Good concrete-work company in Houston
12-08-2008, 12:03 PM
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Good concrete-work company in Houston I need a front porch and side path poured, any know of anyone who does good work for a decent price per sqft' ? I have a total of 175 sqft' side from a new driveway I need poured. Any tips are are appreciated.
12-08-2008, 02:47 PM
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Concrete has not dropped in price yet compared to many other finished goods. I checked last week, and it was spot price of ~100/yd. I can get it at $71/yd. I expect in the next 2 months or so the price is going to drop significantly. Price for finished concrete would probably be around $6-$7/sq ft based on current prices.
12-08-2008, 06:36 PM
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Concrete has not dropped in price yet compared to many other finished goods. I checked last week, and it was spot price of ~100/yd. I can get it at $71/yd. I expect in the next 2 months or so the price is going to drop significantly. Price for finished concrete would probably be around $6-$7/sq ft based on current prices.
12-09-2008, 12:28 PM
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My buddy needs to put in a concrete floor to replace the dirt in his garage. Probably 30x50 ft. What would it cost to do the job? Would it depend on you doing all the prep-work? Like putting down the steel rebarb? I've never done this, but it doesn't seem terribly difficult.
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12-09-2008, 01:09 PM
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Just to be clear, I do not finish concrete. I have some project I am working on which needed concrete. So, I had been checking prices. PMCSpider sent me a PM about what he needed, and I gave him the info that I could.
Right now, concrete is still high in price. I would say that if you don't need it right now that you probably might want to wait until the cost comes down a bit more.
Lumber is at a 35 year low right now, steel is down 40% from last year. Concrete is still sky high. Depending on who is doing the work I have seen deltas of around $1.00 sq ft on finsihed concrete.
So, raw concrete is around $100 per yard. Finished concrete which includes the forms, steel and finishing is about $6 - $7.50 per sq ft right now depending on who you talk to.
So, to do the garage floor you are talking about would be about 1500sq ft = 9000 (6.00) to $11,250 (7.50 sq ft). So,
Right now, concrete is still high in price. I would say that if you don't need it right now that you probably might want to wait until the cost comes down a bit more.
Lumber is at a 35 year low right now, steel is down 40% from last year. Concrete is still sky high. Depending on who is doing the work I have seen deltas of around $1.00 sq ft on finsihed concrete.
So, raw concrete is around $100 per yard. Finished concrete which includes the forms, steel and finishing is about $6 - $7.50 per sq ft right now depending on who you talk to.
So, to do the garage floor you are talking about would be about 1500sq ft = 9000 (6.00) to $11,250 (7.50 sq ft). So,
12-09-2008, 02:59 PM
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That was the "spot" price when you call up and don't have an account, etc... I can get it for $71/yard all day. but, the "quoted" price two weeks ago was right at $100/yd.