Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Soil Removal - Costing? 4Apr 28, 2009 11:38 am 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Soil Removal - Costing? 11Apr 28, 2009 1:55 pm no sorry. it was part of our build/contract cost. i'm not sure who they got to actually remove the soil. sorry i can't be much help to you. Re: Soil Removal - Costing? 12Apr 28, 2009 1:56 pm If its soil (topsoil) you should be nearly able to get someone to pick it up. If its fill then might cost you some. If someone is after fill (check classifieds etc), they would possibly pay for the transportation component. Wish you were closer to lithgow!! Re: Soil Removal - Costing? 13Apr 28, 2009 2:00 pm The main issue is finding somewhere to dump it. Unless you can strike someone like me (who last month needed 500 tonne) you will have to pay to dump it. Even then if you did find someone you will still have to pay to transport it and possibly when they dump it they may have to smooth it out. We are accepting clean fill at present and it is under the proviso that as it gets dumped it gets smoothed by the company at the same time. We had around 150 tonne delivered yesterday and the company had the dingo going all day pushing it around to an even height. The person who wanted to get rid of the dirt had to foot this bill - not us. Some things are worth waiting for. Re: Soil Removal - Costing? 14Apr 28, 2009 5:46 pm I had 9 truck loads removed as well as 28 retaining wall post holes dug by an excavator for $1600. Dumping dirt was free as they are building a road nearby (as long as it's clean fill). That was 3 weeks ago. Em PM me your email. I have a build excavation calculator you can use based on your plans to double check what your builder is telling you. Cheers Simeon 1 10797 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair At a bit of a loss on this one - we're thinking the original owners never removed the protective laminate covers from their kitchen cabinets after installation and in the… 0 7220 Hi, planning on using the attached stone pieces in my bathroom. I want to remove stains and gloss seal. Can I get some advice on best way to remove stains and best… 0 7385 |