Florida concrete cost?

[Tscott]

Hi all,
Anyone here from Florida who has recently bought concrete? I have been told expect up to $200 a yard installed, is this in the ball park? I am trying to decide how big I can go Ideally I would like to go with a 40'x 60' pole barn, but that is 2400 ft^2 that needs to be paved. I know I can afford the building, but the concrete will be a big ticket item. I am assuming a depth of
4" every where and a 6" thick section where the lift stands.

Tom

 

[bluesman2a]

I'm in Atlanta, but $200 a yard sounds about right. 3000 PSI was running me right at or a little less that $100 a yard and finish is generally about the price of materials. The number my GC gave me for turn-key flat-work was about $3.50 per square foot and the crew was top notch (super clean and covered my new building so they wouldn't spatter it). That pricing also included site prep and a 4" gravel base.

One suggestion: Get the building you want and know you can afford NOW, but only concrete the portion you can afford. Leave a section gravel for now, INSIDE. Pour the section for the lift, then when you can afford the rest later come back and do it too. It's a pole-barn nothing says you have to do it all at one shot.

 

[Will67]

I am in northern California, and I just priced 3,500 psi concrete at $110 per yard delivered (minimum 5-yards).

I would agree with Bluesman's advice, and add that I would start in the back and move towards the largest entery door as I poured over time.

 

[67 455 Bird ragtop]

my concrete was 99 a yard.

 

[Bevis]

Was told yesterday $90 / yard....

 

[Kevin54]

$110/yd @4000 PSI. That was this summer in our area. Although with the fuel going up, I imagine that price has increased somewhat.

I would agree with Bluesman's advice, and add that I would start in the back and move towards the largest entery door as I poured over time.

If you don't go with a pour all at once I second the starting in back going forward. That way the second pour is not making a mess of the first pour by working over the top of it. Also pin one pour to the other so the slabs will stay even. This is done by drilling 1/2" holes back into the first slab and inserting rebar pins into them.

Kevin

 

[URY914]

$225 installed commercial work. Less with a little guy doing it.

 

[Tscott]

Thanks guys. That is what I figured. I still think I will **** it up and go with a 40' x 60'. I will just have to save a little longer for the concrete work. I think I will just plan to spend the money and get the entire slab poured at one time. That way I can get all my stuff in and set up where I want it.

Tom

 

[Bevis]

I'll be pouring 2 of my 4 bays of my 30 x 48 pole barn here shortly. Talked with my uncle who I help out from time to time, and he's only gonna charge me for the concrete.

 

[Jaytree]

Pouring a 30x40 here Friday if things go as planned. 16'footers with additional "piers" for the center columns and the four end columns. Will have an additional 10x40 slab and also having a deck poured on the back of the house. I haven't broke down the actual cost of the concrete, but with the fill and the labor I'm looking at just over $10,000. I'm bringing the foundation up 16' and also need quite a bit of fill for the deck.

Ooops! Gotta go. The dirt is here!

 

[W-Cummins]

Thanks guys. That is what I figured. I still think I will **** it up and go with a 40' x 60'. I will just have to save a little longer for the concrete work. I think I will just plan to spend the money and get the entire slab poured at one time. That way I can get all my stuff in and set up where I want it. Tom

Good choice I poured mine in 2 sections and I HATED the dirt side. Also it cost more than just having it done all at one time. Say you have a 4-6 inch thick slab you will have a 4-6" step down to the gravel floor unless you want to fill it up and dig it out later ( not fun) Dirt will get every place, it just *****. Now if your going to partition the space, and build a wall or some thing, and if you planed on keeping it that way and filled it up level with gravel that area wouldn't be so bad. If your planing on finishing it later, just do it now is my sugestion.

William...

 

[Tscott]

Yeah I think i would rather just bite the bullet and get it done instead of trying to half a$$ it. Thanks, everyone for the info. I should be getting pretty close to beginning work. I have to finish fencing all 20 acres but as soon as that is done it's on to the shop. i am going to attempt to be organized enough to take pictures daily and post very detailed post showing how I chose to construct the pole barn. I would like to come up with something that is a good reference for those in the future planning to build a pole barn type garage.

Tom