Cost To Concrete Pave One Acre

[CANative]

Use the low end of the range ($4.20/sf = $190,000±) and cite California Board of Equalization Handbook AH531.



http://www.boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/ahcont.htm

The problem with M&S, asking a contractor, looking it up, asking appraisers is that no two answers will ever be the same. It's impossible to get an exact bid because there are so many factors involved.

 

[techbiker]

Wow...that's pretty high. Here we do have sources for lime and gravel nearby, and many slabs now are metal free, using fiberglass filler to hold a high strength concrete (4000# min) together. But most lots here would be asphalt with concrete curbing.

Interesting. Asphalt is definitely cheaper in the shorter term. Problem with Dallas is consecutive 100+ degrees can turn asphalt into a sticky goo. Then you get the heat effect.

I didn't know they made a production fiberglass filler. How long/good is the track record? What's your average $ psf for 6" 4000 psi?

Another price factor in DFW is the labor shortage. You can make a killing in the skilled trades now. It took us 4 months to find a decent mason!

 

[Mike Kennedy]

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[glenn walker]

Unfortunately the original poster only asked about 1-acre of concrete but never informed us about what the weight of the vehicles were or the use other than the property industrial ?

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

What's your average $ psf for 6" 4000 psi?

Under $4. Finishing ~< $2. 4" slab on my shed cost $3/SF

 

[George Hatch]

My source said that for an acre it would be $4-$5/sf, not counting grading and prep. 6" slab w/rebar reinforcement. Higher for smaller sized projects. The assumption is for an industrial lot with the expectation of trucks.

 

[Gobears81]

My source said that for an acre it would be $4-$5/sf, not counting grading and prep. 6" slab w/rebar reinforcement. Higher for smaller sized projects. The assumption is for an industrial lot with the expectation of trucks.

I assumed that with California having a higher cost of living and higher average valuations, concrete costs would be quite a bit higher. I've usually considered a cost of about $6.50 - $7.00/ SF for 6-inch concrete around here. There is one contractor that always seems to have high concrete costs that I've been unable to reconcile ($8.50- $9/ SF), but his other costs aren't typically out of line.

 

[CANative]

You can't go wrong with the cost handbooks available from the CA Board of Equalization.

And in a way it doesn't really matter, at least for CA appraisers working in CA. Because it is an unimpeachable source. Who could (or would) argue?

 

[George Hatch]

I assumed that with California having a higher cost of living and higher average valuations, concrete costs would be quite a bit higher. I've usually considered a cost of about $6.50 - $7.00/ SF for 6-inch concrete around here. There is one contractor that always seems to have high concrete costs that I've been unable to reconcile ($8.50- $9/ SF), but his other costs aren't typically out of line.

I think it might it might depend on which apples we're referring to. The cost I cited was just for the paving. It didn't include the grading and other prep work it would take to convert an unpaved site to a paved lot.

 

[Jerry Lieb]

Canative - Thanks for mentioning the AH5312 publication.
Glenn Walker - Good point. I should have mentioned that in my original post. The lot is used for trucks and some fairly heavy equipment. Range of weights is 3000 to 15,000 lbs per vehicle.
George Hatch - Appreciate the information and thanks for remembering to ask your source. Considering the weights that are placed on the concrete, I'll figure a higher number.

....Thank you to all who responded...!

- JL