Hi,we are getting a 3x3 shed,had a quote for $1600 for slab to be laid,is that about right,i have no idea.Any one need a job,we don't want to be ripped off.Thanks for any help in advance.We are in Ipswich area.

has anybody had a concrete slab laid, we've called a few tradies waiting for replies,

We had quotes for $60-120 per sqm when we were doing our drive way and concrete slab for two large rain water tanks. $1600 sounds a bit high.

Hope you'll get better quotes.

Mrs JTL

Thanks for that,we thought it's a bit high as well,have to make more phone calls after the weekend:curse:

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We just had quotes to concrete under our house, the cheapest was a "mates rates" i.e cash price of $56 per M² that's including boxing, blinding up & mesh. I thought that was expensive
Your 3X3 is only .9M³ so you pay a surcharge on the cono. It's also a small job so it's not cost efficient for the concreter to charge a per metre rate as the boxing etc still takes time & the finishing/curing time is the same whether it's 1m³ or 6M³.
$1600 sounds way to expensive though.

why dont you have a crack at it yourself. you will be surprised how easy it will be. by a large sheet of plywood ($60). cut it into lengths at your desired slab depth. 150mm will be heaps. make a 9m2 box.(the desired shed size). by a sheet of mesh ($50) and a couple of dozen seats for the mesh. order 1 1/2 cubic metres of concrete ($300 max). use a 3 1/2 metre long piece of board to scree the concrete and then use a brush across the top of it to make it look nice before it cures.

thanks cresta and youngy, cheapest quote is 600 most expensive 1600

$600 sounds very reasonable for a pucka job

got a quote for 1400,asked him why so high:curse:,with a straight face he says,its the best quality cement
we told him we got a quote for 600 he says no way it can be done for that