Browse Forums Building A New House Re: How do I get rid of 400 tons of soil? 7Sep 23, 2009 8:28 pm Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: How do I get rid of 400 tons of soil? 11Sep 23, 2009 8:37 pm Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: How do I get rid of 400 tons of soil? 17Sep 28, 2009 11:23 pm digga123 Things have got of to a bad start. Day one of our build and we get a surprise that we have to get rid of 400 tons of soil. I want to get rid of it the cheapest possible way. My house is being built in Western Sydney. Anyone have any suggestions? It's aggrevating that the builder did not make you aware of this prior to contract. Did you check the wording in the contract, in regards to site preparation and excess spoils? It's all in the planning Re: How do I get rid of 400 tons of soil? 18Sep 29, 2009 10:53 am I suggest you phone all the trucking companys and or plant hire companys and get prices to cart away as they also tender projects requiring filling. I would say $15 isn't too bad as cartage is the big cost and it's not a massive amount. We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37351 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair I'm in WA and our sandy soils make drainage a bit easier but this is what I'd be doing. Dig down to your footings and let the wall dry out. Clean it all well by brushing… 1 5225 Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12649 |