what is the average price of basement water proofing for 40 sq ft & new concrete in driveway for 1100 sq ft?

Question

i'm a female home owner and i'm in need of help on getting the right price for these jobs.

Answer 1

Here I will try to make this easier, I am an general contractor that specializes in carpentry and flat work. For a demo and re-pour (K.C. area) I charge $8.50 a square ft. for a 4 inch slab and $10.50 for a 6 inch slab. These prices include all materials and labor. Disposal is extra. If there is no tear out the price drops $1 a square( there is still excavating to do).As for the water proofing if it is interior sealing I charge $2.50 a square ( power washing or cleaning and prep included) this covers all materials and labor. If you are water proofing from the out side I can not be any help, you need a licensed contractor that specializes in this and be prepared to shell out a couple grand. This is not easy work and many people have been killed doing it. Best of luck
Remember to spend the extra cash and hire a licensed and insured contractor.

Answer 2

Most Cement contractors I use are about $5.00 per square foot and $1.00 Extra for tear out of old concrete. The is a minimum of usually about $1,500.00 on small jobs. Waterproofing is another story. True waterproofing is done form the outside and runs from $100.00 per Linear foot to $185.00 per linear foot. Keep in mind that short footage age to price. These are based on doing a good deal of work. There are three interior water-control methods available. Review the sight below to see all options. Most cost effective that will do the good job would be and interior 4" drain tile under your floor on the inside. Again these are based on Linear footage and not square footage. To do an average basement from the inside your cost factor out the door should be about $4,500.00 to $5,000.00. This would be about 100 lin. feet and include all four walls. Good luck and email me if I can offer any further assistance.

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Answer 3

the concrete will be calculated by cubic yard. multiply the 1000 by x number of feet(if it is in inches divide by 12) and divide by 27. call a concrete yard and ask them how much a yard of concrete is. that way you can figure out how much that portion of materials is going to be, if it is thick enough to add rebar that will be difficult to figure, but ask if they will need rebar, why/whynot/ about how much. try to get a detailed estiment. figure about 10-20$ per hour per laborer for pouring and finishing. ask em how many employees they are going to have working and how long it should take. also if you really want to seem like you really know what is going on, after they set up their concrete forms have two of your girl friends hold a string across them so that is drawn taught on the top of the form and check the depth they are pouring. check it at three spots down the string every 10-25 feet depending on how long the driveway is. ask them what they are going to do to cure the concrete. wet burlap, spray on concrete cure or nothing, it isnt always neccassary. if you do these things and ask these questions they will actually be intimidated by you. I check contractors work for a living in the summer and these are a few of the things we do when we pour concrete. as far as the water proofing goes call a lot of places and ask about what exactly they are going to do. you want details, most ppl dont ask and it will give you the edge on the price. also one thing you could do is have one of your male friends call and ask them for a rough estiment on a job of such and such size. or better yet get a spoof card. you can call and they will disquise your voice as a mans. the 40 min card is 10 bucks but it might save you a bundle. www.spoofcard.com

also get some how to books at the libary or home dept on the subject and understand how to do it yourself. getting a good price is only good if they do a good job. it really stinks but you kinda need to know how they might screw you. be nice but be firm you are paying for quality work and you should get just that.
you might be able to ask to see some of the driveway ppls work and then go ask those pple what they paid. dont let these pple take advantage of you.

PEACE