40 x 72 = 2880 sq.ft. x .5" = 1440 cu ft 1440/27 cu.ft.per yard = 53.33 cu.yds.x local concrete price per cu. yd. = material cost. guess $100 per yard = $5333.00 material cost.
40 x 26 = 1040 sq.ft. x .5 = 520 cu. ft./27 cu. ft. per yard = 19.25 cu.yds. x local concrete price = material cost, guess $100 per yard = $1925.00
Round upward for percentage of waste or oversize form (sub grade is off etc.) Labor will vary, how much a person per day, form, place, finish, also subgrade labor if any.
Reinforcing is by weight, figure at least .65/lb. or higher as necessary. Size of deformed metal bar or woven wire mesh gauge will determine weight, just figure the footage and multiply by whatever unit of measure.
It's not the hardest or most complicated thing to do, but if a novice, better to have experienced hands form, place finish etc.
Consider all below slab considerations, pipe, conduit, drains, future uses etc.
You may very well do much better on the entire cost of the job by buying material, doing what you can yourself, or whole job if capable and can assemble a small crew etc. I'd still compare contractor prices, see if it just pays to hire out. Hard to believe no one is responding, both are decent little jobs. I've done lots of similar jobs in this fashion, but did have access to experienced masons on all of them. Right out there with them boots for all of it start to finish. I like finishing, edging and such, seem to have a good eye for it.
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