Virginia Concrete Prices, Codes & Climate

Ready-mix cost range

$135–$175per cubic yard

Frost depth reference

18″reference only

ACI 318 exposure classes

F2 · C2 · S0

Air entrainment

required for exterior flatwork

How much does concrete cost in Virginia?

Ready-mix in Virginia runs roughly $135 to $175 per cubic yard. That is an estimated band, not a quote — published US price sources disagree with each other by nearly two to one. How we source price figures.

What does the Virginia climate require?

Mild coastal winters and genuinely cold mountain winters, with road salt across Northern Virginia and the Shenandoah making air-entrained F3-grade mixes the safe default.

Under ACI 318, Virginia falls in exposure classes F2, C2, S0. Air entrainment is required for exterior flatwork. Air entrainment is required for classes F1, F2 and F3.

How deep is the frost line in Virginia?

Compiled reference tables put Virginia at about 18 inches. That figure is orientation only. The footing depth you actually have to build to is determined by your local building department — IRC R403.1.4 requires footings to extend below the locally determined frost line, and there is no national number.

Soil concerns

Piedmont saprolite and clay cover the center, karst limestone with sinkholes runs through the Shenandoah Valley, and Hampton Roads sits on soft marine clay with a high water table.

Seismic

The 2011 M5.8 Mineral earthquake in the Central Virginia seismic zone was felt across the East Coast; design demand is low to moderate statewide.

Contractor licensing

We do not publish a licensing determination for Virginia without a dated primary source. We do not publish a state licensing determination without a dated primary source. Check the state board directly. Check the official source.

Cities

• Virginia Beach
• Chesapeake
• Norfolk
• Richmond
• Arlington
• Alexandria
• Newport News