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Cost estimate for a concrete barn floor?

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CrazyMRanch
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I've got a nice 25x35 pole barn with a dirt floor. I'd like a more permanent, and more clean, concrete floor. Any ideas on what that might cost, and how thick I should have the floor?
HtownAg94
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There is a lot more to this question:

Where are you located? The more remote, the more it will cost.

How accessible is it? If they can reach it with a pump truck it should cost less than having to wheelbarrow it in.

What do you plan on driving/parking on it? Thickness as well as psi strength will play in. Well built homes tend to go with 3000 psi concrete.

I would spit ball at least $5-$6 per sqft....

If you get bids make sure you get details on how much steel they plan on using as well.
Todd 02
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I'd budget $6 per SF.

Most will quote you 3,000psi mix. I almost always upgrade to 4,000psi if I'm gonna drive on it. It's a little stronger and will usually only run you a few hundred dollars more.

Minimum 4". Make sure they compact the base before placing concrete. Your slab is only as good as the subgrade.

Recommend thickened edges, especially at drive-through doors. Also recommend fiber. Make sure it's mixed in well. Up to you whether you also do wire mesh and/or rebar.
Nagler
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They charged us $5.38/sq ft. for a driveway a month or two ago.
mrad85
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Not sure your area or the conditions, but here are the rough numbers I use to get fairly close if you want to self contract it.

3000 psi concrete

6" slab would be 17 yards $ 2000 *2 trucks

4" slab would be 11 yards $1400 *2 trucks


Labor to set forms/rebar and pour finish $200/day/man

25 x 35 figure probably 3 guys - 2 days $1200

Materials (wood and rebar) $500

Pump *if necessary $1200/day (If you have access to at least 2 sides, probably don't need this)

I'm assuming you don't need much dirt work but you might

I'd plan on $4000 for 6" slab or $3200 for 4" I'd go 6"

That should get you pretty close.

TikkaShooter
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A 24x48 just cost me $13,800 back in Oct 2021
mrad85
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TikkaShooter said:

A 24x48 just cost me $13,800 back in Oct 2021
That's insane. What general area? I'm near Brenham

I just had 3800 sq ft of driveway poured 2 weeks ago. Total of 80 yards

$27000 (including removing the old concrete driveway) and pumping every bit of it)

Saltwater Assassin
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4" flatwork should be 5-7 bucks per square foot ballpark.

We charge 5 bucks/sf on new builds, and that's pretty much straight cost.
TikkaShooter
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To be fair, I excluded some info…

On a bit of a slope, so 6" up front, and 30" in the back. I forget the beam depths, but I didn't skimp. Same with steel. No mesh, real deal tied in all the way.

No do-overs on concrete, so I didn't balk at the price. It was in line with other bids I received.
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DFW, but a client poured a 1500sf slab last summer for ~ $13k. I'm sure there was more than just the concrete in this invoice, but that was the "slab" cost in his math.

Finishing the project this month, and a ~12x20 parking spot + ~15 feet of sidewalk cost him $8k.

I realize economies of scale and all, but I can't believe how much it seems to have gone up.
Cen-Tex
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Better get it poured now. Had a contractor tell me that concrete was going up $8/cu yd around March 1st. He.said the worst increase he had ever seen in his career was a $4 spike. Also rebar is up 15%, also lumber, metal roofing, ….etc,.



CrazyMRanch
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Thanks y'all. Very helpful.
TikkaShooter
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Yep. Nothing cheap. Folks who haven't built something in 2 years are shocked by prices. But they are what they are.
schmellba99
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CrazyMRanch said:

I've got a nice 25x35 pole barn with a dirt floor. I'd like a more permanent, and more clean, concrete floor. Any ideas on what that might cost, and how thick I should have the floor?
Budget about $7/sf for 6", 4000psi concrete

As another poster stated above - get your existing subgrade compacted, and compacted well prior to doing anything with concrete. Bad subgrade means bad concrete no matter what. Depending on where you are, a vapor barrier may be needed or not - in my area of the state, it is needed. If it isn't, just prior to placing the concrete, take your hose and wet the ground and reinforcing steel so that the subgrade doesn't wick moisture out of the concrete right off the bat.

Use actual reinforcing steel, not remesh. #4 minimum, #5 preferred. 12" OC EW, have them use chairs or dobies to keep it centered in the slab.

4000psi concrete, it isn't much more expensive than 3kpsi, but it is much better. 6" thick would be my preference (and what I'm doing in my barn)

Make sure the contractor vibrates it in place, don't let them add a million gallons of water (more water makes it easier to spread and finish, but reduces compressive strength). Since it's indoors, controlling moisture loss won't be as critical, but at least have them apply a membrane cure over it after it is completed to control moisture loss - that helps prevent stress cracking from losing moisture too fast. Water cure is the best, but can be a pain.

Dont drive on it for 14 days! Some folks will tell you 3 days or 7 days....14 is the way to go. That pretty much ensures that the mud will reach its full compressive strength and design strength before you put an sort of dynamic load on it.
CrazyMRanch
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Y'all are awesome. I really appreciate it. I'm loaded with info now, and can at least ask intelligent questions.
hillcountryag86
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Todd 02 said:

I'd budget $6 per SF.

Most will quote you 3,000psi mix. I almost always upgrade to 4,000psi if I'm gonna drive on it. It's a little stronger and will usually only run you a few hundred dollars more.

Minimum 4". Make sure they compact the base before placing concrete. Your slab is only as good as the subgrade.

Recommend thickened edges, especially at drive-through doors. Also recommend fiber. Make sure it's mixed in well. Up to you whether you also do wire mesh and/or rebar.
If you can pour a barn slab for $6, that is awesome. I understand the flat work numbers around that but a barn, with beams, I don't see how it can be under $10.

I poured 40 x 80 barn two years ago and paid $12. Was generous with beams underneath columns and I poured it 6".

Pouring my 6000 sq ft house in two weeks. I had it engineered because my entire house and porches will have Saltillo tile and I don't want any problems. That will be $17 / ft.

Most slabs, other than flat, in Hill Country NW of SA, are $12 to $14 turnkey.
schmellba99
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Depending on the type of barn, beams may not be needed. Pole barns dont require beams, so uniform thickness mat slabs are just fine.
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