Concrete is priced by the area to be broken up, the thickness, and the weight that has to be hauled and disposed of. Enter your slab size and the prices you are quoted to see the volume, weight, truck loads and total.
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It depends on area, thickness, reinforcement, access, disposal and distance. Use the calculator with real local quotes.
Ordinary concrete weighs roughly 150 pounds per cubic foot, about 2 tons per cubic yard.
Yes, clean concrete is commonly crushed and reused as aggregate where recycling facilities exist.
Patios and sidewalks are often about 4 inches thick, driveways and garage floors commonly 4 to 6 inches, and footings thicker. Measure at an edge or a crack if you can.
Usually yes. Reinforcement makes breaking harder and must be separated, which adds time and wear on equipment.
No. Concrete is too heavy for household trash, and most containers have weight limits. Use a recycler, a transfer station or a contractor who handles heavy debris.
Length, width and thickness to cubic yards, tons and truck loads, with a worked example.
Thickness, reinforcement, access, disposal and recycling: what moves the price.
Tools, dust, weight and disposal: when doing it yourself makes sense and when it does not.
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