EP #144: Concrete Isn’t Too Expensive — The System Around It Is

Concrete Logic Podcast · Jan 8, 2026 · 30m

Concrete Is Losing on Cost. Here’s How to Take It Back.

Concrete keeps getting priced out of jobs, not because it can’t compete, but because we keep doing the same things the same way.

In this episode, Seth Tandett sits down with Rich Szecsy to talk about where concrete costs actually come from and why material price increases are only part of the story. They walk through how specs, local codes, labor assumptions, and risk avoidance quietly stack the deck against concrete, even when it’s the better material.

This isn’t a theoretical discussion. It’s a practical look at what contractors…