I live in an area where it's very hilly so everyone needs fill somewhere on their property and it's always in short supply since if there's any at a construction site it's almost always used to level that contruction site (since flat ground around here is almost unheard of).
Anyway, over the past 4 years I've been able to gather about 12 yards of fill when my property needs 500 - 700. Construction companies don't have any, or laugh at me for asking (since so many people around here need it), and thus far the best I've done was get a quote for $6,000 ($9+/yard delivered).
By coincidence I almost got into an accident with a truck dropping off fill to someone in my neighborhood and decided what the heck so I followed the truck back to the site and talked to the driver and he said the fill is free he'll charge $4/yard ($80 a delivery). I said, I have $1000, drop off the fill until you feel $1000 has been reached. He then said something that really made a lot of sense, He said "Look, in this economy there ain't a lot of construction going on. The only reason I'm dropping it off here is cause you live closest. Once that site is done you and I are done I ain't trucking it cross town I'll go to the next homeowner that wants any so I recommend you get while the going is good. He said trust me, get a machine to move the dirt to keep me coming here cause I can't wait for you and there ain't a lot left at that site, you may not get another chance".
Anyway I'm so excited to actually have real fill come in I can't think straight but I do think he's got a good point. There most certainly isn't a lot of construction, hardly any have excess fill (since everyone needs it) if I don't get while the going is good I can miss my chance. Would you spring extra $ for someone to spread the dirt and keep him coming while it's available? I estimate the site will be empty of excess fill this week (and he's going to even throw in some 4' x 4' x 6' cement retaining wall boulders if I get the machine to place them, they're extra from the site and the owner wants to get rid of them).
Anyway, over the past 4 years I've been able to gather about 12 yards of fill when my property needs 500 - 700. Construction companies don't have any, or laugh at me for asking (since so many people around here need it), and thus far the best I've done was get a quote for $6,000 ($9+/yard delivered).
By coincidence I almost got into an accident with a truck dropping off fill to someone in my neighborhood and decided what the heck so I followed the truck back to the site and talked to the driver and he said the fill is free he'll charge $4/yard ($80 a delivery). I said, I have $1000, drop off the fill until you feel $1000 has been reached. He then said something that really made a lot of sense, He said "Look, in this economy there ain't a lot of construction going on. The only reason I'm dropping it off here is cause you live closest. Once that site is done you and I are done I ain't trucking it cross town I'll go to the next homeowner that wants any so I recommend you get while the going is good. He said trust me, get a machine to move the dirt to keep me coming here cause I can't wait for you and there ain't a lot left at that site, you may not get another chance".
Anyway I'm so excited to actually have real fill come in I can't think straight but I do think he's got a good point. There most certainly isn't a lot of construction, hardly any have excess fill (since everyone needs it) if I don't get while the going is good I can miss my chance. Would you spring extra $ for someone to spread the dirt and keep him coming while it's available? I estimate the site will be empty of excess fill this week (and he's going to even throw in some 4' x 4' x 6' cement retaining wall boulders if I get the machine to place them, they're extra from the site and the owner wants to get rid of them).
