Concrete slab quote

[AWJ Services]

What would you charge for a 35 x 50 slab with 5 inches 4000 psi concrete, rebar, plastic and 4 inches stone. No footers. No grading, just level the rock, rebar, plastic and cut.

The Concrete here is about 120.00yard. the stone is 21.00 a ton.curious what I should expect to pay. The first quoate was quite offensive.

[dozerman21]

Just guessing, I would think that a contractor could make a fair profit if it was in the neighborhood of $6,500-$7K. That would be around a $2K+ profit minus labor, and a good small crew could knock that out in less than a day. Concrete prices are all over the place in my experiences working around many different crews. I would get estimates from several different competent contractors. I'm sure at least one will be over $10K.

[grandview (2006)]

Anywhere from 4.00 and up per sqsf.

[alldayrj]

i wouldn't do it for less than 6/foot with bar, stone, plastic etc. so 10,500. cash.

[JNB Construction]

Originally Posted by alldayrj

i wouldn't do it for less than 6/foot with bar, stone, plastic etc. so 10,500. cash.

+1

I probably wouldn't get it though. There's too many chumps around here willing to work for wages.

[AWJ Services]

Here the materials will be about 4500.00 .

[JNB Construction]

If it were my job, or my house for that matter, I would prepare the slab with help from a couple laborers, order concrete and have a crew come in and pour it. I have a crew here that will pour for a buck a foot (sometimes less) and hand tool the joints. If the project called for sawcut joints I'd do them myself, since I have a saw.

[alldayrj]

Originally Posted by JNB Construction

+1

I probably wouldn't get it though. There's too many chumps around here willing to work for wages.

Yup. People are crazy especially when it comes to concrete. I have literally laughed in a customers face after hearing the other prices they received.
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[AWJ Services]

The construction industry is so bad around that prices I can charge are equal to what was being paid in the year 2000. So I was really shocked that the first bid the guy had 6000.00 dollars profit in a less than 2 day job? I know the cost of living is higher up North than here so I do take that into account with every ones posts.

[alldayrj]

with concrete, there is no do overs. That responsibility is expensive. Also skilled concrete finishers want to work for 300 or 500 per day
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