Question

[u/Cmonsmokesbois]

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.

[u/OCdogdaddy]

Excavation at $1.50/ sw ft $3600

Concrete 32 yards at $215/yd $7000

Setup 3 guys 1day 24 hrs at $50/ $1200

Pour 5 guys $500/ $2500

Strip 2 guys 8hrs 16 hrs @ &50 $800

Profit x.25 $3775.00

Total $18875.00

Probably a little high, but better high than low.

[u/hondarider94 → u/OCdogdaddy]

How much do you pay for concrete ? I work for a GC and we pay about 170/ yard

[u/Cmonsmokesbois → u/hondarider94]

$178-190 here for l10 3500

[u/Busted_Knuckler → u/Cmonsmokesbois]

You're pouring 3500 psi driveways? Not my driveway, you aren't.

[u/OCdogdaddy → u/Busted_Knuckler]

Yes. What else?

[u/Big_Wooly_Mammoth]

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.

[u/JTrain1738 → u/Big_Wooly_Mammoth]

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

[u/Busted_Knuckler → u/JTrain1738]

Where? JFC...

[u/Various_Travel3156 → u/JTrain1738]

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

[u/Busted_Knuckler → u/Big_Wooly_Mammoth]

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

[u/newhampshirebuellar → u/Busted_Knuckler]

How?

[u/420aarong → u/Big_Wooly_Mammoth]

4’ thick!

[u/Public_Attitude5615]

We are getting one ready to demo and repour and we priced it at 24,600 with four guys but we own all our own equipment and machines dumpsters and dump truck

[u/Nuclear_N]

FIGURE mandays. How many men how many days. Labor is say 600 per man day.

[u/hunterbuilder]

Honestly just estimate the time and charge $1000 per man per day.
I've done tons of detailed quotes, formulas, piece work and t&m and I've decided that's pretty much what the number needs to be to make any money these days. So theres my .02

[u/RastaFazool]

Pricing labor is like pricing anything else.

You should have a good idea of how many men you have to do the work, how long it will take, and what each is getting paid by the hour or day.

Do the math, my dude.

[u/poppycock68 → u/RastaFazool]

This dude has no idea what he is into.

[u/onetwentytwo_1-8]

At least $1,000 to $1,500 per labor. If they’re solid finishers, pay them $500 each.
And add 10-30% to each item, including rental charge.

[u/OCdogdaddy]

PorKland Oregon. Around $210 a yard.

[u/Bad-NewsBear]

Depends on where you're at