Up here in RI- just had floor poured in my garage three weeks ago. 26’w x 28’d garage, was $3,800 total. 5” thick, Has rebar in door openings, wire, and they did the foam around the edge. No insulation under it, just the plastic vapor barrier. Did wind lip at garage doors, and they saw cut it the next day.
This about as fair an honest as a concrete contractor will get. Keep in mind that these guys don't work much in winter, rainy days and a lot of places, Sundays. That means they need to make more per day. I think this is about 25% higher than what I normally pay but he is in a higher labor cost area
Thanks for the transparency, appreciate the cost breakdown. Wish you the best for all future projects. BTW for the people who are saying it's expensive they don't understand how to run a business & the expenses associated with running a business with multiple people ont he payroll.
Jezze Mike! I really appreciate your honesty and openness about cost and pricing. I do the same thing for my business of Home Inspections. I have a flat price for a house. No hidden costs. I've find it very liberating. Thank you.
That pricing is phenomenal. Thank you for your transparency. I've been quoted 900/yard for just pour/ finish work, which would have been around $5500 for this job. That does not include the prep, or other materials like foam/rebar. I'm in Maryland.
wow I got two driveways with screen and forms poured for less than half of that with 4 times the square ft , only cost 160 per yard for the concrete, three trucks of 4500 with mesh , 25 yards.
Yeah he’s definitely high😂I’ve seen people in Michigan charged twice that amount and get it when people got money and they’re stupid they do ridiculous things I just watched a homeowner pay $1600 to take out a tree that was 4 foot tall and to clear out some rose vine bushes
Mike. Want to thank you for your guidance. I have done several pours over the last year. No problems at all. First was a 40x50 slab, then several more smaller jobs. All work for myself. Prep is 90%. Thanks.
I wish all concrete contractors would check this out and charge like this. So many just cover their costs and don't figure profit into the equation. Great video breaking down the costs....also good for the customers to see that good concrete work isn't cheap.
@@Pablo_19_26 It's one of the most under rated trades in the industry. Most people think you just throw some concrete down on the ground and it levels and finishes itself🤦♂
@@TheEngineerJason "As long as the mixture isn't too dry?" What is the correct terminology for that, oh great one? I have my own business and I have been in the trade for forty years and still going. As an owner in the new construction field of full basement foundations, I have had to correct Architects on their structural/dimensional designs, I've had to correct Civil Engineers on their grading plans, I've had to assess ground density on site for bearing loads simply by looking at certain clays/soils. I have to make field determinations of which way to properly run the water off of the surface of the concrete so as not to impact a surrounding building. All of that with just a High School diploma, but 40 years of field experience. However, you are right, the "laboring part" is rather easy, but that is not ALL that is involved in concrete construction...if you are to be successful. Sure, you can pour your concrete with a 10" "SLUMP" (btw, that is the correct terminology for determining how "dry" or "wet" the concrete is) without using a water reducer...if you want it to crack. Obviously, there is much more to concrete construction that YOU and many other people are not aware of. Sun, wind, temperature, humidity, ALL contribute to how the concrete reacts as far as curing and finishing is concerned. And NO, concrete doesn't just "level and finish itself" regardless of what UA-cam tells you.
Thanks for the breakdown, your cost is reasonable. People play dumb when it comes to you pouring a 24' x 24' four inch thick mix, doing back breaking work and they complain about a $3k profit on the job, meanwhile big pharma, big tech and military industrial complex make billions and trillions on assembly line or virtual products and no one questions them.
Great video!. I’m having a 24x24 garage built in the spring up here in Minnesota. Who knows what pricing will be for the concrete at that time, but I anticipate it will be higher than fall 2022 prices. (It got too cold to pour in November.) Regardless, it is helpful to learn about the economics of the business. Lots of respect for you and all the guys who have made this your profession. Thank you for the insights.
Thanks for the videos, just retired in Thailand just did 42sqm 6x7meters, 4 cubic meters i did it for $234 that's 28x cheaper and with no permits or any kind of red tape no tax either for my house build 4000sqft under the roof $45k usd
Mike What are for just labor concrete We are $5.00 4 inches With little prep work What do you charge to lay wire If they supply it And what about commercial floors We are bidding a church floor
Thanks brother Really good info I'm looking at pouring 60 by 60 with drains Covered car ports and footings for a storage with a inside surround patio with an 8 ft. Deck This gives me a better prospective about martial and labor involved So thank you brother God bless Have a great day brother Just saying
I worked for a couple of different of builders and each had their own price for concrete work .One would pay $1dollar a sq ft for garage and floor slabs just for labor ,the builder would supply all material and prep although they really didnt know how to prep !! Another would supply all material and I would prep,pour and finish flat work . And they paid $3.00 sqft . Now this was 2018 . Here in Pa.
by the square foot with all the xtras required to lay in prepping with bars, supports, iso strip and insulation seems best way to quote and consider. everything laid out, seems fine to me to meet those specific requirements. rather pay and have it done well and over than go through doing it.
Man your price is great, I got people wanting $15 square foot to pour and concrete, nothing else , and I’m in a poor state, and you do high-quality work I hired Three different Concrete contractors in the past seven months and all three have had garbage work
I had a floor poured last year (by another youtube concrete channel) that had a particular section that was 6" thick vs 4". Price was all quoted by the square foot with 2 extra yards listed as line item charge for the thickened area. The end number worked out very similar to your total once I subtract $2 / ft2 for no foam under my slab. Thanks for the info, very insightful for not only concrete tradesmen but also people saving for shop builds
dang he got me, jk I don't use foam. I was kidding. I was curious what your concrete price is up there I watch the 1 u did at your desk but concrete labor and mudd is high in Indiana. we charge alot. but I'm one of the cheapest in my area. but u work for builders which I solid work but I don't bid by Sq foot I bid by days and cross reference w Sq feet. we r up around 13 a Sq foot around indy for driveways or better. I charged 20k for a 26 yard driveway but we had to tear it out too. I was at 22 but I wanted to make sure to land it. u charged 7 grand for this even though there is alot of material u did pretty good. I would do that garrage w no foam no prep about 3500 to just pour it. no prep.
Ur very generous and to think cheap scraps from Tennessee gripe about 1$ per ft to pour finish it lets me know that the contractors I’ve worked for were charging 3 to 4 and tricking me to pour for 1$ thank u sir
Hey mike I really enjoy the content you put out and work you do! Do you have a video on, or could you make a video on having employees? How you pay them, hourly or salary. What do you do for them or provide them with? Do you do bonuses or treat them to lunch? Health benefits? What you pay? Anything else that you think is good to keep good help would be appreciated! Thanks mike!
I’m trying to price a 24x25 monolithic 12x12 slab for a metal carport in wv. It will have a 6ft by 24ft ramp in front of. I will have to dig the footer and grade it myself then form and finish. It’s in the middle of nowhere concrete company wants 3grand for a full truck. After equipment costs I’m pricing it at 13k does that sound right
You probably have information about the cost of making a house with hard materials, such as concrete. Compared to a standard wooden construction, how much more expensive is to build a house out of concrete, blocks or pouring concrete?
I’m in central North Dakota, I bid a job around $10/sq foot, for a driveway, and the guy almost fell off his chair. $180/yard for concrete, $10/per 20’ stick of rebar, I don’t think $10 sq foot is too high, that included tear out of the old driveway. Thoughts?
This is a solid price for concrete. Problem still is there are concrete guys out there that don't have a business and do it on the side for extra beer money. If you called a a big union company for this pour it would be 15gs if not more
Like that self leveling concrete! Most of the guys around here pour it so damn dry that they work themselves to death! Early 60s concrete was 15 bucks a yard and I charged 50 cents a square foot, 55 cents if a rock salt finish. That was for grading, forming and pouring. Did mostly swimming pool decking, which is a lot more difficult than a flat slab.
If you pour your concrete over a 5 in slump, you gambling on the strength!! I did commercial concrete for 25 years and tested in labs also, 4 " slump was the max,any one can pour wet concrete watch it detiorate in the next few years ,concrete designed strength is to be placed a 4" slump !
My boss is a nice guy and typically charges 7-8 a sq ft. Thats why i bid 90% of our jobs now. I have no issue getting us 10-12 a sq foot for basic form and pours. Tare out? 3-6 a sq ft. Stamped? 24 a sq foot on average.
for new construction garage is high , even hen you don't put wire mash and foam , still 8$ is a lot . I would do that all day everyday like you for that price but here in Michigan Mexicans do new costruction for 5-5.5$ per sqft prep and finish (no mesh or foam ) .its unbelievable .
I’m in New Jersey and I want to charge 20/sqft for concrete work. Including form, prep, pour, and finish, is that a good way to go about charging or should I charge based on what each job requires?
Mike it's great to see that I'm not to bad in doing my estimates. Would you care to share what is in your opinion and based on your market a fair cost to demo and haul existing concrete 4 inch #1 not reinforced #2 reinforced Or alternatively dig and haul 4-6inch dirt and set a #57 stone base once compacted.
I sub out the demo and re-grade on existing concrete jobs, then we re-pour new. I know on a 24' x 24' garage floor the cost to demo (4" to 6"), haul off, and re-grade is around $5000.
I am in southwest Michigan. I do all my own demo using my own equipment. I tear out using a Deere 80 excavator with thumb and a tri axle dump truck same as an excavating company would. I charge $1.50 per square foot for 4” driveway removal wire mesh or not. Garage floors we would do with a skid steer with a hydro lid hammer. I would charge my customer approximately $3000 for a garage floor tear out 24’x24’
Awesome. My price would have been about the same. I do my calculations slightly different than you. I pretty much have a $10 a square minimum here in TN.
Did you make that chute extension I've seen it on a few of your UA-cam videos was just curious I've been doing concrete for years slabs sidewalks and mostly structural but I like that chute extension.
Mike, I have some footings (18 inches expose on one corner) that support a 6 inch slab (total size is 10 X 12 foot) for a shed. Any suggestions on what to use on my corners to decrease chances that will corners will burst open during pouring concrete? I am located in Colorado and temps are 45 to 75 degrees range overnight to high noon. Thanks as this is my first concrete project. Very difficult to find anyone to do this job and that is why at 77 years old I am have dug the whole project (couldn't even find a backhoe for rent)
We use metal banding, google it, it's a thin strip of metal that has holes in it. Comes in a roll so you can cut it to any length. Wrap it around the corner and screw it to both sides. It'll keep the corner from blowing out.
Mike, I'm doing a 600 sq ft 4" garage slab and I'm lucky to be getting $4200, today in Boston. I'm using 4000 psi with fiber for mix. Some one else quoted a price of 3800. As always thanks for the video, I always learn something.
Wow that’s way higher than what we get in Louisiana. My flat work rate is $6.50 a foot for 4” slab and we do the dirt work. Of corse we don’t have any foam are anything we have to put down. But that’s still a big difference. I’m at $6.50 and still get under bid a lot of times. I’ll go look at a project and see that some one else did it.
I live in San Marcos TX but most my jobs are in the New Braunfels and canyon lake area and our going rate on labor and materials are the same at 6.50 and that's pushing it most guys are still charging 5.00 to 5.50 a square foot on flat work out here
Hey buddy thanks for the video. Do you itemize all these charges on your estimates and invoices, also what kind of legal mumbo jumbo should I be adding to estimates/ invoices
How do I estimate how many cubic yards of concrete I need for a swimming pool? I understand how to convert square feet to cubic yards but I am confused with the math behind the construction of a swimming pool. If someone could provide me with the formula. That would help me a lot. Another way I ask my question is as follows. For example, a pool is 45 feet in length, 15 feet in width and the concrete is 0.6 inches in depth. The pool’s shallow end is 4 feet, and the deep end gradually declines to 12 feet deep. (Ignore the steps and possible ledges in the pool, i got that figured out). Thank you to anyone that responds.
If you were in my area i'd hire you to do a 600-1200 sq foot slab on a new project next summer. Your pricing seems fair. I did a 40x60 slab w/ footings for a big steel building 7 years ago for $12,000 but I did the excavation and prep myself, including engineered foundation to support a garco steel building. For a 2-3 car garage finished that's about double per sq foot of the big building I did but prices have gone up and your labor is worth double the cost of the concrete. I honestly don't trust most of the guys doing this work any longer - the finisher I had do the last slab was very fair and he has since retired due to health issues. At the time the finished cost for everything was going to be about $20k in 2015 not including my labor for 2400 sq feet if I didn't lift a finger.
We used to do those steel building slabs all the time. 2' thick footings with a 6" slab all in one pour. They were around $10 per sq ft without styrofoam.
What’s the best mix for pouring in warmer weather that will give me optimal time to finish a driveway /patio it’s been almost 90 degrees and I’ve been chasing it every time
Why do you pour it so wet? I have only a couple months of grunt work experience, but of the two dozen or so pours I’ve been in the material has been a lot stiffer, never soupy like this. Maybe four, five inch slump? Weather has been a mild June, hot July, and cooler august. It looks easier to rake and move, is that one of the advantages? Is it preference? I’ve poured with and without fiber, with a couple wire meshes, footers with rebar, stamped patios, stamped and brushed driveways, sidewalks, and aprons with curbs. But I’m wondering about working with a higher vs lower slump
Having done pours from 4-6 inch slumps, believe me, if the concrete is exposed to the sun and on a flat surface, you want the 6" to allow for a slower curing time. It also allows for more time to finish the surface properly.
@@kurtfrancis4621 how slow should it cure and take to finish properly? I’ve poured driveways from gravel to broom finish in under two hours, with plenty of mag and edge work. Sometimes used jointer, and never walked on til the next day when saw cutting. I’ve seen knee boards used once during a large stamped patio and even then it was only soupier bc we had heavy rain for a minute
Mike goes over this is in other videos. He uses a high range water reducer which does two things. It reduces the amount of water needed in a mix to get the desired slump (less water means stronger concrete) and it makes the cement more workable (like pancake batter instead of chunky peanut butter).
Not pricing related but it appears you like more slump than say ,Ryan from Victory. Is it because of interior, exterior applications? When you pour it just seems soupy to me
Mike, I just recently moved to Glastonbury CT. I'm looking to get a 6" slab poured in a 20' x 30' barn. I'm new here, have no network, so I'm just using the Google machine to find contractors in the area that do slab work. I must have called six contractors and not so much as a call back. It seems like a simple job. Is everybody that busy right now? Where else could I look to find a good contractor? I've been watching your show long enough now that I might just try to do it myself. Appreciate any advice you have.
Find the closest ready mix concrete plant, call them and ask for the concrete dispatcher. Ask him who the best slab contractors are in your area, and you may even get their cell phone numbers. The dispatcher knows who is good and who isn't.
Hey Mike, thanks for the videos and sharing your experience. Do you always use the isostrip when pouring garage floors...and do you also use it for basement floors?
That’s a lotta dough for a couple days labor and $1000 worth of concrete. Saved myself $3000 in labor last year pouring a pad and sidewalk by myself. Wasn’t $3000 worth of work . Not a put down. Nice informative vid. Guess I’m just use to poor boy ways!
Just a thought to keep in your mind, he has payroll to come up with each week. Just labor alone to keep his employees is $4200 a WEEK (3 employees) (rough estimate at $35 an hour) and at the end of the month thats almost $17,000. So when people question labor this is something they usually don't understand why it's so high.
Most honest contractor I have come across. Please continue with the good and honest work. Mike.
Up here in RI- just had floor poured in my garage three weeks ago. 26’w x 28’d garage, was $3,800 total. 5” thick, Has rebar in door openings, wire, and they did the foam around the edge. No insulation under it, just the plastic vapor barrier. Did wind lip at garage doors, and they saw cut it the next day.
A real concrete channel about the business AMEN no movie stars
Thanks Richard!
Once again you proved to me that I leave a lot of money on the table. I always do cost of concrete delivered x3 on my bids, but not no more.
Hopefully this will help you make more money.
This about as fair an honest as a concrete contractor will get. Keep in mind that these guys don't work much in winter, rainy days and a lot of places, Sundays. That means they need to make more per day.
I think this is about 25% higher than what I normally pay but he is in a higher labor cost area
Thanks for the transparency, appreciate the cost breakdown. Wish you the best for all future projects.
BTW for the people who are saying it's expensive they don't understand how to run a business & the expenses associated with running a business with multiple people ont he payroll.
Jezze Mike! I really appreciate your honesty and openness about cost and pricing. I do the same thing for my business of Home Inspections. I have a flat price for a house. No hidden costs. I've find it very liberating. Thank you.
That pricing is phenomenal. Thank you for your transparency. I've been quoted 900/yard for just pour/ finish work, which would have been around $5500 for this job. That does not include the prep, or other materials like foam/rebar. I'm in Maryland.
Yeah you gone pay more in Maryland; MD is insanely expensive. I'm in DC; I feel your pain on high quotes.
wow I got two driveways with screen and forms poured for less than half of that with 4 times the square ft , only cost 160 per yard for the concrete, three trucks of 4500 with mesh , 25 yards.
Yeah he’s definitely high😂I’ve seen people in Michigan charged twice that amount and get it when people got money and they’re stupid they do ridiculous things I just watched a homeowner pay $1600 to take out a tree that was 4 foot tall and to clear out some rose vine bushes
This dude high as hell ,I'm a finisher 😮no way he'll get that much for garage 😮😮
Thank you Mike. That did help me a lot. I’m lost at times pricing, but this made it so much easier. Thanks
Shoot me an email if you ever need help pricing. Email is in the description.
Mike. Want to thank you for your guidance. I have done several pours over the last year. No problems at all. First was a 40x50 slab, then several more smaller jobs. All work for myself. Prep is 90%. Thanks.
Fantastic!
I wish all concrete contractors would check this out and charge like this. So many just cover their costs and don't figure profit into the equation. Great video breaking down the costs....also good for the customers to see that good concrete work isn't cheap.
Awesome, thanks Dirk!
Unfortunately ALOT of people think it's cheap.
@@Pablo_19_26 It's one of the most under rated trades in the industry. Most people think you just throw some concrete down on the ground and it levels and finishes itself🤦♂
@@MrMajikman1 well they're not entirely wrong as long as the mixture isn't too dry. It's not a difficult trade to get good at.
@@TheEngineerJason "As long as the mixture isn't too dry?" What is the correct terminology for that, oh great one?
I have my own business and I have been in the trade for forty years and still going. As an owner in the new construction field of full basement foundations, I have had to correct Architects on their structural/dimensional designs, I've had to correct Civil Engineers on their grading plans, I've had to assess ground density on site for bearing loads simply by looking at certain clays/soils. I have to make field determinations of which way to properly run the water off of the surface of the concrete so as not to impact a surrounding building.
All of that with just a High School diploma, but 40 years of field experience.
However, you are right, the "laboring part" is rather easy, but that is not ALL that is involved in concrete construction...if you are to be successful.
Sure, you can pour your concrete with a 10" "SLUMP" (btw, that is the correct terminology for determining how "dry" or "wet" the concrete is) without using a water reducer...if you want it to crack. Obviously, there is much more to concrete construction that YOU and many other people are not aware of. Sun, wind, temperature, humidity, ALL contribute to how the concrete reacts as far as curing and finishing is concerned. And NO, concrete doesn't just "level and finish itself" regardless of what UA-cam tells you.
Always a great video Mike! Keep up the solid work 👏🏻
Thanks! Will do!
Thanks for the breakdown, your cost is reasonable. People play dumb when it comes to you pouring a 24' x 24' four inch thick mix, doing back breaking work and they complain about a $3k profit on the job, meanwhile big pharma, big tech and military industrial complex make billions and trillions on assembly line or virtual products and no one questions them.
Great video!. I’m having a 24x24 garage built in the spring up here in Minnesota. Who knows what pricing will be for the concrete at that time, but I anticipate it will be higher than fall 2022 prices. (It got too cold to pour in November.) Regardless, it is helpful to learn about the economics of the business. Lots of respect for you and all the guys who have made this your profession. Thank you for the insights.
Thanks for the videos, just retired in Thailand just did 42sqm 6x7meters, 4 cubic meters i did it for $234 that's 28x cheaper and with no permits or any kind of red tape no tax either for my house build 4000sqft under the roof $45k usd
Much Respect to YOU & your CREW !!! EXCELLENT JOB !!!
Much appreciated
Mike
What are for just labor concrete
We are $5.00
4 inches
With little prep work
What do you charge to lay wire
If they supply it
And what about commercial floors
We are bidding a church floor
Can you make a similar video like this for stamped concrete
Thanks brother
Really good info
I'm looking at pouring 60 by 60 with drains
Covered car ports and footings for a storage with a inside surround patio with an 8 ft. Deck
This gives me a better prospective about martial and labor involved
So thank you brother
God bless
Have a great day brother
Just saying
You're welcome Mike!
Your pricing is very fair. That’s how one stays busy. In chicago it’s tough to get jobs at $12-13/sqft since it’s so competitive
Yea, little different in Maine
Sounds about right to me Mike, my guy charges $10-12 per sf for prep, pour, finish, and cut. Thanks for the breakdown, that is helpful info
You bet
This including the concrete.??
@@luisuranga9212 yep
@@AndrewShafer thanks for you fast answer 👍👍
Reasonable pricing. So many people don't consider what professionalism is worth.
over 41 years doing this I dont know why am watching . good luck
Really liked the cameras on the working person. Could see what the concrete looked like as it was being finished.
Nice
Thank you Mike for sharing this valuable information with all of us 🙏🏽
My pleasure!
I worked for a couple of different of builders and each had their own price for concrete work .One would pay $1dollar a sq ft for garage and floor slabs just for labor ,the builder would supply all material and prep although they really didnt know how to prep !! Another would supply all material and I would prep,pour and finish flat work . And they paid $3.00 sqft . Now this was 2018 . Here in Pa.
by the square foot with all the xtras required to lay in prepping with bars, supports, iso strip and insulation seems best way to quote and consider. everything laid out, seems fine to me to meet those specific requirements. rather pay and have it done well and over than go through doing it.
Man your price is great, I got people wanting $15 square foot to pour and concrete, nothing else , and I’m in a poor state, and you do high-quality work I hired
Three different Concrete contractors in the past seven months and all three have had garbage work
Wow Andrew, that's quite high.
I had a floor poured last year (by another youtube concrete channel) that had a particular section that was 6" thick vs 4". Price was all quoted by the square foot with 2 extra yards listed as line item charge for the thickened area. The end number worked out very similar to your total once I subtract $2 / ft2 for no foam under my slab.
Thanks for the info, very insightful for not only concrete tradesmen but also people saving for shop builds
Glad this helped Chris, thanks!
dang he got me, jk I don't use foam. I was kidding. I was curious what your concrete price is up there I watch the 1 u did at your desk but concrete labor and mudd is high in Indiana. we charge alot. but I'm one of the cheapest in my area. but u work for builders which I solid work but I don't bid by Sq foot I bid by days and cross reference w Sq feet. we r up around 13 a Sq foot around indy for driveways or better. I charged 20k for a 26 yard driveway but we had to tear it out too. I was at 22 but I wanted to make sure to land it. u charged 7 grand for this even though there is alot of material u did pretty good. I would do that garrage w no foam no prep about 3500 to just pour it. no prep.
Ur very generous and to think cheap scraps from Tennessee gripe about 1$ per ft to pour finish it lets me know that the contractors I’ve worked for were charging 3 to 4 and tricking me to pour for 1$ thank u sir
About 164 a yard for concrete,pretty good price.out here in California, anywhere from 170 to over 200 bucks a yard!!
Thanks Steve
Hey mike I really enjoy the content you put out and work you do! Do you have a video on, or could you make a video on having employees? How you pay them, hourly or salary. What do you do for them or provide them with? Do you do bonuses or treat them to lunch? Health benefits? What you pay? Anything else that you think is good to keep good help would be appreciated! Thanks mike!
I have questions do I have to quote separately when you’re breaking an old garages concrete, then quote for prep and pour new concrete. Thank you.
I love to see hard working men nice job thanks for the info ❤
Thanks for watching!
Is that concrete or soup ? whole lot of water in that mix.
I’m trying to price a 24x25 monolithic 12x12 slab for a metal carport in wv. It will have a 6ft by 24ft ramp in front of. I will have to dig the footer and grade it myself then form and finish. It’s in the middle of nowhere concrete company wants 3grand for a full truck. After equipment costs I’m pricing it at 13k does that sound right
You probably have information about the cost of making a house with hard materials, such as concrete. Compared to a standard wooden construction, how much more expensive is to build a house out of concrete, blocks or pouring concrete?
I’m in central North Dakota, I bid a job around $10/sq foot, for a driveway, and the guy almost fell off his chair. $180/yard for concrete, $10/per 20’ stick of rebar, I don’t think $10 sq foot is too high, that included tear out of the old driveway. Thoughts?
This is a solid price for concrete.
Problem still is there are concrete guys out there that don't have a business and do it on the side for extra beer money. If you called a a big union company for this pour it would be 15gs if not more
Did a 600sqft driveway a few years ago. Cost me $2000. Thankfully i had friends to help.
Like that self leveling concrete!
Most of the guys around here pour it so damn dry that they work themselves to death!
Early 60s concrete was 15 bucks a yard and I charged 50 cents a square foot, 55 cents if a rock salt finish. That was for grading, forming and pouring. Did mostly swimming pool decking, which is a lot more difficult than a flat slab.
If you pour your concrete over a 5 in slump, you gambling on the strength!! I did commercial concrete for 25 years and tested in labs also, 4 " slump was the max,any one can pour wet concrete watch it detiorate in the next few years ,concrete designed strength is to be placed a 4" slump !
What would an approximate cost ranges be for a regular drive way two and a half sedan car lengths
My boss is a nice guy and typically charges 7-8 a sq ft. Thats why i bid 90% of our jobs now. I have no issue getting us 10-12 a sq foot for basic form and pours. Tare out? 3-6 a sq ft. Stamped? 24 a sq foot on average.
I don’t know anything about this kind of stuff,could you tell me how much concrete in yd that I would need on a 50 / 30 slap with 2 foot footing
How much does it cost for a 16 x 20 x 6 cost to pour a concrete driveway
if you had to form this out would you include that price with Labor prep and finish ?
What was the Slump on that pour, looks to have high water content.
I think it is Self Leveling.
Thanks so much for the help friend.
Happy to help
What is the slump of the concrete?
for new construction garage is high , even hen you don't put wire mash and foam , still 8$ is a lot . I would do that all day everyday like you for that price but here in Michigan Mexicans do new costruction for 5-5.5$ per sqft prep and finish (no mesh or foam ) .its unbelievable .
California Mexican crew. 2500 foot house...form, set, pour $4000.00...frame house $6000.00
I have driveway 60x12 howmuch sure charge for 4000 i am goin pay the concrete dumpster bobcat labor
I’m in New Jersey and I want to charge 20/sqft for concrete work. Including form, prep, pour, and finish, is that a good way to go about charging or should I charge based on what each job requires?
Mike
Great video and information.
Mike it's great to see that I'm not to bad in doing my estimates.
Would you care to share what is in your opinion and based on your market a fair cost to demo and haul existing concrete 4 inch
#1 not reinforced
#2 reinforced
Or alternatively dig and haul 4-6inch dirt and set a #57 stone base once compacted.
I sub out the demo and re-grade on existing concrete jobs, then we re-pour new. I know on a 24' x 24' garage floor the cost to demo (4" to 6"), haul off, and re-grade is around $5000.
I am in southwest Michigan. I do all my own demo using my own equipment. I tear out using a Deere 80 excavator with thumb and a tri axle dump truck same as an excavating company would. I charge $1.50 per square foot for 4” driveway removal wire mesh or not. Garage floors we would do with a skid steer with a hydro lid hammer. I would charge my customer approximately $3000 for a garage floor tear out 24’x24’
Awesome. My price would have been about the same. I do my calculations slightly different than you. I pretty much have a $10 a square minimum here in TN.
Having a minimum is very important in my opinion. Thank you!
How much is the cost per square foot of a concrete slab in Arizona for a boat storage facility?
Sounds like good solid an fair numbers. Great video.....
How much would you charge for site prep, class 5 gravel and setting forms?
What's roughly NET profit on something like this?
Did you make that chute extension I've seen it on a few of your UA-cam videos was just curious I've been doing concrete for years slabs sidewalks and mostly structural but I like that chute extension.
Mike, I have some footings (18 inches expose on one corner) that support a 6 inch slab (total size is 10 X 12 foot) for a shed. Any suggestions on what to use on my corners to decrease chances that will corners will burst open during pouring concrete? I am located in Colorado and temps are 45 to 75 degrees range overnight to high noon. Thanks as this is my first concrete project. Very difficult to find anyone to do this job and that is why at 77 years old I am have dug the whole project (couldn't even find a backhoe for rent)
We use metal banding, google it, it's a thin strip of metal that has holes in it. Comes in a roll so you can cut it to any length. Wrap it around the corner and screw it to both sides. It'll keep the corner from blowing out.
What was involved in the first round of prep?
Mike, I'm doing a 600 sq ft 4" garage slab and I'm lucky to be getting $4200, today in Boston. I'm using 4000 psi with fiber for mix. Some one else quoted a price of 3800. As always thanks for the video, I always learn something.
Sounds great!
Wow that’s way higher than what we get in Louisiana. My flat work rate is $6.50 a foot for 4” slab and we do the dirt work. Of corse we don’t have any foam are anything we have to put down. But that’s still a big difference.
I’m at $6.50 and still get under bid a lot of times. I’ll go look at a project and see that some one else did it.
So basically a 24x24 I’d charge $3800 total job. Labor, materials and concrete included in that total.
Wow Joe, you got to get the prices up down there.
@@MikeDayConcrete I wish. We’d be making a lot more money!
I live in San Marcos TX but most my jobs are in the New Braunfels and canyon lake area and our going rate on labor and materials are the same at 6.50 and that's pushing it most guys are still charging 5.00 to 5.50 a square foot on flat work out here
@@sabasmendez-perez8560 yea it’s don’t matter what price you want, you have to be competitive with everyone else. People will hire the cheapest bid.
Better get that money while you can. Those prices are about to plummet…. Good work
how much would the price be if you had to jus prep and make the form to get it ready for concrete? thanks mike!
Hey buddy thanks for the video. Do you itemize all these charges on your estimates and invoices, also what kind of legal mumbo jumbo should I be adding to estimates/ invoices
You guys aren't required to use an ecopan on your jobs?
How do I estimate how many cubic yards of concrete I need for a swimming pool? I understand how to convert square feet to cubic yards but I am confused with the math behind the construction of a swimming pool. If someone could provide me with the formula. That would help me a lot.
Another way I ask my question is as follows. For example, a pool is 45 feet in length, 15 feet in width and the concrete is 0.6 inches in depth. The pool’s shallow end is 4 feet, and the deep end gradually declines to 12 feet deep. (Ignore the steps and possible ledges in the pool, i got that figured out).
Thank you to anyone that responds.
I have a job it’s about 6 yards I’m figuring 336 square foot..how much would you charge for that
Great video. Helps me a lot. Thank you
Glad it helped!
Lotta factors with this pricing game. Yes it’s a game folks. Once you figure out the game it’s pretty easy.
thank you for the good tips
You bet!
Thank you for your videos. Very helpful.
Is the estimate in your video specifications charges per foot? Does that include the delivery of the concrete?
Yes, including concrete and to Builders spec.
Thanks for the info !!
You bet!
If you were in my area i'd hire you to do a 600-1200 sq foot slab on a new project next summer. Your pricing seems fair. I did a 40x60 slab w/ footings for a big steel building 7 years ago for $12,000 but I did the excavation and prep myself, including engineered foundation to support a garco steel building. For a 2-3 car garage finished that's about double per sq foot of the big building I did but prices have gone up and your labor is worth double the cost of the concrete. I honestly don't trust most of the guys doing this work any longer - the finisher I had do the last slab was very fair and he has since retired due to health issues. At the time the finished cost for everything was going to be about $20k in 2015 not including my labor for 2400 sq feet if I didn't lift a finger.
We used to do those steel building slabs all the time. 2' thick footings with a 6" slab all in one pour. They were around $10 per sq ft without styrofoam.
What’s the best mix for pouring in warmer weather that will give me optimal time to finish a driveway /patio it’s been almost 90 degrees and I’ve been chasing it every time
In those temps they can add some retardant to slow the set. We use 4000 psi 3/4 stone mix for exterior concrete here in Maine.
These numbers don’t add up. The first and fourth numbers add up to around 10k. I’m a bit confused about that itemized list.
Okay the fourth number is the total for the numbers above.
Why do you pour it so wet? I have only a couple months of grunt work experience, but of the two dozen or so pours I’ve been in the material has been a lot stiffer, never soupy like this. Maybe four, five inch slump? Weather has been a mild June, hot July, and cooler august. It looks easier to rake and move, is that one of the advantages? Is it preference? I’ve poured with and without fiber, with a couple wire meshes, footers with rebar, stamped patios, stamped and brushed driveways, sidewalks, and aprons with curbs. But I’m wondering about working with a higher vs lower slump
Having done pours from 4-6 inch slumps, believe me, if the concrete is exposed to the sun and on a flat surface, you want the 6" to allow for a slower curing time. It also allows for more time to finish the surface properly.
@@kurtfrancis4621 how slow should it cure and take to finish properly? I’ve poured driveways from gravel to broom finish in under two hours, with plenty of mag and edge work. Sometimes used jointer, and never walked on til the next day when saw cutting. I’ve seen knee boards used once during a large stamped patio and even then it was only soupier bc we had heavy rain for a minute
@@kurtfrancis4621 also, is that really a six inch slump in the video? Seems like more to me, but I haven’t seen it all in person
Mike goes over this is in other videos. He uses a high range water reducer which does two things. It reduces the amount of water needed in a mix to get the desired slump (less water means stronger concrete) and it makes the cement more workable (like pancake batter instead of chunky peanut butter).
What David said, we use water reducer to pour looser slumps. We do over 200 pours a year so this helps to not get burned out pouring stiffer concrete.
Not pricing related but it appears you like more slump than say ,Ryan from Victory. Is it because of interior, exterior applications? When you pour it just seems soupy to me
What is the purpose of the styrofoam under the concrete? I am a home owner not a concrete guy
What is the Styrofoam used for?
Insulation
Mike, I just recently moved to Glastonbury CT. I'm looking to get a 6" slab poured in a 20' x 30' barn. I'm new here, have no network, so I'm just using the Google machine to find contractors in the area that do slab work. I must have called six contractors and not so much as a call back. It seems like a simple job. Is everybody that busy right now? Where else could I look to find a good contractor? I've been watching your show long enough now that I might just try to do it myself. Appreciate any advice you have.
Find the closest ready mix concrete plant, call them and ask for the concrete dispatcher. Ask him who the best slab contractors are in your area, and you may even get their cell phone numbers. The dispatcher knows who is good and who isn't.
I have a question, if your planning to store/ wash cars inside the garage , what’s the most slope you can use to push the water out the door ?
Not sure what the "most" slope is but on a 24' garage we usually go 2" slope back to front.
Up here I use 1” per 12’ slope to ensure absolutely zero ponding, we have done aprons at 7” and the customer thought it was level??
What do you charge for a stamped concrete patio? 4,000 psi at 4 inches?
Hi. Here to learn. Why’s the styrofoam under concrete, and what size rebar?
I'm sure its #4 1/2" rebar
Styrofoam insulates the slab and is code here in Maine. #4 rebar (1/2")
In New Jersey I’m getting prices of $15 to $20 per square foot. Wtf. I wanna hire you guys for my house
Same in CA
@@joseespinoza3478 higher here in carson city nv where all the californians are coming. 20+ if they even show up to do the estimates.
Do you stay with the 3 dollars per square foot to pour and finish on the bigger job?
Thanks Mike is that a pretty competitive prise and do contractors charge the same way
I get all the work we can do and more so it must be competitive in my area. I don't know if all others charge this way or not.
good deal. where are you located?
Mike, do you buy fibers and add them yourself or get it from the concrete producer ?
Hey Mike, thanks for the videos and sharing your experience. Do you always use the isostrip when pouring garage floors...and do you also use it for basement floors?
Not always, depends on the site plans. But it is a good idea to use it.
Good idea to bid the job by cost per square foot. Let's the owner or contractor relate the cost to the overall house.
Whats your price if you have to remove existing concrete and repour, start to finish? Ive been quoting about $13-14K.
Depends on a lot of factors, size, thickness, rebar or wire in it, haul off and dispose, too many variables for a simple question, sorry.
That’s a lotta dough for a couple days labor and $1000 worth of concrete. Saved myself $3000 in labor last year pouring a pad and sidewalk by myself. Wasn’t $3000 worth of work . Not a put down. Nice informative vid. Guess I’m just use to poor boy ways!
Not just paying for labor, also paying for experience, knowledge, trust, integrity, just to name a few.
Solid points!
Just a thought to keep in your mind, he has payroll to come up with each week. Just labor alone to keep his employees is $4200 a WEEK (3 employees) (rough estimate at $35 an hour) and at the end of the month thats almost $17,000. So when people question labor this is something they usually don't understand why it's so high.
Charge alot. Your health.
If you can do the work your self good for you some people don’t have the experience or knowledge
So your paying $162 per yard of 5.5 Sack mix Concrete, and they charged for 7.11 yards of concrete?
7.5 yards, sorry if I was not clear.
Great video 👍🏾
Appreciate it
Did you epoxy those bars into the foundation?
Do you show your customers this breakdown as well?