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Concrete shed foundation cost
in Chicago.

Measure a shed foundation and keep the slab, base, and footings in one project. Start with the published examples below, then use your own supplier quote for a delivered estimate.

4000 PSI concrete — $185 per cubic yard

Material price. Published Chicago supplier estimator rate for 4000 PSI concrete. Mix strength must follow your project specification; this is a material example, excluding placement and finishing.

Under 6 yards, cartage tiers range from $220 (1–2 yards) to $60 (5.1–5.99 yards). The estimator adds $75 beyond 7 miles, $15/yard hot water October–April, and separate weekend, Sunday, night, waiting-time, and tax charges. Obtain a complete quote.

Chicago Concrete · checked 2026-09-14 ↗
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Your dimensions

YOUR PROJECT, IN PROFILEIllustrative · not to scale
20 ft12 ftDepth4 in
Concrete pourDepth entered by you
Allow a little extra

For uneven ground, spillage, and the unexpected.

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Bagged or bulk?

Same project. Two ways to get it done.

THE BAGGED APPROACH
147 bags

11,760 lb to transport and handle.

Material estimateAdd your price
THE BULK APPROACHLess handling
3.5 cubic yards

1 estimated load at your truck capacity.

Bulk estimateAdd your price

Prices are optional. Tax and additional charges are included only when explicitly entered or covered by the saved terms. Placement labor is excluded. Estimates are not supplier quotes.

User-entered supplier prices; delivery and tax require confirmation. No detailed supplier conditions were saved. Confirm delivery and other charges before ordering.

Product

Density and bag values are editable planning assumptions. Confirm the product label or supplier specification.

Reinforcement quantities follow your inputs, not a structural design. Base volume excludes its own waste and compaction. Trench fill does not subtract pipe displacement.

Saving a reference preserves your inputs. Apply individual values only when they match the product you will buy.

  • Density: 2.025 US tons/yd³ — unverified planning assumption; confirm for this product.
  • Bag yield: 0.6 ft³; bag weight: 80 lb; confirm the selected bag product.
  • Shrinkage: 0% — entered planning allowance; no product-specific compaction rate verified.
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These are product-specific examples, not regional averages. Applying one sets the listed unit rate. Review delivery, minimum-order and density terms before using the totals. Editing the unit rate switches to manual quote mode.

4000 PSI concrete · $185.00/yd³

Material price. Chicago Concrete — Published Chicago supplier estimator rate for 4000 PSI concrete. Mix strength must follow your project specification; this is a material example, excluding placement and finishing.

Under 6 yards, cartage tiers range from $220 (1–2 yards) to $60 (5.1–5.99 yards). The estimator adds $75 beyond 7 miles, $15/yard hot water October–April, and separate weekend, Sunday, night, waiting-time, and tax charges. Obtain a complete quote.

Reviewed applications: Concrete slab, Concrete driveway, Concrete patio, Concrete garage floor, Concrete shed foundation, Concrete footing.

Source · checked 2026-09-14 ↗

Set an optional weight capacity under Supplier order terms; loads use whichever volume or weight limit is lower. Confirm the payload limit and material density with your supplier. Short-load fees apply to each load below your threshold. Base material and rebar costs are excluded.

Entered delivery fees: $0.00 · Short-load fees: $0.00

Supplier order terms

Amounts are flat dollar charges for this order. Leave unknown charges blank; enter zero only when confirmed. Weight limits use your entered density. Choosing another supplier clears these quote fields and the delivery location.

Your entered unit price, rounding, delivery, and short-load assumptions apply. Saved supplier minimums and brackets are not automatically enforced in manual quote mode.

Additional project costs

Destination and timing identify a delivery you plan to share. They do not establish supplier service eligibility. Combined orders are chosen below after saving sections.

Labor, equipment and other project items

All added item prices are your estimates, not researched local rates. Include applicable taxes in these unit prices. Blank charges remain unknown; enter zero only when confirmed. Save the section to update the project budget.

Buy bags for this estimate

147 whole bags at your 0.6 ft³ yield. The QUIKRETE Concrete Mix #1101 — 80 lb bag reference yield is 0.6 ft³ per 80 lb bag.

QUIKRETE Concrete Mix #1101 data sheet ↗Find a QUIKRETE dealer ↗

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FROM MEASUREMENTS TO AN ORDER

Plan your concrete shed foundation

What to measure

  1. Use the shed’s foundation drawing to distinguish a full slab from individual pads or piers.
  2. Measure the slab and any separate supports without overlapping their volumes.

Worked example: 10 ft × 8 ft × 4 in

10 × 8 × (4 ÷ 12) ÷ 27 = 0.9877 yd³ before allowance.

10% waste · 0% shrinkage

Neat volume
0.9877 yd³
Volume with allowances
1.0864 yd³

Illustrative dimensions and allowances. Use your project specification and supplier’s product data. Quantities shown are before supplier rounding.

Included in this quantity

Concrete for the example rectangular slab only.

Measure or price separately

Piers, footings, base preparation, reinforcement, anchors, forms and installation.

Choose the specified product

Match the shed manufacturer’s foundation requirements and the project specification. These example dimensions do not select a foundation design.

Before booking the order

Check whether a small-load minimum changes the bulk price. For bags, confirm the exact product yield and include transport and mixing equipment in the budget.

General product and ordering reference: NRMCA CIP 31 — Ordering Ready Mixed Concrete · checked 2026-09-14. Worked quantities are CubicTally examples.

General ready-mix ordering guidance; not a local supplier offer or a project mix specification. Any local prices on this page are attributed separately to the suppliers offering them.