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Luxe Crete is a premium upper floor flooring upgrade offered by Montgomery Homes. It's a 45mm engineered, glass reinforced concrete panel designed to reduce noise transfer between levels and create a denser, more solid feel underfoot than standard upper-floor construction. It's available as an optional upgrade on eligible Montgomery Homes designs across NSW.
What Upstairs Living Actually Looks Like
A work call happening upstairs while the kids are home from school. A teenager gaming into the night above a parents' bedroom. A newborn finally asleep while the rest of the house carries on downstairs. A parent staying over in the guest room, wanting a good night's sleep.
Every household uses its upper floor differently, but most standard upper floors are built the same way. Luxe Crete is a flooring upgrade for the households who want their floor to keep up with daily life.
What Is Luxe Crete?
Luxe Crete is a 45mm engineered flooring panel, built from a dense, glass-reinforced concrete blend, available as a premium upgrade to your upper floor. It's a denser, more solid alternative to standard upper-floor construction, purpose-built for homes where noise, comfort and everyday liveability upstairs matter as much as downstairs.
Comfort You'll Notice From Day One
This isn't a benefit you wait years to feel, it's there the moment you step inside.
A Quieter Home, Straight Away
Footsteps, voices and everyday noise transfer differently through a denser floor, so upstairs and downstairs can feel more like their own spaces.
A More Solid Feel Underfoot
Less flex and give when you walk across the room, so the floor feels grounded rather than light. Its weight and density bring the same permanent, solid feel you'd expect from a ground floor concrete slab, one level up, rather than the lighter feel typical of standard upper-floor construction.
Fewer Little Annoyances Over Time
A denser, more robust floor is less prone to developing the small quirks, like squeaks or minor movement, that some upper floors can pick up with years of everyday use.
You're not paying now for a benefit you'll only see when you sell. You're paying for a floor that feels different from the first night you sleep in the house.
Why It's Worth the Upgrade
Genuinely Stronger
Luxe Crete is significantly stronger and denser than standard upper-floor materials, giving your upper level a more substantial, solid quality throughout the home.
Quieter Living
Built-in damping helps reduce the transfer of everyday noise between levels, so the different rhythms of your household, work, rest, play, sleep, can coexist more comfortably.
Considered for Wet Areas
Its dense, low-permeability composition makes it a strong choice for bathrooms and wet-area balconies upstairs, alongside the rest of your upper floor.
A More Sustainable Choice
Glass Recycled glass is a genuine part of the Luxe Crete mix, giving new life to material that would otherwise go to waste. It's a small but meaningful detail in a home full of considered choices, and one more reason to feel good about what's underfoot.
Precision-Built, Quality-Checked Before It Reaches Your Home
Every Luxe Crete panel is custom manufactured off-site to the exact measurements of your floorplan. Because each panel is quality assured before it ever leaves the factory, it arrives ready to be craned straight into place on your upper level, rather than fitted and adjusted on site. Fewer variables, tighter tolerances, and a floor that's been checked before it's part of your home.
Natural Temperature Regulation
Luxe Crete's dense composition gives it natural thermal mass. It absorbs heat during the day and releases it gradually overnight as temperatures cool, easing the load on your air conditioning through our hot Australian summers*.
Thermal Mass and Fire-Conscious Materials
Luxe Crete's dense, cement-based composition adds thermal mass to your upper floor, helping to moderate temperature swings between levels. It's also built from non-combustible core materials, giving your upper storey an added layer of fire-conscious construction.
A Faster, More Predictable Build
Luxe Crete isn't just a comfort upgrade, it changes how the build itself runs.
Less Time on Site
Luxe Crete installs in less than half the time of a standard particleboard floor system.
No More Lost Time Screeding
It also cuts out more than a week normally lost screeding bathrooms and balconies during the tiling stage.
Falls Built in at the Factory
Shower and balcony falls are built into the panels before they ever arrive on site, saving time and reducing the potential for human error during installation.
Dead Flat, and Stays That Way
Because it doesn't absorb moisture the way particleboard can, Luxe Crete stays flat and won't move during construction. That means less floor preparation and joint sanding later in the build.
The Feel of a Suspended Slab, Without the Downsides
Luxe Crete gives your upper floor the same solid, grounded feel as a suspended concrete slab, usually reserved for high-end architectural homes, without the usual trade-offs. A conventional suspended slab can come with a hefty price tag, extend construction by two to three months, reduce ceiling height, and introduce further weather-related delays. Luxe Crete delivers a comparable feel underfoot without any of those trade-offs.
Luxe Crete vs Standard Upper Floor Flooring
| Luxe Crete Upgrade | Standard Upper Floor | |
| Material | Glass reinforced concrete panel | Particleboard |
|---|---|---|
| Thickness | 45mm | 22mm |
| Feel underfoot | Dense, solid, minimal flex | Lighter, some flex |
| Noise transfer | Reduced, by design | Standard performance |
| Wet area suitability | Purpose considered | Requires additional waterproofing |
| Installation time | Less than half the time of standard flooring | Standard install time |
| Thermal performance | Natural thermal mass, can help reduce energy use* | No added thermal mass |
| Availability | Premium upgrade, eligible designs | Standard on all builds |
Is Luxe Crete Right for Your Build?
Luxe Crete is available as a premium upgrade across eligible Montgomery Homes designs. It's a great fit if your household includes:
Work-from-home days upstairs while the rest of the family is around
Teens or older kids with their own upstairs routines and hours
A nursery or young kids' bedrooms above a living space
Regular guests or multi-generational living upstairs
Anyone who simply wants their upper floor to feel as solid as the ground floor
Yes. Samples of Luxe Crete are available to see and touch at either of our Montgomery Homes Selections Galleries.
Yes. Luxe Crete gives your upper floor the same solid, grounded feel as a traditional suspended concrete slab, without the added cost, extended build time or reduced ceiling height that a true suspended slab typically involves.
No, it actually speeds the build up. Luxe Crete panels are precision-cut off-site to the exact dimensions of the home, which minimises on-site cutting and helps keep the build on schedule. Luxe Crete installs in less than half the time of a standard particleboard floor system, and because the shower and balcony falls are built into the panels at the factory, it also removes more than a week of screeding time normally needed during the tiling stage.
Luxe Crete is a 45mm glass reinforced concrete panel, denser and more solid than the particleboard used in standard upper-floor construction. It's designed to reduce noise transfer between levels and provide a firmer, more grounded feel underfoot.
Pricing depends on the home design and the areas being upgraded. Speak with a Montgomery Homes consultant for a costing tailored to your build.
No. Luxe Crete is a premium structural flooring upgrade available on eligible Montgomery Homes designs. Montgomery Homes' standard flooring meets all Australian building codes; Luxe Crete is for homeowners who want an upgraded upper floor with additional strength, noise reduction and underfoot solidity.
Luxe Crete is made from a glass reinforced concrete blend that includes a significant proportion of recycled glass, giving new life to material that would otherwise go to waste and adding a genuine sustainability story to your build.
You can see, touch and feel a genuine Luxe Crete sample in person at either of our Montgomery Homes Selections Galleries. Ask your consultant to show you during your Selections Appointment.
Luxe Crete Flooring
Can I see a sample before I decide?
Yes. Samples of Luxe Crete are available to see and touch at either of our Montgomery Homes Selections Galleries.
Does Luxe Crete feel like a concrete slab?
Yes. Luxe Crete gives your upper floor the same solid, grounded feel as a traditional suspended concrete slab, without the added cost, extended build time or reduced ceiling height that a true suspended slab typically involves.
Does upgrading to Luxe Crete add to build time?
No, it actually speeds the build up. Luxe Crete panels are precision-cut off-site to the exact dimensions of the home, which minimises on-site cutting and helps keep the build on schedule. Luxe Crete installs in less than half the time of a standard particleboard floor system, and because the shower and balcony falls are built into the panels at the factory, it also removes more than a week of screeding time normally needed during the tiling stage.
How is Luxe Crete different from a standard upper floor?
Luxe Crete is a 45mm glass reinforced concrete panel, denser and more solid than the particleboard used in standard upper-floor construction. It's designed to reduce noise transfer between levels and provide a firmer, more grounded feel underfoot.
How much does the Luxe Crete upgrade cost?
Pricing depends on the home design and the areas being upgraded. Speak with a Montgomery Homes consultant for a costing tailored to your build.
Is Luxe Crete included as standard in a Montgomery Homes build?
No. Luxe Crete is a premium structural flooring upgrade available on eligible Montgomery Homes designs. Montgomery Homes' standard flooring meets all Australian building codes; Luxe Crete is for homeowners who want an upgraded upper floor with additional strength, noise reduction and underfoot solidity.
What is Luxe Crete made from?
Luxe Crete is made from a glass reinforced concrete blend that includes a significant proportion of recycled glass, giving new life to material that would otherwise go to waste and adding a genuine sustainability story to your build.
Where can I see or feel Luxe Crete in person?
You can see, touch and feel a genuine Luxe Crete sample in person at either of our Montgomery Homes Selections Galleries. Ask your consultant to show you during your Selections Appointment.
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*Thermal mass benefits relate to the physical properties of the Luxe Crete panel itself and have no effect on BASIX (Building Sustainability Index) compliance ratings, which are assessed separately under NSW planning requirements. Speak with your Montgomery Homes consultant for full details.