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Concrete cost
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call local ready mix concrete co. they have a slide rule to determine how many yards you'll need and the cost per yard. if you do the crete work yourself, you know the cost it'll be. if you hire outside help, a lot of times they will over estimate the yardage and overcharge you on the concrete itself. you can rent concrete tools from home depot etc. i know this as i ran a concrete mixer for a number of years. ken
Falcon67
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$2200 for concrete labor $2000
I call BS on that number. It's cheap around here and a ruff guess is 33 yards, I'd be out $3000 just for the concrete.
Tim Kennedy
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Falcon67: Run the numbers again - come on guys this ain't rocket science!
18.6 make it 19 yards of concrete & you'll have plenty [unless they shortchange you like happened to me].
18.6 make it 19 yards of concrete & you'll have plenty [unless they shortchange you like happened to me].
chickenhauler
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30x40 5" should be around 19 yards. I'm paying about $110 a yard = $2090
I've learned I can handle about 5 yards at a time working by myself (and enlisting a little help from my wife). I've been working on my pad...which is oddly bigger than the shop. The shop got rebar, outside is getting old water pipe, and whatever other scraps I have laying around lol.
I've learned I can handle about 5 yards at a time working by myself (and enlisting a little help from my wife). I've been working on my pad...which is oddly bigger than the shop. The shop got rebar, outside is getting old water pipe, and whatever other scraps I have laying around lol.
hidollartoys
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Just had a building quoted in the KC metro area......Concrete,material and labor= $4.25/sq ft for 4", $5.75/sq ft for 6". #4 rebar on 2 ft ctrs.
Falcon67
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Falcon67: Run the numbers again - come on guys this ain't rocket science!
18.6 make it 19 yards of concrete & you'll have plenty [unless they shortchange you like happened to me].
If no footers, maybe. If it's just flat at 5", OK - I personally would not do that. Here, it's 4.50~5 sq/ft for flat work. Or was late last year - have not priced concrete this year, but it goes up every spring and if housing takes off, materials costs will go boom.
concrete around here is $89 a yard so I calculated at $100 a yard and added a little for footers, that how I came with $2200 for concrete. finished is usually $1.50 sq ft so I rounded to 2000. that not a hard money job but really high. you can really get it finished for about $500 if you not picky about finish and find somebody hungry for weekend work. three people can do this in two hour to get it down.
Where you are on the east coast, winter rate is cuz they use hot water. I'm in the new england area and hot water gets turned off around april 1. Hot h2o alone, they add like $10 per yard, on top of the crete $. Up here in NE, a yard of concrete is in the ballpark of $110- $125 yd.
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Call the ready mix company and get their recommendations for someone to call. They will always have several they recommend that use them on a daily basis. They are a lot cheaper than those that advertize in YP or Newspaper. I have had very good success doing that. I get the site level, formed and rebar in it and then contract out someone to pour and finish, usually in the 200-$300 rate for garage size slab and they do all the hard, quick work of pouring and finishing the concrete. Contracting the start to finish job out complete is the way to pay a whole lot more for work you could take pride in doing yourself on your schedule, and still have a quality stab finished at a decent price.
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Diverbill45
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I thought I'd chime in here and give everyone a formula that I have used for many years, that is simple to remember and quick to use.
One yard of concrete covers 80 sq. ft. 4 inches thick.
One yard of concrete covers 60 sq. ft. 6 inches thick.
One yard of concrete covers 40 sq. ft. 8 inches thick.
I just got through pouring a slab in front of my shop about 4 months ago that was 12' x 24' x 6" thick with 1/2" rebar on 2 ft. centers.
12' x 24' = 288 sq. ft. divided by 60 = 4.8 yards. Actually the slab is 5-1/2" thick since a 2' x 6" is 5-1/2" wide.
I also wanted to pour a 4' x 4' slab in front of the man door that would be 4" thick. That came out to be .2 of a yard. Total concrete needed was 5 yards. I ordered 5-1/4 yds. and when all was finished, I didn't even have a 1/4 yd. of concrete left over, as waste. Total cost of concrete was $525.00. I don't know how it is in the area everyone else lives in, but here if you order less than 5 yards it's considered a "short load" and the cost per yard, is higher than a 5 yard load.
Another thing to consider is that years ago, when I had my own company, pouring concrete, they use to mix the concrete at the batch plant by hand or "free pour" the mix in the truck. Now a days it's mixed by computer. Kinda the same as your local bartender at your favorate watering hole mixing your drink "free pouring" or by the metered machine. In most cases you'd get more the free pour way, but using a computer you're not going to get any extra and sometimes it'll be a little short.
Years ago I learned very quickly to ALWAYS ORDER a little more concrete than you think you're going to need. You can always use some of it somewhere on your project. I usually ordered about 1/2 yard more than what was needed.
Hope this helps someone who is considering any future concrete work they are going to be doing.
One yard of concrete covers 80 sq. ft. 4 inches thick.
One yard of concrete covers 60 sq. ft. 6 inches thick.
One yard of concrete covers 40 sq. ft. 8 inches thick.
I just got through pouring a slab in front of my shop about 4 months ago that was 12' x 24' x 6" thick with 1/2" rebar on 2 ft. centers.
12' x 24' = 288 sq. ft. divided by 60 = 4.8 yards. Actually the slab is 5-1/2" thick since a 2' x 6" is 5-1/2" wide.
I also wanted to pour a 4' x 4' slab in front of the man door that would be 4" thick. That came out to be .2 of a yard. Total concrete needed was 5 yards. I ordered 5-1/4 yds. and when all was finished, I didn't even have a 1/4 yd. of concrete left over, as waste. Total cost of concrete was $525.00. I don't know how it is in the area everyone else lives in, but here if you order less than 5 yards it's considered a "short load" and the cost per yard, is higher than a 5 yard load.
Another thing to consider is that years ago, when I had my own company, pouring concrete, they use to mix the concrete at the batch plant by hand or "free pour" the mix in the truck. Now a days it's mixed by computer. Kinda the same as your local bartender at your favorate watering hole mixing your drink "free pouring" or by the metered machine. In most cases you'd get more the free pour way, but using a computer you're not going to get any extra and sometimes it'll be a little short.
Years ago I learned very quickly to ALWAYS ORDER a little more concrete than you think you're going to need. You can always use some of it somewhere on your project. I usually ordered about 1/2 yard more than what was needed.
Hope this helps someone who is considering any future concrete work they are going to be doing.
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Diverbill45: Guess I like figuring the old fashioned way -- L x W x thickness [in decimal
form] divided by 27. It just works the best for me -- if it comes out a whole number + , just round up to the nearest full yard. Around here -- if you order 3 yards or less, you still pay for 3 -- it's just how they do it. You are correct when ordering a little extra -- I'd rather have 1/2 yard too much than 1 shovelful not enough.
form] divided by 27. It just works the best for me -- if it comes out a whole number + , just round up to the nearest full yard. Around here -- if you order 3 yards or less, you still pay for 3 -- it's just how they do it. You are correct when ordering a little extra -- I'd rather have 1/2 yard too much than 1 shovelful not enough.
30x40 5" should be around 19 yards. I'm paying about $110 a yard = $2090
I've learned I can handle about 5 yards at a time working by myself (and enlisting a little help from my wife). I've been working on my pad...which is oddly bigger than the shop. The shop got rebar, outside is getting old water pipe, and whatever other scraps I have laying around lol.
IMPO, and from what I've witnessed many times in the past, hollow pipe does more harm too a slab than good. Either leave the scrap steel out, or spend the small amount for a minimal amount of rebar or wire.
One yard of concrete covers 80 sq. ft. 4 inches thick.
One yard of concrete covers 60 sq. ft. 6 inches thick.
One yard of concrete covers 40 sq. ft. 8 inches thick.
One yard actually covers 54 sq. feet @ 6" thick, and 65 sq. feet @ 5" thick.
I just got through pouring a slab in front of my shop about 4 months ago that was 12' x 24' x 6" thick with 1/2" rebar on 2 ft. centers.
Another thing to consider is that years ago, when I had my own company, pouring concrete, they use to mix the concrete at the batch plant by hand or "free pour" the mix in the truck. Now a days it's mixed by computer. Kinda the same as your local bartender at your favorate watering hole mixing your drink "free pouring" or by the metered machine. In most cases you'd get more the free pour way, but using a computer you're not going to get any extra and sometimes it'll be a little short.
Not exactly accurate, as most every ready-mix supplier runs a positive 2-4% margin to account for the concrete that hangs on the fins of the drum. More often than not, the actual thickness of the concrete being put down is thicker than intended.
Years ago I learned very quickly to ALWAYS ORDER a little more concrete than you think you're going to need. You can always use some of it somewhere on your project. I usually ordered about 1/2 yard more than what was needed.
Good advise, it get's expensive to run out, and can make it extremely difficult to blend in by the time the "clean-up" load get's on-site.
Concrete calculator.
http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/howmuch/calculator.htm
18.52 yards.
I'd try to find some guys that do side work. If you can do the form work, have all the ground work prepped, tamped, grade stakes in (if they use them) and all the rebar/wire done it'll save more than a few bucks.
If they can come, pour, and finish you're liable to find a few guys to do it on the cheap. Just watch who you get, not some fly by nighters.
http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/howmuch/calculator.htm
18.52 yards.
I'd try to find some guys that do side work. If you can do the form work, have all the ground work prepped, tamped, grade stakes in (if they use them) and all the rebar/wire done it'll save more than a few bucks.
If they can come, pour, and finish you're liable to find a few guys to do it on the cheap. Just watch who you get, not some fly by nighters.
my concrete space is 40x50 which is including my overhangs that are concrete and 240' of rat wall with a drain in the center and about 4 triple axle loads of sand for 6500.00 Good price in michigan. that is also with it saw cut.
Concrete calculator.
http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/howmuch/calculator.htm
18.52 yards.
I'd try to find some guys that do side work. If you can do the form work, have all the ground work prepped, tamped, grade stakes in (if they use them) and all the rebar/wire done it'll save more than a few bucks.
If they can come, pour, and finish you're liable to find a few guys to do it on the cheap. Just watch who you get, not some fly by nighters.
AWESOME website!! thanks
Viriiguy
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Just to give an idea, here in East TN.. I am having a 14 x 18 patio and a 53 x 3 walkway poured next week. It is going to cost me $3k labor, concrete and all.
HAP
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Just had a 55'x8.5', 5" thick 3,500psi pored yesterday for $1,200.00 w light brush finish.
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My latest quote was $115 per yard for 5k PSI with fibers (here in Georgia). Two years ago I poured a 20x40' with 3k PSI and fibers, and the total bill for the concrete was $1400. I did all the forming and grading (everything was ready for pouring), but labor on finishing/smothing was roughly $500.
Quick question, is the rebar necessary, or will fibers be enough for most "normal" home shops?
Quick question, is the rebar necessary, or will fibers be enough for most "normal" home shops?
HAP
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My latest quote was $115 per yard for 5k PSI with fibers (here in Georgia). Two years ago I poured a 20x40' with 3k PSI and fibers, and the total bill for the concrete was $1400. I did all the forming and grading (everything was ready for pouring), but labor on finishing/smothing was roughly $500.
Quick question, is the rebar necessary, or will fibers be enough for most "normal" home shops?
My 40x60 commercial metal building only has rebar where required in the footer. I used the fiber in the entire mix. Its been fine for the last five years. I can drill nywhere and not have to worry about hitting rebar...
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I am planning a DIY 10yds concrete slab on my side yard and I am almost ready with compacting, grading and setting up the skates. Now I need some concrete finishing tools - I have round end fresno, magnesium bull float but need a walking groover. Tried local homedepot, sunbelt etc but couldn't find a walking groover. Any suggestions on where I might find in SF bay area?
Walkers
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Well, a decade ago, when this thread originated, concrete was a fair bit cheaper.our 3000 psi is $140 a yard
Youngandfree
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Congrats on reviving a 10 year old thread.our 3000 psi is $140 a yard
Yep,Well, a decade ago, when this thread originated, concrete was a fair bit cheaper.
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