Surface Preparation
Shot blasting, grinding, scarifying, profiling, and coating removal cost ranges.
- Site Preparation Cost for Concrete — $2–$8 per square foot
Site preparation covers everything that happens before concrete arrives: clearing sod or grass, cutting and removing existing concrete or asphalt, excavation and haul-off, grading, imported base rock, compaction, soil pre-treatment and vapor barrier. It also covers placement access — a pump or line pump when a truck cannot reach the pour. Costs are quoted as an installed rate over the finished slab area.