Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 13, 2012 5:56 pm Hi - If anyone is cutting a site / excavating a pool etc. whatever and needs to dump soil please let me know. We need soil for our place behind our retaining walls and to build up the lawn area. I had lots of offers in the past of people wanting to get rid of their fill to save on the dumping costs but it was too soon for us. Now we are ready and looking at the week of 20 Aug or following 27 Aug... Would love to hear from you! SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 2Aug 13, 2012 9:47 pm Anyone? SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 4Aug 13, 2012 10:07 pm Thanks Lex! Good tip (to avoid the soil tip!). Did you see ads for free soil? SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 5Aug 13, 2012 10:40 pm Yep, saw them today, quite a few of them as they annoyed me !! Just go to gt sydney and searcch for free stuff. I actually cant remember exactly how I got to it as I'm not on gt very often, but it did it. Then you can also see those ads burb by burb (small areas)! Noticed someone even mentioning shale in their ad (while I was waiting for next page to load ) ... My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 6Aug 13, 2012 10:44 pm Oh, I didn't do it by clicking Free under Price Type. I actually searched, but not for anything specific. ... just searched for "fill" ... results is 43 ads for "fill" in Sydney Region within Stuff for Sale ... then just comb thru them ... My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 7Aug 14, 2012 12:12 pm Make sure that the fill is "Clean" and I would be onsite for when it is dumped so you can reject it if it has too much rock etc Re: Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 8Aug 14, 2012 8:22 pm I had one of my neighbours receive 10tonne 'topsoil' from gumtree (Smithfied ad). I found it was much better quality than our local clay soil that was used to fill in around our retaining wall. ahh well he learnt from my lesson really..... I also did manage to get 5m3 of mulch (swapped for a carton of Crownies) and whilst it wasn't the best looking (ie. inconsistent pieces of a cypress tree) it was certainly better than paying $50-60/m3 so well wroth a look if you need mulch Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 9Aug 14, 2012 9:10 pm Great suggestions Lex, dvestate and qonyx. Thanks guys. After Lex's message yesterday, DH said he went to gumtree to look for some but didn't have success. So he has just read your further posts and will try again. qonyx - yeah, I have heard about some areas having lots of clay in their soil. No doubt we will be looking for mulch too, for the garden after we finally move in (hopefully by months' end). dvestate - good reminder to quality control the fill. SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 10Aug 14, 2012 9:22 pm T, just be aware if you have free fill delivered it will be very difficult to refuse as there will be extra costs to have it transported elsewhere, probablybest to see if you can see it before you get it. Re: Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 11Aug 14, 2012 9:59 pm You can refuse it if it is not as described, when I was sourcing fill last I wanted clean fill. Turned up with heaps of shale/rock/etc and told them I didn't want it. They had a bit of a spew but the next 4 loads were exactly what I had thought was coming Re: Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 12Aug 29, 2012 9:19 pm What suburb are you in & how much do you need Re: Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 13Aug 29, 2012 10:13 pm wheeliworks What suburb are you in & how much do you need Will PM you our location. What sort of soil do you have??? SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 14Aug 29, 2012 10:56 pm where r u located??? i will be doing further excavation work in the hills area of Sydney and will need to dump some Clean fill. Also have certificate as i had the soil tested Re: Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 15Aug 30, 2012 12:02 pm Hi - we are in North Shore (prefer not to be specific on location), but you can PM me. I am just confirming with builder how much more we need. Thanks! SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 16Sep 02, 2012 5:30 pm Hi sunshine I am digging a pool in turramurra on Tuesday . I will have about 40 tones to be dumped let me know if you want it Cheers andrew Re: Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 17Sep 04, 2012 12:36 pm wheeliworks Hi sunshine I am digging a pool in turramurra on Tuesday . I will have about 40 tones to be dumped let me know if you want it Cheers andrew Hi Andrew, sorry, we have been in chaos with moving house. We will need some more fill, but not Tuesday. Our driveway was meant to be done last week, which is now pushed back to this Friday, so we won't know until after then. Annoying all round. Will definitely keep you in mind, as you have another one to dig in Mosman, is that right? SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 18Oct 26, 2012 4:55 pm Are you still looking for some clean fill. I'm digging in Mosman on Monday & will have about 20 tons . All will be in 1 ton bags & can deliver with hiab Cheers andrew Re: Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 19Oct 26, 2012 5:46 pm Funny you ask, bob cat here today and we are short of fill. Just paid for 24 tonnes of turf underlay. Will ask husband and let u know tmrw. SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Do u need to dump fill? We need fill in Sydney! 20Oct 26, 2012 5:49 pm We will be going past your area with 10 tons tomorrow in bags. Truck has a hiab to unload Cheers 2 4352 yeah i couldnt picture it issue either, but i could clearly picture what they were doing wrong haha 2 5295 If you're in a flood zone, not only are you dealing with the importation of fill and laying it down in 150 lifts to achieve compaction, you're going to have to consider… 4 5535 |