13 years ago

... got a cost estimate of $30.00 per square foot for board formed concrete. This sounds way out of line and is more than natural stone. What is a reasonable rough cost for this wall?

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Lise Brown

11 years ago

We have a board form tile that comes in 6" x 8' lenghts that when installed gives the look of poured in place concrete like this photo. Check out our website, www.2stone.ca and our facebook page, 2Stone Designer Concrete Inc., we ship anywhere and are now offering promo pricing. Cost is $35/sf for order under 500sf and $25/sf for orders over 500sf, Canadian funds. We have had allot of calls simply because customers have found some companies won't do the "decorative" jobs.

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deny52
13 years ago
$30/sf for board form wall is not out of line - concrete wall requires footings and reinforcement, and board forming takes some finesse. Make sure you are looking at a full cost comparison (labor and materials) for the stone. Is the stone dry laid, mortared, stone veneer, manufactured stone, other?
Bo Gustincic
11 years ago
The cost is reasonable - these are retaining walls, not sure what is your geography, here in the SF Bay Area it would b ecloser to $50/sf of retaining wall face
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Huettl Landscape Architecture
11 years ago
Remember to factor total construction costs versus veneer or material costs. These walls are engineered.
aes274
11 years ago
do you know which form liner you used
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Huettl Landscape Architecture
11 years ago
No form liner, just 2x8s or 2x6s with Simpson wall tie system.
Kivi
11 years ago
I would actually call $30/sq ft very reasonable. There is quite a bit of work involved in making walls like this. I would have expected an even higher cost for the planters.
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All Access Construction
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
There are a lot of factors that go into building a concrete retaining wall. You should expect to pay $60 sq.ft for a concrete retaining wall. If you are going to add veneer such as thin brick etc...you are looking at least $15 to $20 sq.ft for the veneer part along. I'm quite sure if you're working with one contractor you may get a better deal.
Robert Calabrese
7 years ago
$30.00 is not out of line at all

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