Insulated Concrete Slab for a House 60' X 32' (What's it Cost?)

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What's it cost to install an insulated concrete slab for a house that's 60' x 32'.
How to pour an insulated concrete slab.
In this video I was hired to pour and finish this large house slab. The concrete was 5.5" thick with the edges 12" thick.
The cost for just the slab: forming, styrofoam, wire mesh, pouring, finishing is between 9 & 10 dollars per square foot.
That doesn't include the pex tubing and installation of it.
That doesn't include any sub-base gravel work.
That doesn't include any plumbing.
Those things are all usually done by other subs and priced separately.
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@doranflower8803 8 ай бұрын

Hey Mike, I have learned so much about concrete from watching your videos. Thanks to you and your crew I have installed a sidewalk in front of my house. Also installed a concrete apron on the eve side of my house which slopes into a french drain I dug. Thanks again!

@stevegraves2968 2 жыл бұрын

Basically $10.00 sq ft . FOR Foam, forms, wire, concrete and labor. Now add stone and grade work. And let's not forget the pex water lines. Roughly a $25,000 start. Great information. And watching a well oiled crew work together. Team work is a must, all with the same goal.

@nitro2037 2 жыл бұрын

Lolololol...from stem wall to slab with other sewer pluming and things The reality is its more like 50-70,000 ready for framing.... Plumbing and all..not just the slab and hydronic tubing, but the entire "foundation".

@c5back9 2 жыл бұрын

I think those heated floors make a whole lot of sense for areas where it gets very cold. If I ever build again, I’ll be putting them in.

@valhalla3367 2 жыл бұрын

I am out here in Colorado. I really appreciate your videos Mike. Great job

@bruceblackerby3742 6 ай бұрын

It's a pleasure to watch professionals at work!

@markmcmillan6254 2 жыл бұрын

I downloaded this one too. Thanks for the money talk. Some folks may not know what slump is or have heard of a slump test. And why it's important.

@christophercassidy8299 2 жыл бұрын

I been pouring concrete for forty years, and I have to say you guys are good 👍.

@mlj6419 Жыл бұрын

Great info and great video as usual

@gasparini76 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work

@goruby2 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info. Nice work.

@chriswhitehead8746 2 жыл бұрын

Just poped over from my normal concrete channel you guys are good to nice workmanship

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris!!

@chriswhitehead8746 2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeDayConcrete victory concrete sort of sent us to see if u realy make that easyy money lol 😆 No realy like the way you guys work in usa cant get enuff of it

@eshskis1 2 жыл бұрын

I love your narration man awesome,

@mikeknoll1130 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice, thanks for the information.

@RedandAprilOff-Grid 2 жыл бұрын

We are hand mixing and pouring our house slab ourselves, fun stuff. 👍😊

@suijurismalikbey3986 2 жыл бұрын

How did it come out? I’m thinking about building on my land.

@ozzeozze1275 2 жыл бұрын

Well , enjoy your video ! Your are blessed with workers !

@gtfangel 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work and explanation Mike. Here in NE Minnesota, concrete is $160/yard plus a $285 delivery charge per truck. We are one hour away from the concrete plant. I received bids of $13,900 and $16,500 to pour my 24 x 40 insulated, thickened edge slab with rebar. So, I decided to do it myself, which will be done within the next 3 weeks. My cost will be about $7,000 or so. I will be pouring it in two 20 x 24 sections, to make it easier to deal with. Keep up the great work and teaching.

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Greg. Good luck with the slab!

@PanzerBuyer 2 жыл бұрын

How did your pour go? What slump did you use?

@gtfangel 2 жыл бұрын

@@PanzerBuyer I used a 6” slump with water reducer. Pour went well

@josephcurran9924 2 жыл бұрын

@@gtfangel are inspectors a little more critical on a non- pro slab install?

@gtfangel 2 жыл бұрын

@@josephcurran9924 No inspectors here where we poured

@frankflanagan109 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work Mike!

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank!

@petergerkens6045 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a big sucker for watching Pro's like this, it's like ASMR for my brain,,,ty :D

@innovativeconcretesolution3522 2 жыл бұрын

Never worked with that system. Good info in the video!👍🏽

@markkisgen3740 2 жыл бұрын

sure like your work. great crew

@landonmorel3715 2 жыл бұрын

we recently got a power screed at our hardscapes company and man…it’s a game changer

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

They are nice.

@auntiefiat9769 2 жыл бұрын

Nice teamwork!

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@evancobuilding Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike!

@makapalatrace8385 2 жыл бұрын

Always great vids Only question is why not put the rebar on top of the radiant tubing so it is suspended? Never done it but I watch to learn because my plan is to do this same build. Thanks

@lb7wade518 2 жыл бұрын

Great info!!

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@T.E.P. 2 жыл бұрын

It’s impressive how many projects you got going and also one of the many strengths you got going is explaining your plans … the voice over is great too You explain in detail and that’s fantastic

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, that's good to hear. Sometimes I wonder if I should just play music and not narrate the video.

@gasparini76 2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeDayConcrete narrate the video is way better

@MoeBabaloosh 2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeDayConcrete are you kidding? The narration is gold for me: I don't know a damn thing about your line of work but it's good to see a pro talk about his craft.

@TimDCVA 2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeDayConcrete I really enjoy the narration too.

@jamesgallman5677 2 жыл бұрын

...keep the narration!

@UmerKhan-gw7ud 2 жыл бұрын

That screed is impressive, perfect for slabs this big..

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

It is yes. We like it!

@VictoryOutdoorServices 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice work as usual!

@viankalobosvalenzuela7456 2 жыл бұрын

Excelente trabajo 👌👌 saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@klemenpiskur6407 2 жыл бұрын

In our country concreet is 60 to 90€ per cubic meter, thats with pump. Around 55 to 80 $ per yard

@martinswiney2192 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the pricing info. Very helpful on my own upcoming project.

@jackburnell3209 2 жыл бұрын

It's come a long way since I was in the brick and concrete business. $30 a yard 4k concrete...delivered. a trailer full of rebar and ties for a 100 dollar bill and paying my unskilled labor $5 an hour. I retain one thing from those days. Muscles.

@garymiller5072 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful job. I worked at a concrete plant for 10 years. I have seen just about everything possible. Very impressed on your crew and the way everyone worked together. Also the battery powered screed looks to be a lot easier to use than the gas engine design.

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary! We like the battery one over the gas powered.

@mondavou9408 Жыл бұрын

I really applicate you sharing the dimensions, depths and yards. Can you speak at all to the wire mesh, vapor barrier, radiant heat tubing and the foam insulation?

@Mikelnjello 2 жыл бұрын

Great job...maybe I missed that part but what goes beneath the styrofoam...this is what I m looking at doing...somewhat colder winters here in Quebec but I d sudpect the strategy is similar...

@jamesrichardson2196 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting the price info out there!

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

You bet!

@KingKaete21 2 жыл бұрын

So how much is it

@randymyers5086 Жыл бұрын

Everyone I know wants the heating tubs on the bottom. Mainly so when they frame the inside walls they dont hit them with a faster. (Nail,tapcon or etc.).

@DanLiese Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for sharing I am getting ready to build our home (slab on grade) in Ashaway RI this Spring. My question on your video is this project is in Maine (tons of frost) and yet no frost walls down below the frost line? Also lots of the information i have rec'd so far is "don't" put the radiant piping in floors because takes to long for heat to transfer upwards (maybe your owner of this house can reply) and heating temperature needs to be higher vs if you laid the radiant on top of slab with something like Warmboard, Ecowarm Radiantboard? thanks for your help. Dan

@liamwalsh3401 2 жыл бұрын

Based in Ireland, looking at pouring a similar slab, is the insulation you use high density and only 2 inches !? Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@Dorchwoods Жыл бұрын

Great video! I'm going to be building an A-Frame this spring just north of you guys in eustis. The kit company I'm ordering the A-Frame from wants me to put it on a crawlspace foundation. I'm no concrete expert, but it seems like a crawlspace would be significantly less concrete than a slab and should be much cheaper. Am I correct with that assessment? The house I'm building is about 34fr long and 26ft wide

@AircreteHarry 2 жыл бұрын

Nice!!

@cynthiaarmstrong7972 Жыл бұрын

Mike, what type of reinforcing would you put under a house finished slab floor (no radiant heat) and garage - rebar? Steel Mesh? Fiberglass? ICF house in NH. Thanks!

@Bowdoins Жыл бұрын

Made in Maine great job like to see you power trowel

@dewholdingsllc1050 11 ай бұрын

Have you tried using the mono slab ez pour foam for framing up monolith slab?

@KeyserSoseRulz 2 жыл бұрын

made in USA and made right. I am an immigrant and I am proud to be an American citizen today.

@dynamicremakes5592 5 күн бұрын

Just so u kno the typical American citizen wouldn’t concider you one ..

@OURICO45 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have to wire tied the pex to the rebar to stay in place ?

@TalksWithRyan 2 жыл бұрын

Does the gas powered vibrating screed weigh more make it a little easier for someone who’s not used one before

@donaldcurtis9229 5 ай бұрын

I see the two-step drag I did a warehouse back in 87 with a company for Massachusetts cuz that's how they pulled up concrete in Jersey we did the shake shake

@josecondemarin9586 2 жыл бұрын

It's looking good, what impressed me is the coordination and team work of your guys. That alone makes the job so much easier. Good video stay safe and healthy. Thanks 😊

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jose!

@keytothegate68 2 жыл бұрын

Could you use this system to install heated driveway?

@twoheadedrooster9659 2 жыл бұрын

What’s Rebah? 🤣 Awesome info! Really helped me.

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@jdelapaz14 2 жыл бұрын

Is the battery screed demon considerably slower than the gas?

@keithjordan8116 2 жыл бұрын

I have no intentions on doing some major concrete work like this because I’ll hire guys like these (Wish I could hire you all here in Iowa but that’s quite a jump, I know.) & I don’t really know anything about concrete work but this is not only fascinating but every one of your videos are truly intriguing. I subscribed some time ago and I love the way you explain your processes & charges there in Maine. Awesome Job!!!! 👌🏾👍🏽👌🏾👍🏽

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Keith, thanks for the insight. I'm glad my videos are interesting to some of you.

@keithjordan8116 2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeDayConcrete Oh, I’m sure you have a conglomerate of followers. Great work on all the videos I’ve seen you produce. Your crew is awesome dude!!!! 💯

@ragespray7189 2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeDayConcrete fu

@nonyabuisness 2 жыл бұрын

In Seattle that would be $35-$40k all day

@dustindownen216 2 жыл бұрын

I kinda wanna learn how to do this

@johncarroll7552 2 жыл бұрын

Hey is 125 per yard for the labor high?

@richimiller8509 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a level built-in to that new Screet ??

@pauleohl Ай бұрын

I am a little surprised that a Maine residence is being built without a basement. Radiant heat can be in the floor.

@blauschuh 5 ай бұрын

Any details on the footings?

@johnfahey7215 2 жыл бұрын

was that heat pvc pipe? OK You just answered my question on the video!👍 Thanks

@MrJramirex 2 жыл бұрын

That was pex-a.

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, yes John, pex tubing for radiant heat

@donaldcurtis9229 5 ай бұрын

I always put 4 Mila on top of the insulation from keeping it floating up

@Zack7228 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mike….thank you for an awesome video. I appreciate how you explain the smaller details for those of us who don’t have a strong working knowledge of this craft. I have a question or two if I may? I live in Durango Colorado…and I believe the frost line is about 32”. I am in the process of designing a 60x40 shop/garage. I am unsure on how to build footings below frontline? In this job…you had a “thickened edge”….is it the isolation that allows you to not have to be below frontline? It appears to me you are just about at grade, and I believe you said the edge was 12”? Would you recommend an insulated slab like this without using radiant heating? I am on the fence on whether to use radiant heating….I am also considering using ICF which would provide a very well insulated shop. I would appreciate your thoughts. Thank you in advance….Steve.

@DanLiese Жыл бұрын

Steve i am going to be using ICF on my house starting this spring and have same questions. What did you find out?

@tomlampros7122 Жыл бұрын

I worked around Durango for a while with a buddy who was doing solar, and visited the earthship colony in Taos. If you're not familiar with earthships, check it out.

@DecoCreteTV 2 жыл бұрын

What a team! operating like a well-oiled machine. Another great video mike 👍

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

Ike, is that you? Thanks man!

@gregoriobarrios784 Жыл бұрын

What would you charge if you do the grading

@SpaceBuckaroo 2 жыл бұрын

What if you put the rebar over the PEX tube? Rebar on little chairs so it does not smash the PEX.

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

That would be ok to do.

@billygraham5589 3 ай бұрын

Won't the Styrofoam compress over time under the slab?

@yahyasigidi6560 5 ай бұрын

What would the price be for 60'x40' today for material and concrete?

@skliros9235 2 жыл бұрын

Is it really cold there now?

@Obscured1972 2 жыл бұрын

Looks good guys. Why aren't concrete driveways more popular in the northeast?

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

Too much de-icing salts used here. Spalls them the first year.

@Obscured1972 2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeDayConcrete Thanks Mike

@FiscalWoofer 5 ай бұрын

So I turned up on site, to discover the sub grade was off by 4 inches over the 16ft width, told the client i have to re- grade the base now before the pour - nuts. Luckily we had allowed a bit of extra time to make the forms, extra 2 tonnes of stone and wacker plate sorted it. I think the excavator was a cheap cash job.

@landmarkcreations1183 2 жыл бұрын

Battery powered screed is sweet👍

@hamosoutdoors9504 Жыл бұрын

I'm a concrete finisher in Adelaide Australia 20 yrs experience can do everything I charge day rate $500. What do your finishers that you call in to help charge

@mterrizzi 2 жыл бұрын

Do you work in MA

@tylerarkansas2569 2 жыл бұрын

Man that speed demon makes it look like u bull floated almost already.. what a magic worker. You guys make it look easy I been pouring 8 years have my own company and have to say your crew is top of the line make sure you charge for your service is prestine 👍 good vibes from arkansas

@nitro2037 2 жыл бұрын

Ive been pour slabs with "hydronic heating" pex tubing for 20 years... Outdoor and in...

@hilvievfhpasdafrnkkovdbrud3195 Жыл бұрын

How much you charge for something like that says

@concretealchemist8687 Ай бұрын

I thought frostline was 24”in Maine? Why only 12” foundation ?

@agustinjaimemolina4960 2 жыл бұрын

Dosent that shift with time

@johnmcgraw2996 2 жыл бұрын

American Craftsmen at work. Nice.

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

@1lllllllll1 2 ай бұрын

I will never understand why these slabs are specified with these crazy high compression strengths. Why, in a residential stick frame, would I ever need 3500 psi? It’s not a skyscraper, it’s a wooden box with 3 people in it.

@heinrichbuchler8491 2 жыл бұрын

Great work, how is the Back of your Team afther a job like this👍😅

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

It's not bad when you do it every day. No problems!

@etp1325 2 жыл бұрын

Pardon my ignorance but don’t you have to have the perimeter walls below the frost line ? TIA

@northeasterndirtandpropert7974 2 жыл бұрын

not on a slab on grade.But you better have a really well prepped base.Thats the key.

@landonmorel3715 2 жыл бұрын

is it that cold already up in Maine? sweatshirts in the morning?

@MikeDayConcrete 2 жыл бұрын

No, this was from this Spring.

@widehotep9257 Жыл бұрын

Will the 2 x 6 bottom plate extend over the 2 inch perimeter foam? Or will the 2 x 6 bottom plate be flush with the edge of the concrete?

@shanegrisham179 6 ай бұрын

That's a good question. I'd like to know also

@klball82 19 күн бұрын

What is the thickness of the slab??

@darrowinsuranceco 2 жыл бұрын

Good looking work Mike. I wish I could still find tradesman like yourself down here in GA. My subs are grinding every slab because they don't meet our tolerances. What are the tolerances up there?

@user-qt5cl4sf9u 8 ай бұрын

Are you in texas

@thembicele4090 Жыл бұрын

Hi where are you situated in South Africa Durban

@Grizzleback07 2 жыл бұрын

It is weird to see you guys wearing sweatshirts in the morning while I am sweating through my shirt from the stagnant heat and humidity in Missouri. 🥵

@stonebody Жыл бұрын

Was this slab a monolithic? And what is the edge depth around the perimeter? I am in RI and would like to have the exact slab done for a small 36x24 ranch. My problem is finding a crew to do it. Any recommendations thanks Doug Stone

@DanLiese Жыл бұрын

Hi Doug I am building this spring in RI using ICF and had same question, thought you had to have frost wall done first then pour your slab on grade. Dan in Ashaway RI

@stonebody Жыл бұрын

Hi Dan I ended up doing a 42” in the ground frost wall. Put sewer line and water line in Back filled the exterior and will let it sit for the winter

@DanLiese Жыл бұрын

@@stonebody where are you building and what ICF product/company are you going to use? Dan

@stonebody Жыл бұрын

No ICF used for wall poured concrete I think however that a ICF wall is the way to go I had to add 2” of R10 insulation and water proof the wall Labor intensive since I did that myself

@social3ngin33rin 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting they want the tubing at the bottom.

@susandavis7800 2 жыл бұрын

Since heating Styrofoam releases carcinogens, is there an alternative to Styrofoam?

@joshsheffield5702 2 жыл бұрын

What temperature causes that release? I wouldn't think this would get nearly hot enough. A quick search told me it softens at 212 degrees. I honestly have no idea what I'm talking about and am just curious.

@georgetindell8710 2 жыл бұрын

What was that small area (12" x 12") that wasn't cemented? Looked like it had a form around it. Not a contractor, just curious. Love these videos. You have a great Team.

@DirkWiggler1 2 жыл бұрын

Tub or shower drain location

@sleze 2 жыл бұрын

Why a slab and not a basement in Maine?

@brownsrepairs573 2 жыл бұрын

There's no frost walls?

@bpdp379 2 жыл бұрын

Nope. It’s an “Alaskan Slab” or thickened edge slab. Google will satiate your curiosity if you want to learn more. It’s a less expensive route for a foundation in cold climates.

@brownsrepairs573 2 жыл бұрын

@@bpdp379 that wouldn't meet Maines building code for a house

@bpdp379 2 жыл бұрын

@@brownsrepairs573 Maine is more strict than the IRC?

@NSER164 2 жыл бұрын

We got some jobs where guys will do the gravel up to 4" out. Not kidding at all. 6 inch slab is anywhere from 2 icnhes to 10

@rogerflorida1498 2 жыл бұрын

Have you poured driveways that have snow melt systems in them? Are they similiar to what you are showing here with the radiant heat pex tubing? Do you think snow melt systems don't work?, or the cost to run is too high? They don't seem as popular as the radiant heat floor systems inside.

@bpdp379 2 жыл бұрын

They absolutely work. Plenty of international airports using them to keep runways clear. Cost is relative, I’d guess people who can afford hydronic snow melt systems don’t worry about operating costs.

@tvviewer4500 2 жыл бұрын

How long does it take for the insulation to break down underneath the foundation?

@brancebjones7205 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos! You explain things in a way that really helps me. I'm curious to hear your thoughts about mesh vs rebar in driveways and similar slabs. The online forums are full of guys saying that they've ripped out miles (exaggeration... for sure) of concrete where the mesh is all sitting at the bottom, and that because of that they'll never do anything but rebar. I've never seen mesh put on chairs either, since it gets walked all over. Thoughts?

@davidgray8089 2 жыл бұрын

You must have a different mesh than we use. Our fibermesh is comes in bags that we add to the mix so that it is mixed with the concrete in the truck.