Comments on: Do landfill companies actually excavate ponds for landowners for free in exchange for the soil? http://yourrockgarden.com/245/do-landfill-companies-actually-excavate-ponds-for-landowners-for-free-in-exchange-for-the-soil/ Do It Yourself Gardening and Landscape Design Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:15:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: knowitall http://yourrockgarden.com/245/do-landfill-companies-actually-excavate-ponds-for-landowners-for-free-in-exchange-for-the-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-692 knowitall Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:45:59 +0000 http://yourrockgarden.com/245/do-landfill-companies-actually-excavate-ponds-for-landowners-for-free-in-exchange-for-the-soil/#comment-692 Well, where I live, it's not a landfill or landscaping company--it's the excavator. My husband is a general contractor, and was able to arrange for about 3000 yards of dirt to be removed from our property at no cost to us. The trick is having a relationship with an excavator, having the time to allow him to do it on his schedule, and the excavator having a job nearby for which he needs your dirt. No one is going to do it so they have to haul the dirt and store it somewhere. If so, they'll charge you. If they happen to come across a job nearby, they may be willing to do it to lessen the trucking charges (if your place is nearer than a gravel pit).<br><b>References : </b><br> Well, where I live, it’s not a landfill or landscaping company–it’s the excavator. My husband is a general contractor, and was able to arrange for about 3000 yards of dirt to be removed from our property at no cost to us.

The trick is having a relationship with an excavator, having the time to allow him to do it on his schedule, and the excavator having a job nearby for which he needs your dirt.

No one is going to do it so they have to haul the dirt and store it somewhere. If so, they’ll charge you. If they happen to come across a job nearby, they may be willing to do it to lessen the trucking charges (if your place is nearer than a gravel pit).
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]]> By: aussie http://yourrockgarden.com/245/do-landfill-companies-actually-excavate-ponds-for-landowners-for-free-in-exchange-for-the-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-691 aussie Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:12:59 +0000 http://yourrockgarden.com/245/do-landfill-companies-actually-excavate-ponds-for-landowners-for-free-in-exchange-for-the-soil/#comment-691 do not think so<br><b>References : </b><br> do not think so
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]]> By: applpro http://yourrockgarden.com/245/do-landfill-companies-actually-excavate-ponds-for-landowners-for-free-in-exchange-for-the-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-690 applpro Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:24:59 +0000 http://yourrockgarden.com/245/do-landfill-companies-actually-excavate-ponds-for-landowners-for-free-in-exchange-for-the-soil/#comment-690 I'd be very surprised if they do that. Our landfill scoops out the dirt & piles it to the side. It goes back over the trash in layers. Because of the trash that's put in the pit, there is always dirt left over. Why would they be looking for more dirt?<br><b>References : </b><br> I’d be very surprised if they do that. Our landfill scoops out the dirt & piles it to the side. It goes back over the trash in layers. Because of the trash that’s put in the pit, there is always dirt left over. Why would they be looking for more dirt?
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]]> By: kingofnewport http://yourrockgarden.com/245/do-landfill-companies-actually-excavate-ponds-for-landowners-for-free-in-exchange-for-the-soil/comment-page-1/#comment-689 kingofnewport Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:42:59 +0000 http://yourrockgarden.com/245/do-landfill-companies-actually-excavate-ponds-for-landowners-for-free-in-exchange-for-the-soil/#comment-689 I'm a contractor and have never heard of free excavation- although if they need the soil they may be willing to haul off the soil for free, charging only for the machine time to dig.<br><b>References : </b><br> I’m a contractor and have never heard of free excavation- although if they need the soil they may be willing to haul off the soil for free, charging only for the machine time to dig.
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