Recent content by Scooter218

Thanks - excellent info.

Good to know, Matt. I'll be doing the construction myself, but have never worked on a slab before. I'm game to try just about anything, but I'd want to be pretty confident I'd have everything right before giving it a go. Had you done concrete work prior to doing your own slab? Frankly, I'm...

Thanks all for the input. When I say the excavation is minimal, I mean that I've already cleared the site and have begun the soil fill to bring it up to grade (compacted). I've requested the quotes only include the remaining gravel fill for slab on grade (common here, as Thumper68 mentioned), so...

Thanks anyway, much appreciated. I've got feelers out with more folks, so we'll see if some better numbers come back. I feel like this job should be no more than say $8500 complete, at the high end.

Good advice...I'll get some numbers directly from the concrete supplier. Since my site is rather low to start, I'll have to build up the base to get above the level of the gravel drive. I think the bottom of the footings will sit about where the current grade is, so there will be some back...

Correct, that 10x12 infers a thickened edge. This is typical for a garage slab in the area; the contractors are not assuming a full footing in this case. I've received a number of quotes, but they don't give me a warm and fuzzy compared to what coworkers/friends have told me for similar work...

I realize this subject has been touched on before, but I'm hoping to gain some clarity. So I've got a 30x40 garage plan done and have most of the material costs reasonably estimated (building it myself). The slab seems to be the uncertain area and the part I'm the least familiar with...