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smart51

posted on 26/4/10 at 01:56 PM Reply With Quote
Cost of ready mixed concrete

My builders are hand mixing about 2 cubic metres of concrete to lay next to my new extension. I'd previously suggested they get a lorry to deliver ready mixed stuff to save them hand mixing so much stuff. They're now complaining that it is taking longer than they thought. Out of interest, what would 2m2 of concrete cost me, roughly. I'm betting it is less than a day's labour for the 2 of them (plus the cost of materials).






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richardlee237

posted on 26/4/10 at 02:10 PM Reply With Quote
A mixer truck load is around 7cu m so if you only want 2cu m you will have to pay a part load delivery.

I last bought concrete in thwe UK about 7years ago at around £80 per cu m.

There are companies that specialise in small quantities but as always there will be a premium.





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smart51

posted on 26/4/10 at 02:13 PM Reply With Quote
right so 2 cubic metres is £200ish, perhaps plus a bit for part load, lets say £250. Or a day of shovelling into a cement mixer. I'd have bought it and saved the time.






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deezee

posted on 26/4/10 at 02:14 PM Reply With Quote
Spotmix brought 2 cubic metres to my house, wheel barrowed it around the back of the property, into the footings for £120.

Edit: Forgot to mention this was June 2009

[Edited on 26/4/10 by deezee]






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prawnabie

posted on 26/4/10 at 02:16 PM Reply With Quote
Next time you get the builders in colin do these calcs before hand lol! I bet this is the 3rd time you've been caught out now!
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jossey

posted on 26/4/10 at 02:16 PM Reply With Quote
£90 per cu m

that includes delivery.

should be about right. bought some last summer at that.

i found a local who did it for £100 cash in hand cos he had spare on his van.

maybe worth asking about. :O)





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smart51

posted on 26/4/10 at 02:27 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by prawnabie
Next time you get the builders in colin do these calcs before hand lol! I bet this is the 3rd time you've been caught out now!


Fixed priced job includes the concrete. I just wanted to know how much to laugh at him.






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garyo

posted on 26/4/10 at 02:38 PM Reply With Quote
two weeks ago I paid £87/cube plus £20 delivery. That was for a truck that mixes on site, on demand, so you pay for whatever you use.

Edited to add - it took 8 minutes to reverse the truck up, fill up the foundations with 3.5 cubes, and ask me for my debit card! I'm glad I didn't hand mix it!

[Edited on 26/4/10 by garyo]

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richardh

posted on 26/4/10 at 02:59 PM Reply With Quote
who was that with?
i need some doing too





Time for a change!

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zilspeed

posted on 26/4/10 at 03:08 PM Reply With Quote
Spotmix or similar is the only way to fly.

All you need is a mate to help you screed it off whilst the two passengers on the spotmix lorry barrow it into your shutter.

Once it's in, the driver and you come to a complicated arrengement whereby they get a bit of cash in hand and you get a bit off what you thought you would be paying.
As said previously, it takes no time at all. My garage floor was mixed and in within 20 minutes.

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wacomuk

posted on 26/4/10 at 04:59 PM Reply With Quote
I pay £90 / £100 per cube





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norfolkluego

posted on 26/4/10 at 05:29 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
Spotmix or similar is the only way to fly.

All you need is a mate to help you screed it off whilst the two passengers on the spotmix lorry barrow it into your shutter.



Helps if you can get hold of one of those vibrating machine jobbies to get the air out of the poured mix (helps even more if you can get a buxom young lady to operate said machine)

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garyo

posted on 27/4/10 at 09:47 AM Reply With Quote
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who was that with? i need some doing too



Manor mix - http://www.manormix.com/

It's a local firm but there's bound to be an equivalent near you in Kent.

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