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Originally Posted by Ian Robinson
Second quote for the same sized slab was a shocker ....
got
slab quote 1) = $1200
slab quote 2) = $2000 , same size slab as above , just moved nearer my northern boundary , pretty hard to see how such a difference can be justified (think he wants me to pay for his Xmas Holiday !!!).
An off ground timber platform is looking more attactive.
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I put my own slab in and I'm hardlya tradesman. I bought 100mm x 40mm timber x 4 at 4m as forming timber and 1 sheet of reo mesh to make a 3.5m square slab. This was about $100 delivered 10km out of town.
I nailed the wood to make a 3.5 m box and leveled it wit ha spirit level. It sat on some old bricks that I had at home and filled it in with crusher dust and plastic sheeting (also left over at home). This gave me a 100m thick slab. The contrete cost about $350 delivered. I leveled it with a 4.5m long piece of wood as a screed.
It doesn't have to be perfect as it is just a shed.