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I will be needing readymix concrete for my foundations, 3 sides of a
4x5m rear extension, average depth 1m (some a bit deeper towards
sewer), about 8m3 of concrete in all. I understand this means 2 trucks.
I have never seen convoys of trucks in the surrounding streets where
extensions are being built, but never mind.
Access is a narrowish (for a cement mixer !) rear entry which has gates
to be unlocked, or a 4 foot wide side entry into the garden.
What are my options / prices / suppliers for this ?
In other words, what is standard practice for this type of job ?
Cheers,
Simon.


I'm a bit out of date but here goes:

A full load from a standard truck (6cu m) dropped on your doorstep with no
waiting, faffing or manoeuvring, 60quid a cube. Waiting is extra, part load
(for your extra 2 cubes) is extra. A standard delivery will not wait while you
fill barrows.

Alternatively 'spotmix' type operations are set up for your kind of job, they
will barrow a reasonable distance and put it where you want it. You'll need
to make their route easy by laying boards to all the pouring points with no
big hills. They will probably be dropping a (large) barrowload into your
founds every 30s so you need to be ready to spread it about (suggest
2people). Time is money again, so they won't want to hang about but
they're defo more user friendly than a straight drop. Expect 100quid a cube
and 50quid to the driver has been known to add immense good will to the
proceedings.

As another has said, 8cubes is an awful lot, might be worth checking your
calcs to see where you can reduce.

I have no experience of pumped concrete jobs but at a guess I'd say it
would add at least a few hundred to the costs so probably more than you
need to pay.

HTH

BTW: the spotmix guys can change the mix on the spot which can be
handy as I believe mass fill can be done at lower density than strip founds,
this may save you a few bob on the mass fill & your
builder/adviser/surveyor will be able to tell you which is reqd at which
location.
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fred
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