Concrete Deck

[mjonesjr]

Might want to try your math again

Go figure. To figure the amount of yards, take the length x width x thickness then divide by 27.

 

[kunar]

Go figure. To figure the amount of yards, take the length x width x thickness then divide by 27.

you figured 4' thick, not 4"

10x25x.33=82.5
82.5/27=3.055

just over 3 cubic yards.

 

[mjonesjr]

you figured 4' thick, not 4"

10x25x.33=82.5
82.5/27=3.055

just over 3 cubic yards.

Duh! Long day I guess.

 

[midget]

I drive a concrete Mixer truck for Ideal ready mix and I can personally stay stamping LOOKS LIKE SHIT lol. As for the price of the mud most places now will be in the neighborhood of $80-90 bucks a yard (for a 4000 or similar mix) mostly with delivery although there will be a piece load charge in most cases being 3 yards and under which is also depending on the contractors relationship with the readymix plant. Im no contractor so if that was a good price for the work I couldnt tell you I just deal with the contractors.

 

[Ranger Dave (B25)]

you figured 4' thick, not 4"

Building a runway?

 

[gatlin04]

They said $1,590 without stamping and $1,765 with it.

I am in college, but i do this on the side and during the summer.
Assuming the back yard has easy accessibility, (in KC) i would charge $1000-$1200 for a standard broom finish. So, $1590 is gouging you....

BUT... $1765 for a slate stamped concrete pad is a decent price. Stamped 4" concrete in KC goes for anywhere from $8-$13 a foot. So $2000-3250 would get that here.

As for people on here saying, "get a pick ax", "mix bags of concrete"..... they are stoned out of their mind....Using a pick ax will basically be like breaking out of jail with a fingernail file...... You get 81 square ft per yard of concrete when pouring a 4" slab, so that is just over 3 yards. Thats a TON of bags of concrete.... you would be mixing ALL day, plus your pad would not come out right.

Calling the "call before you dig" people is free.... dont let them charge you for that....

Good luck and keep us posted!

 

[kunar]

Building a runway?

says the pilot... jealous?

 

[Jspafford]

I am in college, but i do this on the side and during the summer.
Assuming the back yard has easy accessibility, (in KC) i would charge $1000-$1200 for a standard broom finish. So, $1590 is gouging you....

BUT... $1765 for a slate stamped concrete pad is a decent price. Stamped 4" concrete in KC goes for anywhere from $8-$13 a foot. So $2000-3250 would get that here.

As for people on here saying, "get a pick ax", "mix bags of concrete"..... they are stoned out of their mind....Using a pick ax will basically be like breaking out of jail with a fingernail file...... You get 81 square ft per yard of concrete when pouring a 4" slab, so that is just over 3 yards. Thats a TON of bags of concrete.... you would be mixing ALL day, plus your pad would not come out right.

Calling the "call before you dig" people is free.... dont let them charge you for that....

Good luck and keep us posted!

I poured concrete a while back for a deck at our campground. I built the forms and had someone help me level and brush it.

The main concern I have is myself not being able to get back to it. When I did the other deck the truck backed right up to it. This is not the case. Nu-uh, nada.

There is no way I could do it with quickcrete. The crap would be hard before I got the next load mixed up.

I know the OUPS markings are free. But they are doing it for me. I am not being charged for it.

Lastly, I only have one day off a week, and that is Saturday, I need that whole day to get crap done I couldn't do the rest of the week, so I don't have time to do it myself.

Thanks for all the replies!

 

[sloue]

i do stamped

i have been doing concrete for 25 years and you are getting a deal i charge 20 bucks a sq for stamped. thats all included .are they going to seal it afters? and what kind? is it non skid or not, things to find out .min of 6 inches of base gravel, packed with a plate tamper! i would not settle for anything less.will they be cutting expansion joints ? if not that pad will crack and look like hell. what kind of release are they using and long before they wash it. there are many factors that bring the price up on stamped concrete. if done right stamped concrete is very nice but when not done properly, it really really looks bad. so i would find out how many stamped pads they have done and ask to see them. if they are giving it away theres a reason. and don't expect the exact color you picked it will be close but the time of day,how wet the ready mix is how dry was the base how much release they use all play a role in the shade of color. to do a stamped pad i have to go back there three or four times. and that costs. i am also Canada and concrete is up to 135 a yard with 200 dollars delivered. if any body has any questions i would gladly help .pm me and i will try to send you down the right path. that pad would cost you 5000 thats with out taking the old pad out thats 8 bucks a sq. that comes with a guarantee as long as you take care of it. and yes iam busy. and my stamped concrete sells.

 

[Will]

What do you do to take care of concrete? I thought concrete was what you used when you didn't want to worry about it anymore.

 

[sloue]

What do you do to take care of concrete? I thought concrete was what you used when you didn't want to worry about it anymore.

as far as stamped if you are in a pace where winter freezes ever thing up like here than you must keep it clean of snow and ice never any kind of deicer or sand. more or less to preserve the finish of the stamped. a broom finish pad keep it clean spray out the expansion joints once in awhile. it just helps keep the cracks in check . its not a big list at all, and i come by on the third year of your stamp job and reseal for no extra.

 

[tpking]

the company i used to work for charged $7 per foot with cutting joints in it.. and on a slab that big you will defiently need joints

 

[midget]

What do you do to take care of concrete? I thought concrete was what you used when you didn't want to worry about it anymore.

Not exactly, NOOO SALT for at least a year at all Idc what the contractor says. If you need some kind of traction aid use true sand.
Being a deck it wont be as bad as a driveway but keeping it clean and a good sealer makes a world of difference we sell alot of Kure and Seal in different thickness' but as for which is best again Id leave that to one of the members with a contractors background. Concrete is pretty low maintinance when compared to a wood deck but that doesnt mean you can totally neglect it without it looking bad.

 

[Will]

Concrete is amazing stuff. It's like mud that freezes and never thaws. The ice crystals in mud lock together and entertwine with the dirt particles and that stuff is invincible. I tried digging in it a couple years ago and ripped a couple teeth out of my bucket. I think concrete works the exact same way--it forms crystals that lock together with the sand and aggregate. I love messing with the stuff. My wife thinks I'm crazy, but everything I put up or build is planted in concrete. Up in the woods my tree stand is planted 2' deep in it. Once the tree dies the stand is going to hold it up. It's a 3'x3' platform 12' up. I needed room for a chair so I could read while the deer browse unconcerned in the foilage below. I am always looking for something to pour a dozen bags of quickcrete into to.

 

[Jspafford]

They are coming back to cut the joints. He did not say what release agent he was using. The color is going to be just concrete gray.