i want to put some cement in my backyard for a basketball court, is it really expensive, and about how much is it per ft.?
quite expensive. asphalt would be the route to go.
If you hire a concrete contractor it is about $8.50 a square foot poured and finished. I think that is what you were look for.
You buy it by the yard, no it is not expensive but you better have the forms set and be ready to work it.
The problem i see here is when the kids grow up and you need to sell the property. That concrete will deteroriate and it will become a potential eyesore. So id avoid putting it down in the first place. And Cracks, for sure it will develope cracks that big a slab. I would use ordinary screeenings from your local stone quarry supply house. Those things cost like $5 a ton and the trucking costs more than the stone. These are very fine particulate of stone about 1/16 of an inch in diameter or less. Those screening will harden up to a cement like surface and even when wet they dont present much a problem to kids.
It really depends on the depth of the cement. If you have want it just to play basketball the 3 inches would be perfect, howver if there are harsh weather conditions where you live then you might want to make it 4 inches. It can be expensive depending on if you are going to do it yourself or if you are going to pay some one to do it. ALso if you are going to order the cement from the company or if you are going to mix it yourself. If you pay someone it will cost you about $1500 (3 inches high for 6 yards( price may vary according to your state), it might be as high as $3000 (4 inches in depth (from dirt-surface of cement)). If you do it yourself but you order the mix from a company-->>$600-800 -- about $120 per yard(plus the labor (if you do it yourself you will still need at least 2 more people to help you since 6 yards is a lot.) If you buy the concrete mix bags from home depot you would need about 60-80 bags they are about $5 each. Then also if you intend to do it yourself you would need a lot of tools and buying them would be worse than paying someone to do it. If I were you I would just pay someone to do it 3 inches in depth. If you intend to put cars It must be at least 6 inches deep.
