Patio cost? (how much, installed, square foot, concrete)

[nyc2020]

How much should a basic concrete patio cost, installed on top of flat dirt/mulch around 250 Sq ft?

Let's assume the truck won't be able to drive up but needs to park some 50 ft away from the site.

[K'ledgeBldr]

Let's start with- Where!?

[hotzcatz]

Not on top of dirt/mulch, clear that down to solid undisturbed earth and add six inches of packed down gravel. Then add the slab.


Slab will want thickened edges, that can vary depending on the local conditions. There should be some rebar around the edges and 6" x 6" 10/10 welded wire mesh across the middle.



50' away means schlepping concrete in wheelbarrows? Unless they have one of those long chute extensions.

[nyc2020]

This is in Georgia.

And I didn't mean I want the patio on top of mulch. I meant to say what it currently is I. E. There is no hard structure to remove

So would 10/sq ft be considered high? What about 5/sq ft. Too low?

[hotzcatz]

You'd probably need about four yards of concrete, maybe five for the thickened edges. Usually there's a fee for the concrete truck to show up, plus additional per yard of concrete so sometimes smaller jobs will cost more because of the upfront fee to get the truck to show up.

Add in the amounts for the rebar and reinforcement mesh. Are you going to want it colored? Add in a bit for anything fancy done to the concrete.

You'll also need forms to shape it, although sometimes those can be reused for something else later.

Plus either $$$, friendship or beer to get a couple folks to help you when it's poured.

It would be lovely to be able to just use a per square foot price to calculate anything dealing with construction, but other than for a general ballpark idea of where to start, there's too many variables to have those average per square foot numbers actually mean much of anything. If you want a solid number, either price out the materials and do it yourself or call the folks you want to hire to do it and ask them how much.

[K'ledgeBldr]

Originally Posted by nyc2020

How much should a basic concrete patio cost, installed on top of flat dirt/mulch around 250 Sq ft?

Let's assume the truck won't be able to drive up but needs to park some 50 ft away from the site.

GA-
$3&change sq/ft.
Concrete- figure about $100/yrd (if you meet the minimum)
And since the truck can't get to the site you can bump the labor cost up a $1-1.50 sq/ft if they're willing to wheelbarrow. Otherwise figure another $300-400 for a line pump (remember the line pump will make the job go faster so it's possible to work a bit of a better price on labor.

It's a concrete patio- you don't need thickened edges, rebar, or mesh. But for the size you definitely want control joints.

[Ted Bear]

Grade, prep appropriately (crushed stone, tamp, etc.), forms, rebar, etc., Concrete, pour, stress cuts, remove forms, grade around new slab. Figure up to $10/sq ft depending on how "nice" you want it to be. Throw the concrete on the ground for $4-5/$1,000...but it will look just like that is what you did.