Concrete is the
widely used material for finishing out a construction project such as basements,
building a patio, or placing slabs for your driveway or backyard. Concrete has
become a popular choice for other home improvement projects because of its
durability and comparatively lower costs, including interior floors and kitchen
countertops. Thanks to advancements in staining and stamping, your concrete
doesn't even have to look like concrete, it can even be designed, colored to
your needs and it can even be stamped to look like wood in your concrete.
However, a complex design of concrete can be also pricier.
In the case of
concrete, there are two major factors affecting the concrete prices when buying:
The Quantity Of
Concrete
Estimating the
quantity of concrete relies on the area to be covered. Asides from the term
normally used for expressing the cost of concrete such as per yard or per square foot, it
is the volume of concrete that you need to know to assess the cost of concrete. Most houses are
shaped like rectangles or squares and volume is the product of area and
thickness. So, you need to calculate the area of surface or gap to be covered
and multiply the result with the required thickness of concrete.
The Quality Of
Concrete
The quality of
concrete refers to the specifications of materials like cement, sand, crushed stone and
water used for making concrete. The ratio in which these ingredients are mixed
affect its quality whereas the application and concrete price per yard matters. The cost in each kinds of
concrete would be different:
- Decorative Concrete
- Stamped Concrete
- Stained Concrete
- Concrete Driveway And Walkway
- Concrete Patio
Most cement trucks
can hold ten cubic yards of concrete, while you may think the truck can drive
from site to site, each batch is individually mixed and delivered. If your
order is less than a full truck load, you might pay a short load fee. No matter
which installation method you use which are dry bags of concrete that are mixed
on-site by adding water or pre-mixed concrete that comes in a cement truck, concrete
is measured in cubic yards which is different from other construction materials
that are measured in square feet.
There are many things
that can influence the concrete prices. Asking questions to your potential
contractor will help you knowing an approximate cost of the concrete. A good
contractor will go over what you are wanting and needing to happen with the concrete
and then go from there. The contractor will give you many plausible options
that will allow you to pick and choose the best concrete to be used for your
home. The best thing about concrete is that it is maintenance free. Once the
concrete is installed at your project, you can expect it to last for the
majority of the time that you own your home. When you are ready to have
concrete added to your home, you can go over some of the things that can influence
the concrete prices.
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