Concrete pour in progress with finisher screeding
— Cost Guide / 2026

What concrete really costs here

Real 2026 numbers for Fishers, Geist and Noblesville — and the line items that actually move them. Print this and hold every bid against it, including ours.

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2026 price ranges at a glance

ProjectTypical rangeCommon total
Driveway replacement (broom)$8–$14 / sq ft$6,500–$11,000 (800 sq ft, 2-car)
Driveway extension / parking pad$9–$15 / sq ft$2,000–$4,500
Patio — broom finish$8–$11 / sq ft$2,600–$3,300 (300 sq ft)
Patio — exposed aggregate$10–$13 / sq ft$3,000–$3,900
Patio — stamped & colored$12–$16 / sq ft$3,800–$4,800
Walkway$9–$14 / sq ft$1,200–$2,800
Garage slab replacement (2-car)$5,500–$9,500
Single panel repair / apron$800–$2,500
Pole barn floor$7–$10 / sq ftPriced by slab + access

What actually moves the number?

How do I compare bids honestly?

Make every bidder state the same seven lines: base depth and material, mix PSI, air entrainment, thickness, reinforcement, joint plan, cure method. A bid that won't itemize is hiding the corner it plans to cut — the slab will disclose it eventually, in about three winters. Ours arrives itemized without asking; that's the whole pitch.

Why is the cheap bid cheap?

Concrete has almost no secret efficiencies. Material is commodity, labor is regional, so a bid 30% under market is missing something physical: thinner slab, skipped air, no vapor barrier, joints "later", no cure. None of it shows on pour day. All of it shows by year three — and the redo costs more than the difference ever saved.

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