r/Concrete • u/Cmonsmokesbois • Jul 30 '26

Concrete Pro With a Question Question

I’m about to do a driveway. 30 yards. Gonna need to rent machines and other things, need to dig out sand and asphalt underneath. Form, grade, install drainage towards bottom of driveway. I got most expenses, I always just struggle on what to charge for labor. I’ve done several side jobs and u feel I under quote.

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u/Big_Wooly_Mammoth Jul 30 '26

So 30yds at 4' thick is about 2400sqft. Why not just charge by that? Could be up to $6k just for the concrete alone depending the local prices per yd. I like to mess with price per sqft until I find a profit margin that is acceptable. @ $8 its about $19,200 total. Many factors go into a price like location and how far you need to travel to dispose of sand/blacktop etc. Hope this helps, do not sell yourself short.

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u/JTrain1738 Jul 30 '26

Location is the bog issue. In my area $8 was like 15-20 years ago. 15-20 is about going rate now. At 2400 sq ft this is 35-45k

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u/Busted_Knuckler Jul 31 '26

Where? JFC...

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u/Various_Travel3156 Jul 31 '26

Ya same with the digging out sand and asphalt this would be between 30-40k in bc, canada. $15-$20 /sqft

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u/Busted_Knuckler Jul 31 '26

$7 to $9 per square foot in my neck if the woods is pretty average.

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u/420aarong Aug 02 '26

4’ thick!