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Dirt question
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:11 pm
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:11 pm
What's the average price of a load of dirt and what is best for a dirt pad for a house?
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Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:13 pm to drfeelgood
Don't know about price, but clay/sand or a mixture of the two will compact to support a house.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:15 pm to AUCE05
Thanks. I'm gonna call around tomorrow. Just wanted a round about number.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:17 pm to drfeelgood
Last time I checked, river silt was like $27 a yd
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:19 pm to drfeelgood
Where r u located / need the dirt delivered?
This post was edited on 1/27/13 at 7:20 pm
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:19 pm to drfeelgood
3-400$ a load...depends on the soil.
What kind of foundation? There's a lot of sand/clay mixes that are not good for foundations.
You trying to get it out of a flood zone?
What kind of foundation? There's a lot of sand/clay mixes that are not good for foundations.
You trying to get it out of a flood zone?
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:20 pm to drfeelgood
Where do you plan to build?
You can get some help here if you narrow down the area. Structural fill on Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain is $8.75 a CY hauled and placed. The same material is $14.50 hauled and installed on the Southshore. Southshore typically uses river sand as it is more readily available and one can eliminate the excessive trucking charges. However, you will have more of a waste factor using river sand over a clay/ sand mix.
Basically, your location determines what material is available and the cost to move it.
You can get some help here if you narrow down the area. Structural fill on Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain is $8.75 a CY hauled and placed. The same material is $14.50 hauled and installed on the Southshore. Southshore typically uses river sand as it is more readily available and one can eliminate the excessive trucking charges. However, you will have more of a waste factor using river sand over a clay/ sand mix.
Basically, your location determines what material is available and the cost to move it.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:24 pm to drfeelgood
You don't want clay. Think I just paid around 75 for a 14 yard load. It's got a little too much clay in it and wants to hold water, but is still pretty good dirt.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:25 pm to drfeelgood
You want river sand
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:26 pm to lsuroadie
quote:And also the yardage.
-400$ a load...depends on the soil.
To the OP, whatever you put, have a dozer walk it in/compact it as you go. Money spent on a foundation is money well spent.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:30 pm to Geauxtiga
Anyone know the price of rough sand or small gravel?
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:31 pm to jimbeam
Giraffe pussy.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:35 pm to INFIDEL
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and wants to hold water
if your clay is holding water then the pad wasn't turtle-backed correctly
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:40 pm to mack the knife
Didnt realize how much there was to dirt until I worked at a geo-technical engineering firm. I dont remember exactly but I know you dont want the PH level to be above 24 I think. Just make sure it is lean clay and not fat clay.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:41 pm to GREENHEAD22
Taking geotech class right now 
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:44 pm to jimbeam
Have fun 
You will come to hate atterbergs. That job is leterally playing with dirt.
You will come to hate atterbergs. That job is leterally playing with dirt.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:47 pm to GREENHEAD22
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PH level to be above 24
are you talking about the plasticity index? if so, then yes, you don't want it higher than that unless you plan on liming it to improve the engineering properties.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:57 pm to mack the knife
Yup thats it, was a part time job that wore out quickly, not my career field.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 2:01 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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DownshiftAndFloorIt
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You want river sand
That.
Select fill 60/40 sand/clay is supposedly best, but they always include too much clay.
Sand has always worked best for me.
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