There is some land prep, its pretty flat, mainly scraping down a small hump and compact. No trees to remove. Contractor said no need for road base to bring it to level. 5" thickened edge slab with rebar and a cross shaped footing running through the middle due to the slab size. He threw in a 8x8 pad to be poured by the existing barn. Already flat area, 4" thick.Lots of stuff depending on how much dirt you have to bring in, slab thickness, prep work, vapor barrier and all that. A bit high but not out of the question. I saw prices between $10-$16/foot depending on the situation.
Prices when I was shopping concrete. September was $135-$187/yard for concrete
Source. North Austin area. Did a 45x60 shop pour at about 85 yards. Had to bring in 29 loads of dirt to bring up to grade. Cost was way more than 30k that but lots of drama associated with that. I can tell you which company not to use.
Well he should bring in some sort of aggregate as concrete should not be poured on native material. $16.67/sf seems reasonable if it includes the subgrade. If it is only form/pour/strip it seems high.There is some land prep, its pretty flat, mainly scraping down a small hump and compact. No trees to remove. Contractor said no need for road base to bring it to level. 5" thickened edge slab with rebar and a cross shaped footing running through the middle due to the slab size. He threw in a 8x8 pad to be poured by the existing barn. Already flat area, 4" thick.
I guess his point was significant loads of aggregate were not needed to bring it to level. But I will verify hes not planning on pouring on bare dirt. I would expect some kind of gravel sub base.Well he should bring in some sort of aggregate as concrete should not be poured on native material. $16.67/sf seems reasonable if it includes the subgrade. If it is only form/pour/strip it seems high.
Mine was a 50x60 and they used 8 concrete trucks. 80 yards Mine was a 5" slab with 2ft deep footers. $11/ sq ft. 3000 sq ft 3500psi with rebar. It was $1400/ load for the concrete truck. Personally I think the concrete guy made off like a bandit, but oh well atleast he did everything right and the process was painless. Atleast the slab portion wasLots of stuff depending on how much dirt you have to bring in, slab thickness, prep work, vapor barrier and all that. A bit high but not out of the question. I saw prices between $10-$16/foot depending on the situation.
Prices when I was shopping concrete. September was $135-$187/yard for concrete
Source. North Austin area. Did a 45x60 shop pour at about 85 yards. Had to bring in 29 loads of dirt to bring up to grade. Cost was way more than 30k that but lots of drama associated with that. I can tell you which company not to use.
I have 40k in my slab. 50x60 and that incudes 50 loads of fill to make a pad 2ft tall, that was $5700 plus $1500 for the guy to make it into a pad, then 33k for the concrete work. All the labor to make it into a slab is included into that price. Oh then the neighbors gave me about 15 loads of dirt and the contractor charged me another $500 to spread it around the perimeter of the slab to create a grade around it. Was going to do that part myself, but it seemed like a **** move since the concrete guy secured the free dirt, so I let him spread it and charge me for it. Oh well it was a win win I guess.I'm getting ready to build a 30x60 shop in the back of my property and as such am getting concrete quotes. They seem pretty steep - consistently. For a 30x60 thickened edge pad I'm getting quotes around $30k. Is this the new normal in 2023? I'm located in South West Texas between San Antonio and Austin.
Idk something is always up. If the cost of steel is down, concrete will be high etc. Personally i'd say if you want a shop just do it. It's not like you're throwing your money away, you'll get it back when you sell the place, or most of it.A $1000 a day per man and P and O are not covered? I think I'd postpone and wait until this recession sinks its teeth in. Give it a year.
People were giving this advice on Garage Journal in 2020. How many years do you postpone before you realize that you are not enjoying your garage until it actually gets built?Give it a year.
Back then it was the prices are never going down and they didPeople were giving this advice on Garage Journal in 2020. How many years do you postpone before you realize that you are not enjoying your garage until it actually gets built?
Probably could have saved 10k on my building if I bought it now, but does 10k really matter over a span if 30 or 40 years? Not really.Back then it was the prices are never going down and they did
I heard there was a concrete shortage, never heard of any issues from my concrete guy. Also heard the concrete was super white in color, also not true.I’m north of San Antonio and priced out a 28 x 42 and got some pretty high prices. Checked with some guys I know in commercial construction and they said there were some VERY large commercial and government jobs going on that is sucking up a lot of the local capacity and driving local prices up. Perhaps you are being caught in that. I hit the pause button for now.
You are going to need ~60yds of concrete. Not knowing your local market at $150/yd that is $9000 there. You will have some sort of Rebar or mesh - at least $1000 in that.
A couple of good finishers are going to be needed to do a floor that size each one of those is going to run you about $1000.
Excavation is going to run $1200/day bare minimum for the man and machine. They will probably have a helper that will cost you $500/day.
Before the Dirt guy shows up - someone has to set elevation and mark out the site.
You will need some crushed rock - Figure another $1500 or so for material plus the time/machine to spread and compact.
I am at ~$16k and haven't considered labor to setup forms, place & tie all that rebar and assuming that the dirt guy does it all in a day. Oh yeah and the contractor still has overhead and profit that needs to be accounted for. $30k doesn't sound like it is out of the ballpark.
There was a massive cement shortage last year but that has cleared up. At my work, we were seeing prices up to $160/cyI heard there was a concrete shortage, never heard of any issues from my concrete guy. Also heard the concrete was super white in color, also not true.
I just got $140/yard a couple months ago. Not sure if that was a discounted contractor price or not because the driver handed me the load ticket showing $1400 for 10 cubic yards. The contractor came over quick and snatched it away hoping I didn't see the cost lmao. I think he made about 50 percent profit on my slab if I had to guess.There was a massive cement shortage last year but that has cleared up. At my work, we were seeing prices up to $160/cy
That seems in line with current price. I just got a quote recently for 2500psi @ $140/cy plus $12.78/cy in environmental fees and surcharges. Obviously you're not going to pay $140/cy for your slab though because that's just the cost for the mix delivered and doesn't include form/pour/strip labor.I just got $140/yard a couple months ago. Not sure if that was a discounted contractor price or not because the driver handed me the load ticket showing $1400 for 10 cubic yards. The contractor came over quick and snatched it away hoping I didn't see the cost lmao. I think he made about 50 percent profit on my slab if I had to guess.
He just give a sq footage cost. I paid $11/ sq foot.That seems in line with current price. I just got a quote recently for 2500psi @ $140/cy plus $12.78/cy in environmental fees and surcharges. Obviously you're not going to pay $140/cy for your slab though because that's just the cost for the mix delivered and doesn't include form/pour/strip labor.
Dang! What mix? Here in CA, if it is a public works project you have to pay an ab219 fee and some ready mix companies are charging $250/ld on top of the other surcharges. Seems like the fees end up being up to $40/cyMy local batch plant is just over $200 per yard with a $70 fuel surcharge.