Burbank concrete cost calculator
Enter the width and length in feet, choose the job, the surface and the lot, and say whether old concrete has to come out. The calculator shows the area, the yards of concrete to order and a planning range for the finished work.
Feet and decimals (12.5 means 12 ft 6 in). The numbers change as you type.
- Area
- 400 sq ft
- Ready-mix to order
- 5.50 cu yd
- 4.94 cu yd in place, plus 10 percent, rounded up to a quarter yard
- Planning range, installed
- $3,200 to $6,000
- Slab at $8 to $15 per sq ft: $3,200 to $6,000
- Concrete alone, delivered
- $820 to $974
- At $149 to $177 a cubic yard: no labor, steel, base, forms or finishing
Rates from constructlytools' Los Angeles slab guide, updated May 19, 2026. Permits ($200 to $700 there) and a hillside soils report ($600 to $1,500) are not included. This is a planning range, not a bid: quotes vary by site.
Measuring for the calculator
Rectangles
Measure the outside edges of where the concrete will go, in feet. Inches convert by dividing by 12: 8 feet 3 inches is 8.25. For a driveway, measure from the garage slab to the property line; the apron in the street is a separate, permitted piece of work.
L-shapes and odd shapes
Split the shape into rectangles, run each one, and add the results. A patio that wraps around a corner of the house is usually two rectangles; a path with a bend is two or three.
Round pads
Square the radius and multiply by 3.14. A round 10 foot fire-pit pad (5 foot radius) is about 79 square feet; enter it as roughly 9 by 9 feet to get the yards and a range.
Cubic yards, worked out
Volume is length times width times thickness, all in feet, divided by 27 to turn cubic feet into cubic yards. A 4 inch slab is a third of a foot thick, so 300 square feet at 4 inches is 300 times 0.333, or 100 cubic feet, which is 3.7 cubic yards. The table shows common Burbank sizes before any extra is added:
| Size | Area | 4 in | 5 in | 6 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 x 10 ft pad | 100 sq ft | 1.23 | 1.54 | 1.85 |
| 16 x 20 ft patio | 320 sq ft | 3.95 | 4.94 | 5.93 |
| 20 x 20 ft two-car pad | 400 sq ft | 4.94 | 6.17 | 7.41 |
| 20 x 30 ft driveway | 600 sq ft | 7.41 | 9.26 | 11.11 |
| 10 x 40 ft single-car strip | 400 sq ft | 4.94 | 6.17 | 7.41 |
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Volume in place, before the 5 to 15 percent extra ordered for waste and an uneven base. Ready-mix is ordered in quarter-yard steps.
What the range covers, and what it leaves out
The per-square-foot rates are installed prices: concrete, labor, rebar, base, forms and finishing, which the source breaks down line by line. The calculator adds the tear-out and pump truck when you choose them. It leaves out a few things that depend on the individual lot:
| Item | 2026 range | When it comes up |
|---|---|---|
| Permit | $200 to $700 | Only when the work needs one |
| Soils report | $600 to $1,500 | Hillside lots |
| Extra grading on a slope | +$2 to $5 per sq ft | Cutting or filling a level pad |
| Seismic specifications | +$1 to $3 per sq ft | When the plans call for seismic detailing |
| The apron, curb or sidewalk in the street | Priced separately | Needs a Burbank Public Works permit |
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Source: constructlytools, Los Angeles slab guide, updated May 19, 2026.
Why the Burbank row is narrower than the calculator
The calculator uses the guide's full Los Angeles flatwork range, $8 to $15 a foot, so it covers driveways, patios and pads across many neighborhoods. For one specific case, a 500 square foot reinforced driveway on a flat lot, the same guide gives Glendale and Burbank their own row: $9 to $13 a foot. If your job is exactly that, the narrower row is the better guide; the concrete driveway cost in Burbank page uses it.
Prices by job
For tables and worked examples by job, see concrete patio cost in Burbank, retaining wall cost in Burbank and concrete driveway cost. Pads for sheds, hot tubs and AC units are on the concrete slabs and pads page, and replacement driveways on concrete driveway replacement in Burbank. Everything else starts from the concrete contractor in Burbank page.
