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Fill dirt vs top Soil
Posted on 11/26/16 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 11/26/16 at 4:25 pm
Have a large 1/2 acre plus I want to bring up to finish grade with rest of my property. Need about 6-8" across all to bring to final level. Too large of an area and to way to expensive for top soil only. Friend mentioned "Fill dirt" may be cheaper but I have no clue what that exactly is. Can someone educate me on the finer points of dirt content.
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Posted on 11/26/16 at 5:16 pm to TigerEye2
Basically dump river silt/sand in your yard
Posted on 11/26/16 at 5:32 pm to Hammertime
Any fill dirt is a mixture of sand and clay. Going rate around my parts is about $3+ a yard plus shipping.
Posted on 11/26/16 at 5:51 pm to fishfighter
I haven't got it in a while, but that's pretty damn cheap. The damn fuel bill makes up the most of the cost
Posted on 11/26/16 at 6:10 pm to Hammertime
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Going rate around my parts is about $3+ a yard
Please give me your source and location.
Posted on 11/26/16 at 6:26 pm to Hammertime
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The damn fuel bill makes up the most of the cost
Wouldn't that be considered shipping?
Posted on 11/26/16 at 6:43 pm to QuietTiger
Buy it from Amazon prime and shipping is free.
Posted on 11/26/16 at 7:15 pm to QuietTiger
Yeah. I'm saying I had no idea the actual dirt was that cheap
Posted on 11/26/16 at 7:18 pm to Hammertime
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I had no idea the actual dirt was that cheap
Guess that's where the phrase "cheap as dirt" came from?
Posted on 11/26/16 at 7:40 pm to QuietTiger
Dirt may be cheap, good soil is worth every penny.
Posted on 11/26/16 at 8:00 pm to stewie
Scrape your existing top soil back into a pile out of the way then spread cheap fill dirt "clay" to within 2 inches of the desired grade. Then re-spread your pile of topsoil to finish grade. Level with a dirt drag and re-seed.
I did that to my yard at the beginning of last summer and by the end of that summer you couldn't tell it was done.
I did that to my yard at the beginning of last summer and by the end of that summer you couldn't tell it was done.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 4:41 am to TigerEye2
If you live close to a sugar mill- you can buy Wash Mud just like fill dirt. It's the little bit of dirt that gets washed off the cane before it goes into the mill. It's the best topsoil (because it is) you can get, and it's cheap- $3/yard loaded is about what it goes for.
This is different than Filter Press which is the really black mainly soil material that gets sucked off the juice as it's processed- people will put it out as well, but it stinks too much to put in a neighborhood yard- at least in the short term after putting it down.
If you don't count compaction, you only need about 7 loads with a 30 yard trailer- can you get in there with something like that? It is a helluva lot cheaper to move 30 yards at a time vs. the normal 14 yards in a dump truck.
This is different than Filter Press which is the really black mainly soil material that gets sucked off the juice as it's processed- people will put it out as well, but it stinks too much to put in a neighborhood yard- at least in the short term after putting it down.
If you don't count compaction, you only need about 7 loads with a 30 yard trailer- can you get in there with something like that? It is a helluva lot cheaper to move 30 yards at a time vs. the normal 14 yards in a dump truck.
This post was edited on 11/27/16 at 4:47 am
Posted on 11/27/16 at 5:46 am to subMOA
That $3 a yard is about what a trucker pays. Their maker up can be as high as $5 a yard + shipping.
OP, were are you located at?
OP, were are you located at?
Posted on 11/27/16 at 9:56 am to fishfighter
Im not familiar with a sugar mill near the Denham area. $3 yard would be nice though.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 1:06 pm to TigerEye2
If you ever plan to build on it, fill with structural fill, 8" lifts, 95% compaction, -3/+3 moisture.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 1:11 pm to AUCE05
Any suggestions on reliable dirt haulers around Denham. Last Few I called clearly don't want the business.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 1:12 pm to TigerEye2
Job is probably too small. Rent a rig yourself.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 1:26 pm to AUCE05
Point is to bring in additional dirt. Hardly think 30+ loads is a small job.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 1:37 pm to TigerEye2
If it is not worth their time,you are probably calling too large of a company. A days worth of work is not worth their time.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 4:27 pm to AUCE05
Check craigslist. Someone one has been having a ad there.
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