Pouring a pad - price of concretre per yard, and other questions.....

[kebo]

What is the going rate for a cubic yard of concrete delivered, at least in the southeast?? I got a quote to have a 19x23 pad poured underneath my metal carport. The carport is actually 18x21 but I wanted a little extra on the sides and a 2ft ramp on one end. According to online concrete calculators, it will take approximately 8.44 cubic yards to pour a 6 inch thick pad. Will that be thick enough for a tractor and a 4x4 truck parked on it? Will it need rebar to strengthen it? Thanks!

 

[Ed of all trades]

Here in the valley of Va crete is right at $100 yd delivered. A 4" slab would do fine with eather wire or no. 4 rebar. That is what is commonly used in garage floors

 

[bubbacuse77]

6" is overkill unless your parking a semi on it. Make sure you have a good compacted base. $100 a yard is pretty standard without modifiers. If it is DIY, order an extra .5 yards than you think. A standard truck carries 9 yards

 

[wrooster]

What is the going rate for a cubic yard of concrete delivered, at least in the southeast?? I got a quote to have a 19x23 pad poured underneath my metal carport. The carport is actually 18x21 but I wanted a little extra on the sides and a 2ft ramp on one end. According to online concrete calculators, it will take approximately 8.44 cubic yards to pour a 6 inch thick pad. Will that be thick enough for a tractor and a 4x4 truck parked on it? Will it need rebar to strengthen it? Thanks!

4" thick should be fine, as long as it is a consistent 4" -- but in any case for a slab that large you will need 1) proper subsurface prep/compaction, 2) compacted stone base, 3) rebar and/or wire, 4) pitch to facilitate runoff, and 5) relief cuts after initial cure.

Question: Do you have a mason on board who knows flatwork, or is a complete DIY job?

Wrooster

 

[bp fick]

We just had our garage apron replaced last week. Included excavation of the old concrete. They dug it up, loaded onto a dump truck, formed and poured, bing, bang, boom. Came back the next day to saw in some channel cuts. Pretty nice job. $1800. The apron was 20x24 and 4" thick. Hope that gives you an idea anyhow.

 

[vtsnowedin]

We just had our garage apron replaced last week. Included excavation of the old concrete. They dug it up, loaded onto a dump truck, formed and poured, bing, bang, boom. Came back the next day to saw in some channel cuts. Pretty nice job. $1800. The apron was 20x24 and 4" thick. Hope that gives you an idea anyhow.

That sounds about right. A six yard load for $300 a yard installed. I work on state and Federal work with fancy high tech/ high strength mixes that cost up to three times that much but you don't have to place yours with 2200 cars an hour passing within eight feet of you, and don't need 4000 psi strength after just seven days.

 

[Toddao]

I must be in the wrong area, have been quoted 4000 to 5900 for a 28x36 concrete pad with rebar and a thicken edge, not including the the excavation. .

 

[DennisFolsom]

In my area, the ready-mix companies impose a "small load charge," which basically means that you pay for 3 CY or so, regardless how little you actually use.

When you think about it, the small load charge does make sense. They can't send out their big mixer truck and a driver for what 1 or 2 CY costs.

 

[vtsnowedin]

There is little competition in the concrete or aggregate business in Vermont. The states permit process is so overblown that no one new can start up and the grandfathered companies have no need to cut prices.