Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 06, 2022 4:29 pm What has everyone paid for concrete piering? I've been quoted a rate of $180 per metre for 100m so $18,000. Is that reasonable? Re: Concrete piering cost estimate 4Oct 06, 2022 4:38 pm Based on that I would have thought 10-11k is more reasonable Re: Concrete piering cost estimate 5Oct 06, 2022 4:50 pm My calcs are as following: Total concrete volume: 12.5 cubes * 350 (concrete + steel included) = $4.3k Machine hire to auger 50-70 holes: $1K/day*2=$2K Mini pump: $1.2K Labour (2 concreters for a day): $1-1.2K Re: Concrete piering cost estimate 6Oct 06, 2022 6:12 pm The smart money, is to have someone inspect the drilling, bearing pressure, installation and depth Then approximate the cost. Checking Concrete piles with Bosch Laser +App Some builders have a habit of booking expensive holidays after they've drilled and piled their clients (humour) OT, the modus operandi is always the same for some builders 1. Go in cheap, win the job 2. Then claw back profits on Unforeseen items, variations and engineering costs 3. Treat customers like mushrooms "keep them in the dark and feed them BS" 4. Lets face it, all the builder has to say "Engineering has come back with variations..." ouch 5. Blame the salesman, who incidentally is the first employee sacked in a down turn "first, get rid of the evidence, they made promises to the clients that the builder won't keep" 6.7.8 Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Building Standards; Getting It Right! There doesn't look to be any rebate in the slab to prevent water from scooting under the window. AS4654 is the Australian standard to look at/refer to. They have… 1 12252 ![]() I had new concrete laid, extended the alfresco and had the sidewalks concreted too. I noticed the concreter didn't put the expansion foam anywhere, there are expansion… 0 8985 |