More often than not, getting quotes from concreting businesses is not the difficult part of finding a concreter—it’s choosing the best quote of the bunch that poses a challenge. Picking a concreter is much more complicated than simply going for the one who charges the least. To help you pick the perfect business for your concreting job, remember these tips.
One way to know if you are getting a fair quote is to know how much a job similar to yours typically costs. On ServiceSeeking.com.au, simple concrete slab pouring jobs cost around $638, while standard path and driveway concreting jobs are priced at roughly $2500. Keep in mind that a lot of factors affect the quotes you get including the size of the job, the accessibility of the site, and any additional services or equipment that you might require such as excavation or concrete pumps. These premium services might jack up the price of your concreting job to around $4525.
In some cases, a cheaper quote might result to a longer job because of the number of labourers who will be involved. Before finalising your choice, make sure that you go over the timeline which includes the number of workers needed to do the job and the exact schedule to be followed. Take note that a bigger team doesn’t always mean a better team.
If you are pressed for time, a quick scan of a business’ online portfolio and a couple minutes spent reviewing feedback from their past customers might be all you can do to see if a business is professional enough to deliver the results they promise. However, if you have a bit more time to spare, you can try to go to the site of one of their ongoing concreting jobs and see the quality of their work for yourself. A personal look can tell you very important information about the business including how thorough they are with the job, how efficient they work, and how clean they keep their workspace.
Another way of working out whether the concreter you’re hiring has the skill to do a solid concreting job is to check their credentials. Your concreter of choice should be able to provide you with a valid ABN, a valid licence, and public liability insurance. Your concreter should also be willing to work out a binding contract with you that details all the inclusions of your job.