JamieRich

For anyone who is interestes, I was able to get a quote from a California shotcrete company for a standard pool with one set of steps, no raised bond beam, with a 12" thick beam, 6" thick walls and a 6" thick floor of around $7,000 for 30 yards. That works out to $233 per yard, thus labor and equipment overhead and profit works out to about 2.5 time material, which is a lot more reasonable that the prices I have been quoted locally, which are 6 plus times material. Best, Jamie

I am a professional do-it-your-selfer and am in the process of planning a pool. I am trying to get estimates from shotcrete and gunite contractors to spray my pool. The design specs. excavation, steel, plumbing, and electrical is taken care of. I cannot get a reasonable quote for the concrete. I need approximately 30 yards of material and the quotes I received are $18,000 and $20,000. Concrete is around $85 per yard delivered. How can labor and equipment overhead be in excess of $15,000? I assume I am being rip. I can buy used shotcrete equipment for that price, granted I don't have the skill to run the equipment or apply it. I have searched high and low, but I am unable to find pricing guidelines for pneumatically applied concrete. Can anyone give me some guidance? I understand that for pools, some contractors price the product based upon the square foot or lineal foot of wall. I'll take what every anyone can offer. Thanks, Jamie