Concrete Estimate Calculator: bid the pour, form and finish included
Bid concrete and masonry by the yard and the foot: forms, rebar, the pour, and the finish, plus pump, disposal, and your profit.
Concrete looks simple and bids hard, because the material is the small part. The forming, the finishing, the rebar, the pump, and the demo of the old slab are where the cost lives. Anvil HUD bids it the way a concrete estimator does: material by the yard or the foot with waste, the forming and finishing labor priced for the time it really takes, and the pump and disposal as their own lines. A contingency covers the subgrade you cannot trust until you dig, then overhead and profit. You bid the whole pour, not just the truck.
How we price concrete & masonry
- Flatwork prices by the square foot, structural by the cubic yard. Concrete, block, and rebar are line items with a waste allowance, plus the labor to form, pour, and finish.
- Forming and finishing are the labor, not the pour, so they get real time. A pump, delivery, and demolition of the old slab ride as general conditions.
- A contingency covers the subgrade you cannot trust, then overhead and profit set the bid. Every rate tunes to your crew and your supplier.
Every line is published at the math. No black box. The engine is free; you only sign in to save your work.
Questions
How do I bid a concrete job?▾
Price flatwork by the square foot and structural work by the cubic yard, with concrete, block, and rebar as line items carrying waste. Add the forming and finishing labor (the real cost), a pump and disposal if needed, a contingency for the subgrade, then overhead and profit. Anvil HUD does the build-up.
Why is concrete labor more than the material?▾
Because the pour is the quick part. Building forms, setting rebar, placing, and finishing take crew hours that dwarf the cost of the mud. Pricing that labor as its own line, instead of a flat per-yard number, is how you bid concrete at a profit.
Is the calculator free?▾
Yes. Pricing the bid is free. Pro unlocks the proposal export, the dashboards, the jobs log, and inventory.
Know your craft.
Build your concrete & masonry bid on your real numbers, free. Sign in to save projects and export a client-ready proposal.