£950 Quote For Foundatons

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hi all ive just had a quote on foundations 16ft x 18ft dug up and filled and materials supplied does this sound like a good price?

Thanks J
 
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Could you clarify as to what it is you have been quoted for. "dug up and filled" makes no sense.
 
sorry meant its that the hole dug up and filled with concrete the dimensions are 16ft x 18ft basically everything is done apart from putting up the garage.
 
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sorry meant its that the hole dug up and filled with concrete the dimensions are 16ft x 18ft basically everything is done apart from putting up the garage.

When you say 'hole' are you referring to trench foundations or a raft foundation? :confused:
 
So, it seems you have been quoted for a slab.

Does the dig-off include hard core, reinforcing, dpm, toe and edge thickening?
 
You are looking at £600 materials, plus labour, plus plant and spoil disposal. There will be a small amount of shuttering fabrication too.

I would expect a trowel finish base to take two men two days.

Either you have a bargain or a law suit when the council sue you and your contractors for fly tipping.
 
well he quoted £450 labour £500 materials i found him on mybuilder.com and he has good feedback and done some work on the rioch arena the coventry football stadium so cant be bad.
 
A mate of mine trold me about this mybuilder thingy.com, where customers try and get them as low as possible, I have no arguements about that, every one wants a bargain, but be careful, the old saying about paying peanuts.......... and all that
for a garage slab with a car on it C35 concrete is advisable, and that is not cheap
 
he has ... done some work on the rioch arena the coventry football stadium so cant be bad.

Er, thats grass isn't it?

Does this 'hole' need hardcore before the concrete, or is he concreting straight on to the top soil :eek:

Otherwise you are looking at a 10" thick slab - and that would be a bargain
 
im guessing hardcore ill ask him 2moz ill ring him but should be.would there be a big problem without hardcore??
 
Enough topsoil needs to be removed so that the slab has a firm base.

Typically the top 8-10" of ground will be soft, so needs to come off. So then you're left with how to fill the hole. 10" of concrete is OTT, so you would part fill with hardcore, whack it down, and then pour the slab.
 

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