Pouring a Patio - iCanReachIt's First Big Pour | Construction and DIY projects | Forums

As the title implies, I've never tried anything this large, just small sidewalks and landings. I don't have a whole lot of free time so I opened up the project to a few bids and was blown away by the pricing - $10-14/sf. ($3000 was the lowest quote)

Project background:

We have an RV slab on the north side of the house and a half covered patio on the west side of the house so we're going to pour an intermediary slab that measures 23'x13'. Also, the existing "grassy area" is above grade and pushes rainwater onto the patio.

So, with the idea of saving money and learning and applying the general knowledge that I've picked up here, I started the fun part: excavation. I'll spare you the boring story but 10 hours and 3.5 cubic yards later, I finally started on the framing. Laid out the form yesterday and almost got all of the stakes in. It's amazing how much time a seemingly simple task takes.

Next up:

I need to back fill a little bit and start tamping (going to be doing this by hand sadly)

Lay 2" drainage pipe for the future washer relocation (currently in the kitchen)

Bend and install re bar

Current total:

$0 - Framing - Managed to take an old 2x12x24' that I had, rip it in half, and cut it to length for the framing, same with the stakes

$20 - Pizza for people that helped

Anticipated costs:

$350 - Around $100/yard delivered. Going to get some extra just in case and pay for them to dispose of anything that we don't need... or start digging for the next project

$100 - Rebar - 325lf - $6/20'stick

$10 - 2" PVC for washing machine drain (probably belongs in a separate budget)