IBP Paving in Edgewater
Edgewater is about 9 km west of our base in Landsdale, on the western edge of Lake Joondalup. We relay and replace driveways, pave alfresco and pool areas, lay verges within the City of Joondalup's limits and design soakwells that suit each lot's position relative to the lake. Our team has over 20 years of experience laying paving across Perth's north, and every job is covered by a lifetime workmanship warranty.
Living on the edge of Lake Joondalup
The name says it: Edgewater sits on the western edge of Lake Joondalup, and the shoreline is part of Yellagonga Regional Park, with barbecue facilities beside the water. The name was approved in 1974. For homeowners the lake shapes two decisions. The first is drainage, covered below. The second is fire. The Yellagonga fringe may carry bushfire risk, so check your lot on the DFES bushfire prone map, and for houses that face the park we suggest hard, non combustible surfaces against the building, with clay or concrete pavers or natural stone rather than mulch or timber decking close to doors and windows.
Groundwater on the lake side, free draining sand elsewhere
Away from the lake, Edgewater is probably mostly Spearwood sand over Tamala Limestone, yellow sand that compacts well and lets water through quickly. The lake side is different. Lots closest to the shore are likely to have a shallower water table, and in a wet winter it can rise close to soakwell depth. A soakwell sitting in groundwater cannot empty, so on those blocks we dig a test hole first, keep units wide and shallow, and where needed carry water across the lot in grated drains to a soakwell on higher ground.
The coast is around 5 km west, far enough that salt is a minor consideration. Where limestone sits near the surface we take it into account when setting excavation depth for driveways and soakwells.
What the City of Joondalup expects
Under common law and the Local Government Act 1995, the City of Joondalup expects owners to keep stormwater runoff within their property. Its soakwell guidance recommends about one downpipe per 15 square metres of roof, no more than 12 m apart, and gives a six size table of concrete soakwells from 180 to 3100 litres for normal rainfall, each set back from buildings and boundaries by at least its own width.
At the street, the verge needs a 2 percent positive grade over 3.0 m from the kerb, and the maximum driveway gradient inside the lot is 1 in 4. Verge hardstand in brick paving, concrete, poured limestone or synthetic turf is allowed up to 75 m2 or 50 percent of the verge, whichever is less, on standard lots, and 150 m2 or 50 percent on corner lots, with 1 m clear around street trees.
Sources: City of Joondalup, Residential soakwells (stormwater runoff) web page; Crossover Guidelines Residential and Non-Residential (May 2026); Street Verge Guidelines (December 2016, version 2.6).
On any block where the garage sits above or below the street, the gradient limit and the verge grade are worth checking before a driveway is designed. If the crossover is being rebuilt at the same time, the City accepts clay or concrete pavers, coloured or exposed aggregate concrete or flagstone with a grey pre-mix apron and kerb, and pays a one off $375 subsidy for replacing an old bitumen crossover, claimed within six months. Our City of Joondalup soakwell requirements page goes through the drainage side in more detail.
Sources: City of Joondalup, Crossover Guidelines Residential and Non-Residential (May 2026); Verges and crossovers web page.
Mid life paving on 1970s and 1980s homes
Most Edgewater homes probably date from the 1970s and 1980s, which puts their paving somewhere between tired and finished. Where the pavers are sound but the surface has dipped or spread, a relay on a rebuilt, compacted base brings them back. Where they are cracked, thin or patched in mismatched colours, replacement gives a better result. At the back of the house, owners are extending entertaining space into paved alfresco areas, sometimes in granite for a hard wearing finish near a pool, and each new roof brings a matching soakwell.
Suburbs around Edgewater
Edgewater neighbours Joondalup, Heathridge and Beldon, with Woodvale and Kingsley to the east and south. All are part of our service area; see areas we service.
