LIPCC Calculator v1.0

Lowest In-Place
Concrete Cost

The cheapest form to rent is rarely the cheapest to build with. Enter your project specs and see the true cost across all four forming systems.

LIPCC =
Equipment cost
+ Labor cost
+ Finishing cost
= Total in-place cost
Live — no submit needed
walls
pours
ft
ft
months

$/mh
%/mo


Reference values used in the model — not editable. HS hand set · EW eng. wood · CL clamp · HD heavy duty.
Param HS EW CL HD
Equipment + freight
Labor
Finishing
Labor
Equipment + freight
Finishing

Drag to test a different labor rate. It writes straight into the Labor rate field on the left, so the cards, charts and crossover all move with it. The marker shows where you are on each curve.

$25/mh

Hand set carries the lowest equipment cost but the slowest cycle. On short runs that trade is worth it; past the crossover, the labor gap compounds faster than the equipment savings.

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