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Cost of pouring/finishing concrete
Posted on 1/29/20 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 1/29/20 at 3:49 pm
I will be building a shop in the near future and would like to have a concrete drive from the shop to my house. Anyone have ideas of the cost per sqft for concrete pouring/finishing around the Lake Charles area?
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Posted on 1/29/20 at 4:16 pm to Petey8
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I will be building a shop in the near future and would like to have a concrete drive from the shop to my house. Anyone have ideas of the cost per sqft for concrete pouring/finishing around the Lake Charles area?
i dont know about lake charles but i had a slab poured that emptied an entire cement mixer, that was prepped, framed, pvs-piped for drainage, included a dumptruck load of gravel for the base and cut, stained. edging stamped & sealed for $6K.
that's in the nashville area and i'd give you the guy's name but itneverains would then kill me.
This post was edited on 1/30/20 at 10:36 am
Posted on 1/29/20 at 4:51 pm to CAD703X
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i dont know about lake charles but i had a slab poured that emptied an entire cement mixer, that was prepped, framed, pvs-piped for drainage, included a dumptruck load of gravel for the base and cut, stained & sealed for $6K.
that's in the nashville area and i'd give you the guy's name but itneverains would then kill me
U isn’t going to Lake Charles
But yes you got kin folk dealThis post was edited on 1/29/20 at 4:53 pm
Posted on 1/29/20 at 8:41 pm to Petey8
I am being told $5/sqft for framing/pouring/finishing a slab for my shop and drive, right now in Alexandria.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 10:44 pm to AEXLSUTIG
I paid $3.33 recently. Shop around. Priced vary a lot between concrete guys.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:34 pm to AEXLSUTIG
Was just quoted 4.25sq/ft in the northshore area
Posted on 1/30/20 at 9:46 am to Petey8
I recently built a house in BR. My concrete guy charged me about $1.20/ft for labor for my driveway and sidewalks. He is insured and has been doing it for a long time so I probably could have found someone cheaper, but I didn't search for a low bidder that might screw it up. The concrete cost was about $100/yard which serves roughly 81 sq ft so call that about $1.25/ft. I could have gotten cheaper concrete but I added fiber and went with a stronger mix. It may have actually been a little over $100/yard by the time I was done. Form materials (forms, mesh, keyway, etc) are about $1/ft I think. With all that said, I'm thinking $3.50 to $4.50 per sq ft might be realistic. But the lower end of that price might have you dealing with a lot of the headache and the higher end you can probably get someone to give you a turnkey job.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 9:56 am to ashy larry
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I recently built a house in BR. My concrete guy charged me about $1.20/ft for labor for my driveway and sidewalks.
Sounds like you were happy with his work. You have his name/contact info you can share, i have a similar project on my list - BR. TIA.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 10:38 am to ashy larry
Thank you. Looks like I should be able to figure out a rough estimate using $4/sqft on this job.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 10:46 am to ItNeverRains
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U isn’t going to Lake Charles But yes you got kin folk deal
will never doubt you again.
also amazed at what actually went into the job. very eye opening to watch this and it was worth every single penny.
i was clearly an ignorant home-owner with no idea what i was actually requesting. for those who don't know; all i wanted was a 'backyard patio' with maybe a brick edging if it didn't cost too much extra.
what i got was:
* contractor showing up and raking/cleaning the area (which was a mess)
* contractor hopping on a little vehicle that he drove around the spot for a couple hours smoothing out the grade.
* contractor building a wood frame and bringing in PVC pipes to build a drainage system underneath which he also connected to all the gutters
* contractor dropping a load of gravel on the street in front of my house after dump truck nearly tumped over
trying to get up my steep-arse driveway. * contractor digging out the hill in the corner of my yard to make hauling the gravel up in wheelbarrows easier
* contractor filling the framed area with an entire truckload of gravel
* contractor calling in the mixer and then hooking it up with a long arse hose so he could reach the back yard since the mixer couldn't make it up the driveway either
* contractor emptying the entire mixer - something like 12-14 inches thick of concrete, smoothing the concrete and installing a temporary shade to protect the fresh concrete from debris falling out of the 11 billion trees on the hill overlooking it
* contractor using a little stamping device to make it appear the concrete had brick edging.
* contractor cutting the concrete
* contractor staining the brick edging one color and the main pad another and then sealing it
* contractor breaking down the framing and hauling away all debris
i don't envy what these guys do and a good concrete guy is worth is weight in gold. i may DIY replace a few outlets in my house but concrete..yeah no bueno. get a pro.
This post was edited on 1/30/20 at 10:48 am
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