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Construction/ Manufacturing Baws - Concrete prices
Posted on 4/28/25 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 4/28/25 at 7:53 pm
What are the primary reasons concrete continues to rise in price?
Availability of ash? Enviro fees? Fuel costs?
Just can’t see that demand has been that high the last two years for that to be the reason.
Availability of ash? Enviro fees? Fuel costs?
Just can’t see that demand has been that high the last two years for that to be the reason.
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Posted on 4/28/25 at 7:54 pm to RealDawg
Could it be helicopter money? Endless bank fraud, or what some call garden variety commercial real estate lending?
This post was edited on 4/28/25 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 4/28/25 at 7:55 pm to RealDawg
You see where it starts to spike right after 2020? Brandon's America.
Posted on 4/28/25 at 8:06 pm to RealDawg
Fuel costs moving the aggregates from the river to batch plant is a major factor.
Fuel costs to operate the batch plants and transport mixed concrete to point of placement is another one.
Fuel costs to operate the batch plants and transport mixed concrete to point of placement is another one.
Posted on 4/28/25 at 8:27 pm to 4LSU2
Because raising prices on everything is the trendy thing to do right now.
Posted on 4/28/25 at 8:33 pm to 4LSU2
Posted on 4/28/25 at 8:33 pm to RealDawg
Fly ash, new specs, availability
Posted on 4/28/25 at 8:34 pm to justjoe906
Quarries… every quarry here in North Alabama started increasing prices on aggregate right after covid hit.
Posted on 4/28/25 at 8:34 pm to RealDawg
quote:
Just can’t see that demand has been that high the last two years for that to be the reason.
Have you been anywhere but the farm in that time? Buildings are going up every fricking where.
Posted on 4/28/25 at 8:48 pm to PapaPogey
quote:
Fly ash
Are you insinuating less fly ash, therefore concrete is going up?
Posted on 4/28/25 at 8:52 pm to Arkapigdiesel
Insurance on cement trucks?
Posted on 4/28/25 at 9:29 pm to LSUA 75
I have worked in the ready mix business for 27 years. Aggregates (course and fine) and yearly increases per ton are the main drivers. It’s not really that complicated. Concrete continues to underperform as far as profitability is concerned when compared to the individual components that go into concrete. Course aggregate is by far the most profitable component today. A decade ago it was cement. Blame the agg companies. That is the main reason.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 8:53 pm to forkedintheroad
quote:
Have you been anywhere but the farm in that time? Buildings are going up every fricking where.
Tbh I spend most of my time on the mountain. I do so lots of construction but mostly stick stuff around here.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 9:15 pm to Dirk Dawgler
quote:Of coarse.
Course aggregate is by far the most profitable component today.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 9:21 pm to Dirk Dawgler
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I have worked in the ready mix business for 27 years.
Guessing Quikrete based off you being a UGA fan? How is the acquisition of Summit going over so far?
Posted on 4/29/25 at 9:27 pm to redneck
And magically they all go up on the same day by the same price every year. What are the odds?
Posted on 4/29/25 at 9:31 pm to foj1981
Inflation + a ton of regulations
Posted on 4/29/25 at 9:32 pm to RealDawg
Compare inflation per CPI and a yard of concrete and I bet you end up with the same graph.
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