Price of ready mix concrete

pmct

I was wondering does anyboby know the price of readymix concrete in the Midwest region also is it cheaper to mix it yourself or buy readymix

pajero12

The price varies but some companys are selling concrete at €60-€70 per cubic meter! How much do you need? Generally readymix is handier!

Muckit

Whytes Concrete, Ballinasloe. Fursey your man 0872238280. Strong stuff that isn't goin to start raveling a few years down the road.

Very obliging and will be there when he says. will travel distance.

BOND747

unless you only need a very small amount of concrete id go with readymix if i wer you, its alot quicker job and with the weather this time of year you need to get concrete jobs done asap. gleesons in Tipperary are fairly ok on price and service

Tefral

€85 a cube off O'Connells concrete in Limerick

pmct

I am not sure enough to do a floor of a shed about 15ftby10ft

Shauny2010

thats about 4.6 metres by 3.1 metres
At a depth of 4 inches or 0.1 meters it`ll take 1 and a half metres of concrete.

If you order readymix then they`ll have to charge for delivery for such a small amount, your best bet would be to see if theres any other jobs need doing such as a new crush, wall foundations etc that you could make up near enough to a full load which is usually 6 meters

pajero12

Shauny2010 wrote: »

thats about 4.6 metres by 3.1 metres
At a depth of 4 inches or 0.1 meters it`ll take 1 and a half metres of concrete.

If you order readymix then they`ll have to charge for delivery for such a small amount, your best bet would be to see if theres any other jobs need doing such as a new crush, wall foundations etc that you could make up near enough to a full load which is usually 6 meters

Them companys are happy to get a bit of work! Think delivery would be included in that price so theres no need to waste money!

gally74

Else pick it ip yourself if your close,

BeeDI

pmct wrote: »

I was wondering does anyboby know the price of readymix concrete in the Midwest region also is it cheaper to mix it yourself or buy readymix

mcgraths in o callaghans mills, stone mad for business. Won't let it go on price. Whealans now in receivership, so competition not as intense.

Dupont

pajero12 wrote: »

Them companys are happy to get a bit of work! Think delivery would be included in that price so theres no need to waste money!

if its under 4 metres they will charge you a part load charge which is about 40euro round here

pajero12

Dupont wrote: »

if its under 4 metres they will charge you a part load charge which is about 40euro round here

Oh Right,Never heard of that round here..Well its still better than paying three of four hundred for concrete you dont really want!

red menace

gally74 wrote: »

Else pick it ip yourself if your close,

Has anyone ever done this?
I would imagine there would be a lot of separation with all the chippings and stones sinking to the bottom?
What would you move it in?

pajero12

We did,Drew with bucket on the front of the loading shovel.Only problem was water rising to the top but we just mixed it up with a shovel!

Dupont

red menace wrote: »

Has anyone ever done this?
I would imagine there would be a lot of separation with all the chippings and stones sinking to the bottom?
What would you move it in?

took a meter once but its an ojious weight the man reckoned its 3 1/2t per metre.all the water rises to the top if you have a long spin and by the time you have got to the bottom of it it has started to set.

red menace

Suppose with a metre or so wouldn't be too bad.
I was imagining larger quantities in one load
I have drawn buckets of concrete a fair distance to to fill shutters with the teleporter and would notice a lot of stoney stuff coming out last, but the wall would be getting vibrated in the wall so would be grand

BOND747

Dupont wrote: »

if its under 4 metres they will charge you a part load charge which is about 40euro round here

Yep same around here they charge extra for small loads

Dupont

was chatting to one of the men on the concrete lorry that was bringing us concrete for a big yard and asked him why all the walls were crumbling.he said he was drawing the conrete when they were shuttering the walls (not us)and instead of tracking the digger down they filt from a corner on a 40ft wall had the concrete like skitter and used the poker so most of the stone was at the spot they poured and the rest was mostly fat:eek: he done job twice as cheap as any other man

red menace

Dupont wrote: »

was chatting to one of the men on the concrete lorry that was bringing us concrete for a big yard and asked him why all the walls were crumbling.he said he was drawing the conrete when they were shuttering the walls (not us)and instead of tracking the digger down they filt from a corner on a 40ft wall had the concrete like skitter and used the poker so most of the stone was at the spot they poured and the rest was mostly fat:eek: he done job twice as cheap as any other man

That's a terrible way to fill concrete, needs to brought up in layers about 18 inches at a time.
Using a poker on it is a good idea but not too much as it will cause all the stone to sink to the bottom of the wall,
This thing of pouring and letting it flow around is a disaster,
I would be having serious words with anyone that does that especially wetting it up to flow easier.
You will end up with all the stone at one point and sand everywhere else.

Muckit

pmct wrote: »

I am not sure enough to do a floor of a shed about 15ftby10ft

There was a time when two 'men' with shovels would have mixed and finished that job easily in a day :rolleyes:

Dupont

i used to work with a man who father was about 65 and used to build with us:eek: told me they mixed all the concrete for a yard by hand that would have took about 3 lorry load of concrete and then found out it would have been cheaper to get readymix:D

Dunedin

pmct wrote: »

I was wondering does anyboby know the price of readymix concrete in the Midwest region also is it cheaper to mix it yourself or buy readymix

cost per metre will range from €60 (low) to €85 (high) depending strenght of mix. for a shed with cattle or machinery, I'd recommend 30 newton.

when you factor in the cost of buying cement, buying gravel, your own time you won't save a lot.

the most important factor for me is that the quality of readymix will always win over what you mix yourself.

pmct

just to follow up i rang three companys to day the prices rang from 60+vat to 85 inc.vat

babybrian

If your not far from a concrete company maybe you could think of getting a trailer load of dry-mix(or semi-dry, same as the readymix inself, put it in with front loader and then wet it with a hose and screed it or flaot as you wet it..

We had a small area of a calf shed to do last year which truck wouldnt have gotten too so did it that way, works perfectly.. worked out cheaper than getting a truck load too

Jonty

Lads, readymix concrete is 2.45 ton per metre. Baby Brian is on the right track with the semi dry. A small bit of mesh in the floor wouldn't go astray either.

30N would be as low as I'd go for a floor.

Make sure that the hardcore where you're gonna put the concrete is well compacted, you don't want the slab to float or settle.

dar31

what dept of concrete would you put in the floor of a loose cattle shed.
able to stand up to tractors in and out to clean

pajero12

@dar31
4 or 5 inches will do!
4 inches of ice on the shannon held up out telehandler so id say concrete would be the same

dar31

pajero12 wrote: »

@dar31
4 or 5 inches will do!
4 inches of ice on the shannon held up out telehandler so id say concrete would be the same

was thinking 6 for some reason, a bit of over kill.

brave man

seabre

I got a price for 5 cubic ms @ around 500 euro Lackagh in Galway. Its for a shed 20 x 30 foot.

While we're at it though I priced a load of stone to go under the concrete and was quoted 500 euro per ton, I thought this was way off I remember when I built the house 4 years ago a tractor load of stone was @130 euro, meanwhile my neighbour who owns a quarry was talking to my Dad and he said he'd sort the stone while I was away this eve he dropped off a tractor trailer load and said there was 6 ton in it! If the 1st price I got for stone is even half right I'm gonna owe a fortune for this blasted stone more than the concrete! Anyone know the price of a tractor trailer load of rubble?

Was going to put the concrete down on the freshly dug ground without any stone does anyone know is this a good job or do you need the layer of stone for concrete?

Dupont

round here its 7 (i think) for 804 delivered. its good for under concrete because it wacks down well. if your going to be scraping it out with tractor and box id put it about 5 deep and when ordering get a bit extra better looking at it than looking for it

seabre

Dupont wrote: »

round here its 7 (i think) for 804 delivered. its good for under concrete because it wacks down well. if your going to be scraping it out with tractor and box id put it about 5 deep and when ordering get a bit extra better looking at it than looking for it

Sorry Dupont - you're dealing with a novice here , 7? 804???? Sorry again

red menace

Clause 804
Basically crushed rock

All the detail you will ever need and then some in this doc:

http://www.nra.ie/Publications/DownloadableDocumentation/RoadDesignConstruction/file,3622,en.pdf

Dupont

seabre wrote: »

Sorry Dupont - you're dealing with a novice here , 7? 804???? Sorry again

yeah as above clause 804 and 7euro a tonne

seabre

Dupont wrote: »

yeah as above clause 804 and 7euro a tonne

Sorry I'm confused - Did that man quote me 500 euro a tonne , and your saying 7 euro a tonne???

st1979

I would say he quoted for a lorry load but reckon u or him are very mixed up with the price. Lorry load would be between 20-25 tons so he must of been wanting €20/ton which sounds very high but depends if your an awful distance away. Think during the boom 804 around me was €11/ton but can be got closer to 7 now all prices were plus vat.
804 is good stuff but i have done a lot of concrete over pit gravel which i could get for €5-6 per ton delivered.
If your subsoil is heavy clay you could poor straight onto it if you don't let the rain mess it up on you. But any soft spots would want digging out and filled with stone

seabre

st1979 wrote: »

I would say he quoted for a lorry load but reckon u or him are very mixed up with the price. Lorry load would be between 20-25 tons so he must of been wanting €20/ton which sounds very high but depends if your an awful distance away. Think during the boom 804 around me was €11/ton but can be got closer to 7 now all prices were plus vat.
804 is good stuff but i have done a lot of concrete over pit gravel which i could get for €5-6 per ton delivered.
If your subsoil is heavy clay you could poor straight onto it if you don't let the rain mess it up on you. But any soft spots would want digging out and filled with stone

Well thanks for that I was very confused but was sure he was saying 525 per tonne - he must have meant 5.25 per tonne plus vat!

Thanks again - nice to be able to call on an expert;)

pajero12

dar31 wrote: »

was thinking 6 for some reason, a bit of over kill.

brave man

Depends on the base the concrete is on but I dont think it'd be neccesary!
There was only a foot of water underneath!

Sundy

Most quarrys will have screenings which would do perfect for capping. Screenings are basically 804 which doesnt have the right grade of material so will be a bit cheaper.

Muckit

perkey wrote: »

EASY ACCESS CONCRETE

Sounds interesting. Can you upload a picture of your 'rig'. Thanks

hillbloom

It I need 9 metres & the lorry only takes 6 metres & it has to make a 2nd trip with 3 metres, how will I be charged. Its 60e per metre.

hillbloom

If I need 9 metres & the lorry only takes 6 metres & it has to make a 2nd trip with 3 metres, how will I be charged. Its 60e per metre.

Bizzum

hillbloom wrote: »

If I need 9 metres & the lorry only takes 6 metres & it has to make a 2nd trip with 3 metres, how will I be charged. Its 60e per metre.

You'll be charged per m3. It's not as if you are only getting 2m off him.

For what it's worth I thought 9m could be packed in on load. I'm sure out local man told me he'd fit on 9 with a squeeze.

Sam Kade

hillbloom wrote: »

If I need 9 metres & the lorry only takes 6 metres & it has to make a 2nd trip with 3 metres, how will I be charged. Its 60e per metre.

They have bigger lorries that will take more than 7 meters.

1chippy

The majority of lorries take 8m and if its a short run and there is little chance of getting weighed they might sometimes take 9m. anything over a load you get charged by the metre but they will charge a few quid extra if its a bit because your short. you need to give them a reasonable idea of what you will be getting.

hillbloom

I got a 6 metre load & a 3 metre load & unfortunately the fellow doing the job ordered it without pricing it. Anyway the readymix is in & the cost is 720e He gave me the 20e off!! 700e he said its that price on account of having to make 2 trips. I havent paid it yet. I got such a shock. The usual price in this area is 60e per metre. Will I have to pay the 700e. I would be very happy with 540e i.e 9 metres @ 60e. He wanted to sell me the blocks & sand as well but thats a definite No No but I didnt tell him that yet. Am I just better pay him & learn a lesson!! One should NEVER let anyone do their business.

epfff

hillbloom wrote: »

I got a 6 metre load & a 3 metre load & unfortunately the fellow doing the job ordered it without pricing it. Anyway the readymix is in & the cost is 720e He gave me the 20e off!! 700e he said its that price on account of having to make 2 trips. I havent paid it yet. I got such a shock. The usual price in this area is 60e per metre. Will I have to pay the 700e. I would be very happy with 540e i.e 9 metres @ 60e. He wanted to sell me the blocks & sand as well but thats a definite No No but I didnt tell him that yet. Am I just better pay him & learn a lesson!! One should NEVER let anyone do their business.

Had simular experience here with guy I was dealing with for over10yrs
went in wrote the cheque rolled it up threw it at him told him to enjoy it cas he would be getting any more Off me
This summer was doing another bit around yard got wife to price the job with him and order it gave my no. To ring before he came out when he rang me he was all chat and friendly as always then he said the lorrys were ready whenever I was
he got great reply with where to send his lorrys

epfff

epfff wrote: »

Had simular experience here with guy I was dealing with for over10yrs
went in wrote the cheque rolled it up threw it at him told him to enjoy it cas he would be getting any more Off me
This summer was doing another bit around yard got wife to price the job with him and order it gave my no. To ring before he came out when he rang me he was all chat and friendly as always then he said the lorrys were ready whenever I was
he got great reply with where to send his lorrys

Oh ya 50 +vat here for full loads

1chippy

epfff wrote: »

Oh ya 50 +vat here for full loads

what newton mix is that. theres not a hope of getting a good yard mix for anything close to that round me.
700 for 9m of concrete is abbout right. most places are 62 euro per metre for any sort of large order of 30n10. he is charging you 65. not a million miles off.Id say just pay , you probably hadnt allowed for vat and such.

moy83

Its awhile since I got any readymix but I thought 80/90 euro a metre was about the price of it

epfff

moy83 wrote: »

Its awhile since I got any readymix but I thought 80/90 euro a metre was about the price of it

I gave 82+vat in the good times for 40n
massive competion between 3 large and 1 small guys here
the50+vat was for 3full 9m loads of 30n payment to lorry driver

hillbloom

Chippy, my lad is charging me 80e per metre. His usual is 60e but the extra is for the 2nd trip. He is charging me for 2 x 6 metre loads when the 2nd load was only 3 metres. I never dealt with him before. It was Saturday & the usual was closed. This is taking the good out of my building job!!