Hard landscaping for reliable structures and controlled project cost
Hard landscaping forms the physical backbone of your outdoor space. Rushed site preparation, ambiguous scopes, or poorly sequenced trades often lead to sinking paths, shifting pavers, and unstable structures.
Modscape eliminates this risk with a single point of contact and an organised workflow from base build-up to final handover. We provide clear scoping and detailed, line-by-line itemised pricing. Once your project parameters are set, fixed-price contracts are standard, ensuring no budget surprises.
Hardscaping Overview:
Hard landscaping including garden retaining walls, sloping retaining walls, driveways, paving, kerbing, and fixed-price delivery.
- Hard landscaping scoping with line-by-line rates and fixed pricing
- Sequenced landscaping and retaining walls work to avoid trade clashes
- Base preparation with geotextile, extra gravel, and compaction
- Garden retaining walls built for soil conditions and water movement
- Engineering and consents coordinated for retaining wall constructions
- Driveway construction: excavate, build base, reinforce, pour concrete
- Vehicle crossings completed as an approved Whanganui Council contractor
- Road corridor permissions and traffic management arranged when required
Modscape NZ is a fencing, concreting and excavation business based in Whanganui, New Zealand, providing residential and commercial fencing, hardscape construction and earthworks services throughout the lower North Island.
Hard landscaping with fixed pricing and managed project delivery
- Hard landscaping forms the structure that makes outdoor areas usable
- Garden retaining walls are built to suit the ground conditions on your site
- Landscaping and retaining walls are sequenced so each stage happens in the right order
Hard landscaping in Whanganui and the Lower North Island
Commercial hard landscaping under one contract
Modscape manages a comprehensive range of heavy exterior installations for multi-unit developments, public spaces, schools, and industrial sites under a single contract. Our capabilities include:
- Infrastructure & Framing: Retaining wall constructions, driveways, kerbing, and paving.
- Perimeter & Features: Fencing, decking, and concrete landscaping.
- Site Assets: Installation of bollards, site furniture, and outdoor structures.
For complex commercial new build landscaping, we handle project variations transparently, run fully compliant sites, and seamlessly coordinate necessary subcontractors like specialised asphalt teams, council approvals and traffic management.
Base preparation and retaining wall engineering
Structural integrity begins below the surface. Before building any driveway, paver asset, or garden retaining walls, we engineer the foundation to suit local ground conditions. Our commercial-grade preparation includes site-specific excavation, gravel sub-bases, geotextile separation, and thorough compaction to prevent future settlement or soft spots.
When tackling complex sloping retaining walls, we identify engineering and council consent requirements early. We assess soil stability and water drainage patterns so your wall is built to last. Modscape will manage the council paperwork, confirm boundary loads, and execute the build to the exact engineering specifications.
If your project includes significant earthworks and excavation, this can be included in the same scope for a single point of management.
Driveways, finishes and road crossings
Maximise your property's accessibility and street appeal with tailored driveways and paving. Our team oversees the entire process—from bulk excavation and boxing to steel reinforcing and concrete placement. We offer a versatile range of premium finishes, including:
- Exposed aggregate, colored, and textured concrete.
- Permeable concrete driveways and eco-friendly paving systems.
- Heavy-duty asphalt installations and resurfacing.
As an approved Whanganui council contractor, Modscape can manage vehicle crossings within the public road corridor, completely taking care of required council consents, corridor permissions, and traffic management on your behalf.
More detail on driveways and paving services is available for those planning a new driveway or considering hardscape upgrades.
More detail on driveways and paving services is available for those planning a new driveway or considering hardscape upgrades.
Yes. Landscaping and retaining walls can be planned as one programme, with excavation, hard landscaping, surface drainage, planting and finishing sequenced together. This reduces gaps between trades and helps keep handovers clean.
For those wanting a full exterior upgrade, see how landscape design services are delivered alongside hardscaping.
Engineering requirements are checked early. Modscape can arrange engineering design and coordinate council paperwork where needed, confirm heights, loads and boundary details, then build to the approved plan.
Yes. Soil conditions, water movement and tie-ins are assessed before work starts. Options are priced and discussed early so the wall is built for the site rather than forced to fit a generic detail.
If your site needs high-end landscape design, view our residential landscape design capabilities for complex sites.
Quotes are fully itemised, with inclusions listed by area or component. Fixed-price contracts are standard unless scope changes. Variations are discussed and priced before work proceeds.
Timeframes depend on access, ground type, drainage and any engineering design or inspections. A programme is provided after a site assessment and progress updates are shared as the work moves through each stage.
To discuss your next project or ask a question, reach out via the contact form.
Hardscaping Summary:
- What: Hard landscaping project delivery with itemised fixed pricing, including base preparation, driveways, paving, and retaining wall constructions with engineering and council coordination.
- Where: Services delivered in Whanganui and across the Lower North Island, including Whanganui Council road corridor vehicle crossings.
- Who for: Commercial clients needing coordinated landscaping and retaining walls for multi-unit developments, schools, retirement villages, and industrial sites.