re: Concrete contractors of the OT

I manage ready mix sales. We ship 1 yard CODs. Our top end short load fee is $150 add on for a 1 yd load. It drops $20 for every yard added. Two yards incurs a $130 fee, etc..

Every market is a little different. Where he lives could be more for a short load fee.

Because of GDOT weight restrictions, we only ship 9 yard loads. Where he is at , the DOT might allow 10 or 11 yard loads.

Do that. No need to pay somebody to do a yard of concrete with a shed on top. You can do that for $400 if you do it yourself.

Can the driver access the pour area safely? I mean no slopes or areas the ground might give. An unloaded truck is about 33k lbs. A yard of 3000 residential is around 3900 lbs so all in about 37k lbs.

If not, there will be added expenses to rent a Georgia buggy. A pump company usually charges a 4 hour minimum at $120-$160 an hour for a trailer pump so you don’t want to go that route if you don’t absolutely have to.

We got quotes here in DFW for an approx 500sq ft 4" thick 3500 PSI concrete patio with rebar ( clay soil that shifts)... Lowest quote was $4500, highest quote was $12k(yes, I'm serious ) We got 6 quotes with most in the $6.5k range. We went with $4500 quote. Guy kept setting a start date and then kept postponing for months. After 3 months of trying to get him to come out, we cancelled and went with Belgard pavers professionally installed. Paver quote was $6k and looks immensely better than concrete. Also comes with 15 yr warranty.

Concrete pours are expensive as frick here in DFW... Even had a Mexican crew come out and they bid $8k

Who was your contractor? I am going to be doing the patio in the near future.

Yes, if not you can build a shoot out of 2x4s and a sheet of tin.

More than you think it will cost probably.