper again over 500, so a big driveway lands well under what the headline makes it look. Site visit confirms the price.
Coverage: 100 sqm of existing crushed rock driveway
Machine Mobilisation Fee: $17.99/km from Cockatoo. Punch in your post code to our travel calculator on the quote form. Charged once per job.
Service: Regraded, crowned, compacted with a vibrating plate, or on Larger projects a smooth drum roller is used.
Material: 5 cubic metres of local crushed rock
Additional area: From $17 per sqm (0.05 Cubic metres of material) Further discounts for projects over 500 square metres
Toppings as Alternative Material Up to 100 Square metres coverage: An extra $800 (5 cubic metres, 50mm Depth) (Coldstream Cream, Tynong Grey, Tuscan Rust)
Additional area with Toppings beyond 100 Square metres: From $25 per Square Metre (0.05 cubic metres of material) Further discounts for projects over 500 square metres
All prices inc. GST.
Retaining Walls Rock Solid
Half the old timber retaining walls in the Ranges are holding back wet clay on a slope that never dries out. When one goes, it fails spectacularly and the whole lot ends up in your driveway or your neighbour's yard. Our Preferred method of retaining is building rock walls utilising local rock and placed by excavator. Constructed by our team of Rock’Sperts. Each Rock locks into the slope. No posts, no panels, no rot. Looks like it belongs in the Ranges because it came from there.
Concrete Sleeper Walls (Disclaimer)
Height doubles, cost triples. A 2 m wall costs roughly three times a 1 metre high wall. Footings go deeper and engineering gets involved, If a shorter wall with proper drainage solves the problem, we'll tell you (1 metre up, 1 metre back orientation)
Walls over 1 metre need a building permit under Victorian Building Regulations. Taller walls or walls near boundaries need engineering certification. We coordinate the engineer, lodge the paperwork, and build to the approved drawings. One bloke from quote to sign-off.
Want the wall that becomes the whole yard’s talking point?
Coldstream feature stone leads our full rock walls range, and every Coldstream build comes with a free Rock That Number.
See the rock walls range
Retaining Solutions
Basalt (Sourced Locally)
From $399 Per (Dirt Neutral, excavated material kept on site, Rock Clause applicable)
Installed on a 60 degree lean back, Which is more than the Organic placement with planting nooks between rocks filled with garden soil (great for planting small natives or ground cover plants).
Looks like it belongs in the Ranges because it came from there.
Basalt Structured Walling (Sourced Locally)
From $450 Per Face Metre (Dirt Neutral, excavated material kept on site, Rock Clause applicable)
20 degree lean back, built like a stone mason would. between joins. 1 metre max height. Further heights achieved with a 1 metre up, 1 metre back orientation.
Concrete Sleeper Wall (Sourced from Quality local suppliers)
From $550 Per Face Metre (Dirt Neutral, excavated material kept on site, Rock Clause applicable)
Charcoal reinforced concrete panels in galvanised steel posts. Plastic Membrane behind the wall and Drainage using 100mm socked Ag pipe, filled to top of wall with 20mm Drainage Rock behind the wall included. 1 metre max height, Further heights achieved with 1 metre up, 1 metre back orientation. Engineered walls priced individually.
Cubes (1 metre cubed)
From $600 Per Cube (Dirt Neutral, excavated material kept on site, Rock Clause applicable)
Bespoke welded mesh cages filled with locally sourced rock. Free-draining by nature, so water pressure never builds. 1 metre max height, Further heights achieved with 1 metre up, 1 metre back orientation.
Sandstone Block Walls with Ag Pipe Drainage
Priced individually
Sandstone block walls with 100 mm socked ag drainage behind.
Other Rock Varieties (Locally Sourced)
Priced individually
Slate, Granite, Dacite and Mudstone we have you covered.
Site visit to confirm pricing. Walls over 1 m need a building permit. All prices inc. GST.
Drainage Is Half The Job
The Dandenong Ranges receive 1,000 to 1,400 mm of rain annually, roughly double that of inner Melbourne suburbs. Water is the number one reason driveways erode, Without proper drainage, every job we do is temporary. We will inspect and assess each project to ensure correct drainage and water management is achieved
Open Drain (Best used in large open areas)
From $10 Per Lineal Metre (Excavated material kept on site, Rock Clause applicable)
A Drain cut into the natural earth to provide a channel for water to flow, average size 300mm deep by 450mm wide
(Best used in large open areas where a level natural look is preferred)
From $40 Per Lineal Metre (Excavated material kept on site, Rock Clause applicable)
Open Swale Drain filled to ground level with 20-40mm Drainage rock, cut into the natural earth to provide a channel for water to flow, average size 300mm deep by 450mm wide
Ag Drain (Best used for smaller areas or areas with high water flow)
From $60 Per Lineal Metre (Excavated material kept on site, Rock Clause applicable)
Ag Drain Cut into the natural earth to provide a channel for water flow, using 100mm socked Ag pipe and filled to ground level with 20mm Drainage Rock, average size 300mm deep by 300mm wide
River Pebbles (Average sizing 20mm-50mm)
From $59 Per Square Metre
Spread to 80 mm depth. Decorative finish over swale, French or ag drainage.
Site visit to confirm pricing. All prices inc. GST.
From the Ground Up
Stairs that don't slip. Boundary markers people remember. Seating rocks where you actually sit. Plus the soils, mulch, edging and natives to soften the stone.
Sandstone Landscape Stairs (Sourced Locally)
From $660 Per Step (Excavated material kept on site, Rock Clause Applicable)
190 mm riser, 180 mm sawn Sandstone stepper averaging 1 meter width, 350 mm minimum tread depth. Installed on a compacted crushed rock base with a 10 mm fall for water shedding. Approx. 250 kg per step.
Sandstone Landscape Seating (Sourced Locally)
From $990 Per Block (Excavated material kept on site, Rock Clause Applicable)
500 mm high x 500 mm deep x 1000 mm long (average size) sawn Sandstone blocks (5 sawn sides). Installed on a compacted crushed rock base. Approx. 600 kg per block.
Rock Your Number
$440
Single Basalt Feature Rock (Average size 700 mm high x 700 mm wide) With your house number attached. Brushed 316 Marine stainless silver steel 150 mm tall numerals. Installed on a crushed rock base on your boundary
Up to two numerals included ($35 per additional numeral)
Rock That Number
$540
Single Coldstream Feature Stone (Average size 700 mm high x 700 mm wide) With your house number attached. Brushed 316 Marine stainless silver steel 150 mm tall numerals. Installed on a crushed rock base on your boundary
Up to two numerals included ($35 per additional numeral)
Premium Lawn Soil (Sourced from Local Garden Supplies)
From $28 Per Square Metre
Coverage of 80mm in depth, Spread, Compacted and Graded. Minimum order of 10 square metres
Organic Mix Garden Bed Soil (Sourced from Local Garden Supplies)
From $26 Per Square Metre
Coverage of 100mm in depth, Spread. Minimum order of 10 square metres
WoodChip Mulch (Sourced from local saw mills and Garden Supplies)
From $20 Per Square Metre
Coverage of 50mm in depth, Spread. Minimum order of 10 square metres
Native Planting Package (12 Plants, grown locally) Subject to availability
From $400
3x Grevillea Lanigera mt Tamboritha form, 3x Correa nummulariifolia
Small Natives (Growing an averaging 300mm-500mm in height) installed
3 x Myoporum fine leaf form, 3x Cushion bushes Scleranthus biflorus,
Ground Covers (Growing an averaging 150mm-200mm in height) Installed
All plants considered Nontoxic to Humans and Pets
100mm Garden Edging (Sourced from Robot Steel Australia)
From $65 Per Lineal Metre Installed (Rock Clause applicable)
100mm x 3mm Corten Steel Edging, 2x 270mm Corten Steel Pegs per metre
200mm Garden Edging (Sourced from Robot Steel Australia)
From $175 Per Lineal Metre Installed (Rock Clause applicable)
200mm x 3mm Corten Steel Edging, 2x 350mm Corten Steel Pegs per metre
Driveway Complete (Blue steel)
From $65 Per Square Metre, Installed (Excavated material kept on site, Rock Clause Applicable) Discounted price of $50 per square metre when purchasing over 100 squares
40mm Crushed rock (0.1 cubic metres) compacted to a depth of 80mm
20mm Crushed rock (0.05 cubic metres) compacted to a depth of 40mm
Driveway with Toppings, Complete (Coldstream Cream, Tynong Grey, Tuscan Rust)
From $105 Per Square Meter, Installed (Excavated material kept on site, Rock Clause Applicable) Discounted price of $80 per square metre when purchasing over 100 squares
40mm Crushed rock (0.1 cubic metres) compacted to a depth of 80mm
20mm Crushed rock (0.03 cube) compacted to a depth of 60mm
10mm toppings (0.05 cube) compacted to a depth of 40mm
Crushed Rock Paths (Blue steel)
From $40 per square metre, Installed (Excavated material kept on site, Rock Clause Applicable) Discounted price of $32 per square metre when purchasing over 100 squares
20mm Crushed rock (0.1cubic Metre) compacted to a depth of 80mm
Toppings Paths (Coldstream Cream, Tynong Grey, Tuscan Rust)
From $70 Per Square Metre, Installed (Excavated material kept on site, Rock Clause Applicable) Discounted price of $56 per square metre when purchasing over 100 squares
20 mm Crushed rock (0.05cube) compacted to a Depth of 40mm
10mm Toppings (0.05cube) compacted to a depth of 40mm
Amphitheatre, Fire Pit & Dry River Bed
Priced individually
Larger feature builds. Quoted on inspection because the size, slope and finish change every time.
Site visit to confirm pricing. All prices inc. GST.
Excavation & Site Prep
Most of the Ranges consists of volcanic rock with saturated clay on top. Dig 300 mm and you're into red-brown loam that turns to glue when it's wet. Dig a metre and you're hitting rock. We run compact machines suitable for challenging access restrictions.
Have you been told it's too hard? We take Impossible To impressionable
Every site is different. We quote excavation on-site based on access, soil type, and scope.
Site Cuts &
Cutting flat platforms into hillsides so you can maximise usable space. Steep grades and tricky access. That's a normal job for us.
Move soil around the site instead of trucking it offsite. Saves you tip fees and keeps heavy trucks off our narrow local roads.
Land Clearing
Vegetation removal, stump removal, topsoil strip. Council overlays (VPO, BMO) aren't a problem. We know what needs a permit and what doesn't.
Trenching for Services
Footings, water mains, gas, electrical conduit, stormwater, septic. We Dial Before You Dig every job. Service location when required. No surprises under the bucket.
Shed, Arena & Water Tank Pads
Level pads for sheds, horse arenas, and water tanks. Proper prep, compaction, and drainage.
Path & Driveway Builds
Crushed rock paths and complete new driveways from scratch. Topping finishes in Coldstream Cream, Tynong Grey or Tuscan Rust. Quoted to your site, slope and finish.
Lettuce Rock Up & Sort It
If your driveway's losing rock, your wall's leaning, or water's pooling, don't wait for the next big wet. Book a free quote and we'll tell you what needs fixing.