RobA
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I've been looking into getting a tractor barn built and wanted a concrete floor. Anyone know about how much I should be paying someone to put in a 36'x36' concrete slab foundation?
Cost for a cement slab foundation
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mikim
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I found a fella here that is going to charge me $4.50 - $5.50 per sq ft ..... rebar on 24" ..... ~$7500 for 1500 sq ft
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I had one poured about 6 yrs ago for about the same numbers quoted by Mike, $6500 for ~ 1200 sq ft. BUT. In most of Texas you best put in a lot of steel and concrete unless you want major cracking problems. Mine is about 5" slab but has extra deep beams around the perimeter, a beam crossing the center front to back and side to side, and extra steel in all those. You may not have the same problem there.
npaden
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It is going to vary greatly based on your climate and soil conditions.
In my dry mild part of Texas slabs are super cheap. Good solid soil and a relatively mild climate. The going price for a 4" slab around here is $2.25 to $2.50 per sq ft. That's with rebar in the footing and wire fencing for the rest of the slab. Not much soil movement around here so even without all the rebar cracks are not very common.
In my dry mild part of Texas slabs are super cheap. Good solid soil and a relatively mild climate. The going price for a 4" slab around here is $2.25 to $2.50 per sq ft. That's with rebar in the footing and wire fencing for the rest of the slab. Not much soil movement around here so even without all the rebar cracks are not very common.
tlbuser
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Really depends on quite a few variables. Footer depth, width, slab thickness, etc. Local cost of concrete?
Locally, to have someone come in and excavate, frame, pour and finish ~ $7500.00 w/ 24" footers and a 4" slab.
We are paying right at $90.00/yd. for concrete
Locally, to have someone come in and excavate, frame, pour and finish ~ $7500.00 w/ 24" footers and a 4" slab.
We are paying right at $90.00/yd. for concrete
EddieWalker
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Be sure to get multiple bids. The biggest mistake people make is to hire someboyd based on a recomendation from a friend who usualy doesn't have any experience beyond his own project.
I like to stop and talk to guys who are working a job and get some estimates from them. I also like to talk to other subs in the trades to see who they recomend. Ask the framers who the think does a good job on pouring the slab. If it's not poured well, they have more work adjusting for it. Ask the GC who he uses and is reliable.
Price is not always the best option. A guy who charged .20 cents more per foot, but shows up and does a great job when he says he will is allot better deal than a guy who doesn't do what he says he will, doesn't show up, and when he does arrive, everything is done half ****.
Good luck,
Eddie
I like to stop and talk to guys who are working a job and get some estimates from them. I also like to talk to other subs in the trades to see who they recomend. Ask the framers who the think does a good job on pouring the slab. If it's not poured well, they have more work adjusting for it. Ask the GC who he uses and is reliable.
Price is not always the best option. A guy who charged .20 cents more per foot, but shows up and does a great job when he says he will is allot better deal than a guy who doesn't do what he says he will, doesn't show up, and when he does arrive, everything is done half ****.
Good luck,
Eddie
npaden
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<font color="red"> Be sure to get multiple bids. The biggest mistake people make is to hire somebody based on a recomendation from a friend who usualy doesn't have any experience beyond his own project.
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Amen to this! Some of the worst experiences I've had was just using someone that a friend recommended. (Also some of the best experiences were using someone a friend recommended)
It really is important to know the persons experience and it never hurts to get some estimates. If you get 3 estimates and 2 are really close together and 1 is way low, be very wary of the low bidder, the price is probably a good indicator of the quality of thier work. If all 3 bids are close then you just go with the one you got a better feel from. Always talk to them about how they would do the job and don't tell them how you think it should be done because then they will just tell you that's the way they would do it regardless of how they really would have.
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Amen to this! Some of the worst experiences I've had was just using someone that a friend recommended. (Also some of the best experiences were using someone a friend recommended)
It really is important to know the persons experience and it never hurts to get some estimates. If you get 3 estimates and 2 are really close together and 1 is way low, be very wary of the low bidder, the price is probably a good indicator of the quality of thier work. If all 3 bids are close then you just go with the one you got a better feel from. Always talk to them about how they would do the job and don't tell them how you think it should be done because then they will just tell you that's the way they would do it regardless of how they really would have.
CurlyDave
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You can probably do most of the work yourself and get the slab in for about half of the prices quoted.
At 4" thick the concrete will be ~$1.50/ sq ft. Add in some extra for footers. #4 rebar would be $5-6 per 20' section, 120 pieces would be more than enough. Less than $1000 for drain rock, vapor barrier and sand.
My guess is that it will take you about a week to excavate, put down the drain rock, vapor barrier, sand, and place the rebar.
I would hire a crew for the pour & finishing. For true luxury, hire a helper to set the rebar.
At 4" thick the concrete will be ~$1.50/ sq ft. Add in some extra for footers. #4 rebar would be $5-6 per 20' section, 120 pieces would be more than enough. Less than $1000 for drain rock, vapor barrier and sand.
My guess is that it will take you about a week to excavate, put down the drain rock, vapor barrier, sand, and place the rebar.
I would hire a crew for the pour & finishing. For true luxury, hire a helper to set the rebar.
Egon
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( crew for the pour & finishing )</font>
Definetly a yes to this. Unless you have real experience on the chute it can/will get to be a lot of work real fast. Same goes for the final finishing.
I love concrete when I can stand and watch the crew work! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Egon /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Definetly a yes to this. Unless you have real experience on the chute it can/will get to be a lot of work real fast. Same goes for the final finishing.
I love concrete when I can stand and watch the crew work! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Egon /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Tom_H
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All good advice. You might also ask for the names of his most recent 3 or 4 jobs, go look at the work, and ask those who paid for it whether they were satisfied.
