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Need 7'x5' Shed Slab- Prices/Contractors in BR/St. Gabriel?
Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:19 pm
Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:19 pm
Greetings,
Anyone know the market price for poured concrete? Looking to get a small 7x5 slab for a garden shed.I'm assuming 3" thick.
Any recommendations on small crew or contractors would be appreciated!
Anyone know the market price for poured concrete? Looking to get a small 7x5 slab for a garden shed.I'm assuming 3" thick.
Any recommendations on small crew or contractors would be appreciated!
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Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:21 pm to carbon
You need to know how much concrete you need first. Can't do all the work for you 
Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:22 pm to carbon
That's a tiny amount. Drive around and look for someone building. Ask them if they can pour your little slab on the same day they pour theirs.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:22 pm to lsu mike
(7 * 5 * .33) / 27 = 0.427777778 yds
Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:24 pm to carbon
You're telling me you can't do a 5x7 slab yourself? Something that small contractors are going to have a minimum for you to pay which will make your PP Sq Ft very high.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:26 pm to stout
Yeah, and around here (in MS anyways) the trucks are going to charge you for 2 yards minimum. He needs to do it himself or find another place he wants a patio poured to make up the difference
This post was edited on 1/4/14 at 11:27 pm
Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:27 pm to SaltyMcKracker
Yea 2 yards minimum here too.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:27 pm to stout
Best advice I can give is going to u cart concrete on Choctaw @ airline. Think they charge by the half yd. Or just buy a bunch of bags, rent an electric mixer and do it yourself. But after all that going to u cart would be cheaper.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:31 pm to lsu mike
Mixing a half a yard of quickcrete would suck. I would pay for the 2 yd minimum before I ever did that and I have an electric mixer already.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:35 pm to stout
A few crossties and 2 sheets of 3/4" plywood would do just fine for a floor for a shed. If he needs it anchored, he can drive some t posts or rebar down on the inside of the crosstie frame and tie it off with some #9 tie wire or something before decking it with the plywood.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:36 pm to hashtag
quote:
That's a tiny amount. Drive around and look for someone building. Ask them if they can pour your little slab on the same day they pour theirs.
This is the best option so far. Form it up yourself. Have everything ready. Be flexible.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:37 pm to SaltyMcKracker
For a shed that small just quickcrete some 4x4s in the ground for the frame and build a floor out some cheap concrete pavers or something. No need for a subfloor like you are describing.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:43 pm to lsu mike
Thanks for the replies! U Cart Concrete seems to be a good option. I also considered just leveling pavers. This shed will only be holding a couple bikes, pushmower, garden stuff.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 11:52 pm to stout
Yeah you really don't need a concrete pad for a shed that size. I have two 10x14 sheds side by side and built the raised floors out of concrete support blocks, 2x6x16's and 3\4 in plywood
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