What did you pay for your slab?

[Anotherguy]

I am in the process of getting a 30' x 52' pole barn built and was kinda shocked at the cost of concrete. I am waiting on two more quotes currently to see if the builders price is on par.

I am curious as to what others paid. Mine will be 1560 sq ft, 4" base with 4" slab, 3500 psi, fiber strand and saw cuts. It also includes a 3' x 24' apron. I was quoted $10,500. Does this seem right?

 

[moserjj]

40x56, 6" 4000psi, rebar, saw cut, one floor drain (they provided and installed), $9600

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[Anotherguy]

40x56, 6" 4000psi, rebar, saw cut, one floor drain (they provided and installed), $9600

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Wow! Thanks for the info

 

[jbwilkins]

Wow! Thanks for the info

It's all relates to where you are and what the concrete/labor market is in your area.......

 

[383 240z]

Mine was 36x24, I shoveled and spread the gravel and built the frost walls. The concrete was 6" thick, fiber and steel mesh reinforced. No drains, machine finished to very smooth
My bill was about $1600 for material, and $1600 for labor. This was about 6-7 years ago in a rural part of western Pennsylvania.

 

[lakeroadster]

I am in the process of getting a 30' x 52' pole barn built and was kinda shocked at the cost of concrete. I am waiting on two more quotes currently to see if the builders price is on par.

I am curious as to what others paid. Mine will be 1560 sq ft, 4" base with 4" slab, 3500 psi, fiber strand and saw cuts. It also includes a 3' x 24' apron. I was quoted $10,500. Does this seem right?

Where are you located? Makes a big difference.

My 30 x 44 slab was 5" thick, 4,000 psi, angel hair fiber and 6 x 6-W2.9 x W2.9 wire mesh set on concrete dobies and control joints cut within 12 hours.. it was $8,500. That's $6.44 sq/ft.

But price per sq ft doesn't mean much... you have to look at slab thickness, reinforcing metal, sub - grade prep, concrete strength, etc.

Quotes ranged from $6,600 to $11,400. Where we live good contractors are scarce.

 

[PWC Repair]

Everything i got quotes on while doing mine were cost of the materials times 2. None were higher some were cheaper. I also was in shock when i got ready for concrete. Ended up doing a lot of it myself. But then again, all together i have 52 yards in mine.

 

[Anotherguy]

Where are you located? Makes a big difference.

My 30 x 44 slab was 5" thick, 4,000 psi, angel hair fiber and 6 x 6-W2.9 x W2.9 wire mesh set on concrete dobies and control joints cut within 12 hours.. it was $8,500. Quotes ranged from $6,600 to $11,400. Where we live good contractors are scarce.

That's so good info even though 75% of that was foreign language to me I am in Richmond Va so I would assume that competition would keep the cost down.

Everything i got quotes on while doing mine were cost of the materials times 2. None were higher some were cheaper. I also was in shock when i got ready for concrete. Ended up doing a lot of it myself. But then again, all together i have 52 yards in mine.

That's a good rule of thumb to know. I will call some local cement plants to see how much the product costs. Thanks!

 

[Anotherguy]

Mine was 36x24, I shoveled and spread the gravel and built the frost walls. The concrete was 6" thick, fiber and steel mesh reinforced. No drains, machine finished to very smooth
My bill was about $1600 for material, and $1600 for labor. This was about 6-7 years ago in a rural part of western Pennsylvania.

I would be dancing if I got that price haha

 

[ptgb]

24x32 - 4" - with mesh - drain - saw cuts - $5,000 a couple years ago.

 

[Rusty Bolt]

1,810 square feet building footprint, 6 inches thick. 2 pours. Roughly 66 yards total. Starting November 2017.

$21,365 for slab, footers, concrete pumper (twice), fibermesh, hot water and other accelerators (~freezing during pour), blankets, saw cuts, foundation bolts, curing sealer, and some rebar in the footings. Concrete guy also ordered a richer mix due to the cold.

Dirtwork was about $10,000; excavate to 30 inches, bring in and compact fill, bring in water line, and connect to sewer. Fill ranged from 2 to 18 inches over the original ground level.

I provided steel mesh to tie PEX for hydronic heat, 2" insulation for slab, and vapor barrier. I installed the vapor barrier, slab insulation, steel mesh, tied the PEX to the mesh, and put the mesh on "dobies" (pieces of cement pavers left over from another project).

Rough plumbing under the slab for a bathroom and a sink was $1,760 and a survey for lot line setback was $810.

That's $33,935 excluding the stuff that I provided. I probably provided less than $4,000 in materials. 33,935/1,810 = $18.75 per square foot.

Tradesman and scarce and busy around here. Curse you Tesla with your gigafactory!

I tried to get this project going back in June. The slab is sitting there waiting for framers. If the weather holds, the framers should show up in about 3 weeks. My contractor wants enough calm weather to frame the walls and get the trusses on so the walls don't blow out. It gets breezy around here. The design wind speed here is 125 MPH (i.e. cat 3 hurricane) which affects the size of the footings. We also have 41 psf for snow load.

After my general contractor got time to work on my project, it took about 6 weeks to find someone to do the dirt work. I lucked out that the concrete guy had an opening shortly after the dirt work was done or I might still be looking at a bare pad.

Your bid of ~$6 per square foot sounds like a steal to me but it all depends on the market where you are.

 

[TractorJeff]

I think mine was around $6 a square foot?
Don't remember but had the same issue of finding a "Good" Concrete guy who had the time available in his schedule.
Mine went in 30 days before the ground froze.
Limited sun, lots of natural moisture, cured slow.

 

[1953mercury]

Mine was 2100 sf, 5" pour, 4000psi. I did all the prep, stone, grading, forms, drains, about 50% of the rebar, on an 18" grid, and cut all of the expansion joints. All labor and materials (except mine), power troweled finish, totaled right at 9k. Mike

 

[Garagetime]

Mine is 26x32 floating slab 6 inch 4,000 PSI rebar June 2016 was $4,600

 

[RPH]

2700 square feet, base included, 5 inches of 4000# concrete. Power troweled smooth.
Flat $10k.

 

[climb.on]

Floating slab for shop 1728 sq. ft. (36'x48')
18" x 20" perimeter grade beam with 4--1/2" rebar continuous with 1/2" stirrups.
4000 lb test concrete 5" thick with 3/8" rebar 2' on center
4" foam installed on vertical face of grade beam, 2" foam to extend out 4' outside grade beam and under entire slab.

$15,720

This was about the lowest bid and ranged on up to well over 20k. The contractor did an OK job. There was a reason they were the lowest.

 

[minytrker]

$125/yd here for concrete. For my 24x68 shop with 25x68 apron in the front and 5x25 apron in the back plus all the dirt work I spent close to $50k. I needed alot of dirt and also have 6" concrete in half the shop and apron. I also have a 20x25 concrete ramp in front of one bay.

 

[nodoor]

$7 a square foot

 

[T_R]

24x24 576 sq feet 4" thick with mesh and rebar around the perimeter. $3000 in Maine.

 

[PWC Repair]

Anotherguy, forgot to mention that I found my slab guy on Facebook after wifey posted a request and he was recommended by many different folks. Also did some extra for me and was still quite a bit cheaper than the others.

 

[Anotherguy]

Thanks for all the input guys. I can see prices are all over the place for sure. I should be getting another quote coming through today and will update with that price.

 

[ctfortner]

I was searching for this cause I was curious also. My next step is the slab but the weather is hosing me up.

But my quote from a very reputable guy is 40x40 (1600 ft), 4.5" thick, 4000 psi limestone/red sand, fiber and air entrained concrete, HD wire mesh sheets (not the roll), turn down footing, #4 rebar in perimeter footing, 6 mil vapor barrier, excavated, compacted, power trowel finish, saw cut joints, termite treated. $8100 comes out to $5/ft. He has figured it to be around 27 yards.

Any additional Apron/flatwork is $3.50/ft total.

This sounds pretty good to yall?

 

[MFortie]

Mine was between $7 - $8 per square foot...

 

[jgiles101982]

I am in the process of getting a 30' x 52' pole barn built and was kinda shocked at the cost of concrete. I am waiting on two more quotes currently to see if the builders price is on par.

I am curious as to what others paid. Mine will be 1560 sq ft, 4" base with 4" slab, 3500 psi, fiber strand and saw cuts. It also includes a 3' x 24' apron. I was quoted $10,500. Does this seem right?

From what I have seen around here is the labor close to what the concrete is. I just called a few days ago and 3,000 psi is $113/yd + $5/yd if you want the small fiber mixed in. I'm no concrete guy and I respect what they do but pouring inside a pole barn there really isn't any forming so I believe I can handle the majority of it. I am planning to build a 30' x 60' pole barn myself & I will do the prep work myself and just pay someone to finish it. I'm figuring I'll have about 5k in the total slab, maybe 6 tops!

 

[haptiq]

Dont want to beat a dead horse here but I saw you are in richmond VA. Im just south of Hampton roads prices should be similar. Lots of prices for my 1080 sqft pour 9/2016 were in the 7 to 10 per square ft. I ended up doing all the dirtwork, plastic and remesh myself. Called the concrete plant and asked if he knew a guy, he did. Ended up with 6 inch thick slab 4000 psi for 2.67 a square foot power trowelled smooth. Worth a shot to ask your local dispatch.

That fella also dug my footer laid rebar and poured it for 500 bucks, I bought the concrete


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[ronzmtrwrx]

This cost me 20k. It’s a 50 x 60 at 6” thick. 83 yards including footing pour. Drilled into existing floor and rebar driven in. Upright and linear rebar in footing. Wire panels tied together in floor. This also included almost 30” of crushed gravel built up on slope and vibratory compacted. Floor done in two pours. This also included tearing out and hauling off 1000 sf of old slab.

 

[James-W]

My garage is 24X36 and I had an old one car garage there before building the new larger one. I had a guy come and remove the old one car garage, he wanted it for a shed. The concrete guys ripped out the old concrete, dug down a few feet and put in sand and packed it down, added more sand and packed it down, etc, etc. They dug down all around the building to poor the stem wall which goes down about 4 feet. The cost of the removal of the old concrete, the prep of the ground for the new garage, the pouring of the new concrete along with the approach, was a little less than $7,000.

 

[DieselSJ]

30x30, 4", 3500psi with fiber, 12"x12" footer with 2 runs rebar around entire perimeter. The only prep I did was a basic level with my tractor - they dug the footer, framed it, set rebar, everything all in was right at $5k.

 

[Uncle Fester]

34x32 stem wall, footer and floor was about $9k in Phoenix

 

[Anotherguy]

So i have a better price now and completely changed the slab. Now its 2049 sq ft, rebar, mesh, 4" thick 4000psi. The job is costing $7600 icluding everything. So $3.71 a foot.

 

[tinysparky]

40x72x4" - rebar, rebar work, finishing, cutting 10,450
here in WA.

CONCRETE FLOOR ((A))=Rebars, Concrete, pump, Finishing Smooth.
Work Performance:-(1) tig rebars #4.
(2) Order Cement (floor mix)
(3)Order line pump.
(4)Pour cement and shoot level.
(5)Finishing floats.
(6) Smooth finishing .
(7)Final Smooth out finish ( 3times slide inside)
(8)Clean up.
LABOUR AND MATERIALS =$10450.00
(B) Only Cement and pump with labour
LABOUR AND MATERIALS =$8795.00


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[Retroman]

As a PM/Estimator for a concrete and concrete cutting company I can tell you prices vary widely by region. For a regular slab with turn down edges 4" of what we call "type II" base material 4" thick 4500 psi concrete with mesh we charge $5.00 to $5.50 a SF if you want stem-walls and a footing price just goes up from there.

Of course you will always pay more for licensed, insured company and get in our state a 1 year warranty and 10 year structural warranty. You can always find some guys to do it on the side and just pay the labor and you pick up all the material.

Remember the thinner the slab the the more joints you need to sawcut to control the cracks

 

['68 Chevelle]

Wow, y'all aren't kidding about prices varying widely. I had a 30' * 60' slab poured in December, it took 50 cubic yards to complete. At 4,000 psi, the cost was $158/yd! I did all the footer, rebar, wire mesh and vapor barrier work and the subcontractor just handled the pour and finishing work to include the cuts. Total cost was just under $14k, which is about the same price as the Mueller steel building I put on top of it. This is in the Charlotte, NC, area where it seems everyone is building.

 

[like2wheel]

Wow, y'all aren't kidding about prices varying widely. I had a 30' * 60' slab poured in December, it took 50 cubic yards to complete. At 4,000 psi, the cost was $158/yd! I did all the footer, rebar, wire mesh and vapor barrier work and the subcontractor just handled the pour and finishing work to include the cuts. Total cost was just under $14k, which is about the same price as the Mueller steel building I put on top of it. This is in the Charlotte, NC, area where it seems everyone is building.

Is my math right?
9" thick??

 

[carryallman]

first off -id get in writing -what happens if a screw up happens -who is to blame & make it right ??what if the finish is bad ?or concrete blows up -on the finish?? when mine was poured -i was out of town& my youngest son was there - after about 2 trucks of concrete was poured -it rained & 1 truck was buried in driveway & another was buried -trying to back around the first one,crew 4x4 pick-ups was trying to pull concrete truck out !!! luckly my son run -off some of the crew& trucks -they did bring concrete to bldg by bobcats -what a mess -if i had been - i would not have let them pour concrete with a chance of rain -luckily the pour turned out great -when set -up -but my drive way needed about 1 yr of work to fix -PLUS many tons of rock ! them cement trucks mashed every bit of gravel to china- i should of billed concrete man!!!! he went out of business about 3 months later

 

[rwilly]

40x72x4" - rebar, rebar work, finishing, cutting 10,450
here in WA.

CONCRETE FLOOR ((A))=Rebars, Concrete, pump, Finishing Smooth.
Work Performance:-(1) tig rebars #4.
(2) Order Cement (floor mix)
(3)Order line pump.
(4)Pour cement and shoot level.
(5)Finishing floats.
(6) Smooth finishing .
(7)Final Smooth out finish ( 3times slide inside)
(8)Clean up.
LABOUR AND MATERIALS =$10450.00
(B) Only Cement and pump with labour
LABOUR AND MATERIALS =$8795.00


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PM sent, I want to do aprox same size garage. Any referrals would be great.

 

[hoppsxc140]

Is my math right?
9" thick??

Yes 50*27=1350/30=45/60= .75’

 

[robert mitchell]

NC 30x30 3500 psi - 18 yards - dug our 8 inches for lift - rebarin footer-
crush and run rock-vapor protection- 4 inches-concrete-$5140 one week ago

 

[BombShelter]

I haven't quoted a concrete job since 2009 but the ten grand price seems right in line with inflation. We would go 5" on garage floors and only use rebar with around 4" of class 5 base.

The price for the added inch of concrete, that most contractors didn't use, would just be cost. I never liked fiber or mesh and I know it's been discussed in great detail here but most of our garage floor replacements had mesh and instead of the concrete cracking, like it does with rebar, it would start sinking and breaking apart with mesh. I always considered the stuff useless and for the guys that didn't want to bother with hauling, bending and cutting rebar.

As far as fiber, we'd lose jobs to the young guys that loved fiber since they didn't need a trailer full of rebar. My boss was old-school and we'd check out the driveways, sidewalks and steps from jobs we lost, a few years later, and just about everyone had those surface micro-cracks that always had moisture in them in the morning. Our climate is pretty rough and they seemed to age 7x faster due to the fibers wicking up moisture.

 

[powerslide]

Is my math right?
9" thick??

or he had some hellacious footers