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    Default Estimate cost of garage slab please?

    Hi guys,

    I was just wondering if anybody know's what a fair price for a concrete slab in Sydney would be right now.

    I am getting a metal kit garage built soon and the slab is 6.0m x 12.0m.
    It is 100mm slab with a 200mm deep beam across the 12.0m front edge.

    I would appreciate if anybody could give me ideas on what they think is a fair price to prepare and lay the slab, mesh and everything included. The site is almost flat already.

    I have been given a price by someone for $8500 cash and he says that only really covers costs and they are putting very little profit into that price.


    Thanks

    Adrian

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    Hi - see comments in thread "boxing in my slab"

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    Hi aabb,

    Thanks for the reference, but how does that help me?
    I'm not looking to do it myself as I just don't have the time.

    Thanks

    Adrian

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    Quote Originally Posted by juliussee
    Hi aabb,

    Thanks for the reference, but how does that help me?
    I'm not looking to do it myself as I just don't have the time.

    Thanks

    Adrian
    Adrian - didnt realise you didnt have time .. twas a suggestion and certaly cheaper than you have been quoted.

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    Not Sydney but my shed is the same size and cost me $40000.00, that was everything, base, mesh, chairs, concrete 100mm and 150mm in places deep and labour.
    That was about two years ago.
    $8.5 sounds a bit steep.
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    Originally posted by Iain
    cost me $40000.00,
    Thats one helluva slab!!!!:eek:

    juliussee I had a slab for a shed done about the same size 12 months ago. Total $7300. I think the rate was $65 per sq M and $68 per ln M for piers with a 200mm thickened edge. (+GST of course)

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    Whooops, like that one, one 0 too many $4k
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    Rough guide, work out how much concrete you need, get the price per cubic meter double it and add $90 per sheet of reo

    Roughly 8.5 meters of 20mpa concrete at about $150m3 (melbourne) so about $1200 for concrete

    Reo, f72 around $90 per sheet x5
    bag of 50/65 bar chairs about $20

    So a rough price would be somewhere around $3,500 - $4,000 I would guess.

    Or you could do it yourself for about $2,000 (I did my 6m x 7m slab, ranged from 150mm - 300mm thick for under $800 - got the 25mpa concrete cheap


    cya

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    Thanks for the replies guys.

    It seems that prices can vary greatly.
    Looks like I'll just have to get a few quotes and take it from there.

    Thanks

    Adrian

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    We just did 80m2 for a cricket net and I charged the client $5K as there was a bit of muddling around... muddling...get it...Oh brother .

    $8500 cash is a very expensive but I haven't seen the site and some jobs can run to that much.

    The cricket net was easy because the guy who boxed out the slab area in the Bobcat was a genius!

    Cheers
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    Best way is if possible . Ask around as some of your mates will know a granno . Ask for the cash price with you supplying the labor . Put on a BBQ and Crownies for about 10 mates . 1 granno and your mates will do it easy . $8000 is very rich though . Plus check his work . I've seen some shockers lately .

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    We had one done here in Canada for about $3000 but I guess shipping would be expensive
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    wow . I built my own shed 12m x 8m for that price ( $8,000) complete , roof ( G.I. ) , trusses , slab , walls etc . mind you that was 12 years ago . I did it all myself though .
    As stated earlier $4,000 sounds right for materials but I reckon labour would be on top of that . Just my opinion .
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    Quote Originally Posted by juliussee
    Hi guys,

    I was just wondering if anybody know's what a fair price for a concrete slab in Sydney would be right now.

    I am getting a metal kit garage built soon and the slab is 6.0m x 12.0m.
    It is 100mm slab with a 200mm deep beam across the 12.0m front edge.

    I would appreciate if anybody could give me ideas on what they think is a fair price to prepare and lay the slab, mesh and everything included. The site is almost flat already.

    I have been given a price by someone for $8500 cash and he says that only really covers costs and they are putting very little profit into that price.


    Thanks

    Adrian
    Adrian,
    Afew months ago 3-4 (approx) I had a slab 5 x 6 mtrs x 200mm thick, 82? reo (3 sheets) was used, a level site but needed a bit of fill (old pool) cost was $5400. So adding the extra for yours seems about right give or take a few buck's!....
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    Quote Originally Posted by savage
    Adrian,
    Afew months ago 3-4 (approx) I had a slab 5 x 6 mtrs x 200mm thick, 82? reo (3 sheets) was used, a level site but needed a bit of fill (old pool) cost was $5400. So adding the extra for yours seems about right give or take a few buck's!....
    5 x 6 x 0.2 = 6m3

    6 x 12 x 0.1 = 7.2m3

    $8,500.00 cash is very high....(just trying to give a general tip here)
    Squizzy

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