Anyone know anything about concrete prices?

[LadyZod]

My dad laid the concrete in our yard in Miami on his own. He made a small pattern box out of 2x4's and used the kind where you dump the mix and then add water and it levels and dries really fast.

Similar idea to this:

http://home-solutions.hsn.com/pathma...864886_xp.aspx

The idea being that even if it doesn't come out even it still looks good.

[toys2cool]

D, in Miami if you concrete your back yard it will get crazy hot in the summer.

How about just doing some area's with pavers ? (bricks)

Pavers will let water seep through too

it's better then all the bugs and crap hot we we're use to

[toys2cool]

again i appreciate the help guys

[BENDY]

that is what i do for a living. it is about 10 yards of concrete. here in az about $90 a yard. so about 900-1000 for the concrete. should cost you about $4000. wish you were closer, i work for toys. hope this helps

[Mikey]

D, in Miami if you concrete your back yard it will get crazy hot in the summer.

How about just doing some area's with pavers ? (bricks)

Pavers will let water seep through too

[BlackKnight]

Not sure bro it's 47 ft length by 16 ft width by 3-4" high

the contractor's were going order that huge truck that comes and sprays it with a giant hose

Must be a Boom Truck ....., could also be why they want more Money ..., them are Expensive Trucks to rent/own/Furnish for jobs.

[toys2cool]

Try calling a local redi-mix plant and see if they can recommend a contractor. And, find a contractor who only does concrete work, or better yet, only flatwork. Up here, few contractors do both walls and flatwork. I grew up with concrete; my dad had a poured wall company for 30 years and then I go and marry a plant manager. If I lived closer, I would do your yard. I am quite good at flatwork,...for a girl.

yea that would've been awesome

i would've traded you toys for some labor

[toys2cool]

Then in that case...just kill all the lawn/weeds...and place bark or gravel...to make your backyard maintanance free....plus it gives it that state park feel, lol.

Oh wait, you live in hurricane country, never mind, lol.

yea that would suck here

[Rallygirl]

Try calling a local redi-mix plant and see if they can recommend a contractor. And, find a contractor who only does concrete work, or better yet, only flatwork. Up here, few contractors do both walls and flatwork. I grew up with concrete; my dad had a poured wall company for 30 years and then I go and marry a plant manager. If I lived closer, I would do your yard. I am quite good at flatwork,...for a girl.

dam that's exactly the price I was hoping and I was told it should be around

But the guys who came told me $3500 financed or one guy $2750 cash but I don't want to pay that much cash at one time

thanx guys

[Hector]

Then in that case...just kill all the lawn/weeds...and place bark or gravel...to make your backyard maintanance free....plus it gives it that state park feel, lol.

Oh wait, you live in hurricane country, never mind, lol.

[toys2cool]

Well, that's right up our alley; hubby's day job is a redi-mix plant manager.
So,...47x16x4 = approx. 9.5 yards of concrete at (Michigan price) of about $100 a yard = $950. Average labor for flatwork here in Michigan would be to double the concrete price. So, if you lived here,....$1900. But I imagine everything is more expensive in Florida.

On a related note, last night hubby and I poured a driveway for the neighbor, so I spend the night with trowel in hand.

dam that's exactly the price I was hoping and I was told it should be around

But the guys who came told me $3500 financed or one guy $2750 cash but I don't want to pay that much cash at one time

thanx guys

[Hector]

Our actual two vehicle carport area was an additional three grand.

[Hector]

Dam that's even more then they told me a lot more

Actually the driveway is bigger than your area, plus it's on a slight downhill slope.

[Rallygirl]

Well, that's right up our alley; hubby's day job is a redi-mix plant manager.
So,...47x16x4 = approx. 9.5 yards of concrete at (Michigan price) of about $100 a yard = $950. Average labor for flatwork here in Michigan would be to double the concrete price. So, if you lived here,....$1900. But I imagine everything is more expensive in Florida.

On a related note, last night hubby and I poured a driveway for the neighbor, so I spend the night with trowel in hand.

[toys2cool]

We had a similar size area done to our driveway, it was six grand.

Dam that's even more then they told me a lot more