Cost of Top Soil Delivered?

LLevathian on 05/08/2017 - 18:04

Hi

I got some top soil delivered from a local construction site today because our allotment doesn't have very good soil at all (it's mainly sandstone/dried out dirt). Stupid us didn't get a quote before delivery and didn't really understand what the peeps were saying when we ordered it so we misunderstood how much the charge was.

Before I reveal the price, out of interest what is a reasonable per-truckload (bigish mac truck) cost for top soil in ozbargainland? We got more than 50 truckloads (a hell of a lot of soil for sure!!!).

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  • altomic on 05/08/2017 - 18:07

    really depends on quantity (commercial bulk load rates)

    regular soil dudes for "small quantities" around bris charge:
    per square meter ~ $50
    by ton ~$50

    I'm guessing, from your description and "more than 50 truck loads" that it will be hellishly expensive.

    • nocure on 05/08/2017 - 18:10
      +1

      per square cubic meter ~ $50

    • Levathian on 05/08/2017 - 18:12

      they were big trucks with huge trailers so I assume each truck can carry more than 1 ton? I think they mentioned each truck could take 8-10 cubic metres? so $400 a truck is standard? hmm….

      • JimmyF on 05/08/2017 - 20:10

        1 ton is about 1 to 1.6 cubic meters, aka 1 cubic meter = 1 x 1 x 1 m.

        Its normally about $50/cm + plus delivery for smaller loads.

  • whooah1979 on 05/08/2017 - 18:11

    We got more than 50 truckloads

    you mean 50 tippers?

    which one of these?
    http://anlscape.com.au/delivery

  • whooah1979 on 05/08/2017 - 18:21

    I got some top soil

    i don't understand why you need so much top soil. ~720t is crazy.

    • Levathian on 05/08/2017 - 18:48

      We have a huge 10 acre property with really shit soil so we're basically covering it up and starting again.

      • whooah1979 on 05/08/2017 - 19:30
        +1

        i see. did you check on gumtree? we got three tippers (about 30t) from a friend that installs nbn. they gave our neighbours 10t, another neighbour 40t and another 1/2t.

  • altomic on 05/08/2017 - 18:37

    how much $$$????

  • onetwothreefour on 05/08/2017 - 19:03
    +1

    If it came from a construction site then I wouldn't expect to pay anything for it. Earth movers have to dump soil all the time and they get charged for it so you'd be doing them a favour by taking off their hands. I recently got about 10 tonnes for free.

    • ihbh on 05/08/2017 - 19:06
      +2

      I was going to say: they should have paid you. It would probably cost them to get rid of that load.

  • conan2000 on 05/08/2017 - 19:42

    That is a lot of dirt!

  • Ocker on 05/08/2017 - 19:57

    Are you for real???? If you didn't check the price beforehand then you (well and truly) deserve what you were charged.

  • Ron025 on 05/08/2017 - 19:59

    I would take a guess at 10 thousand

  • altomic on 05/08/2017 - 20:00

    how much $$$????

  • Bad Wolf on 05/08/2017 - 20:04

    Depends on how far away you are, delivery surcharge for distance.
    Was it levelled for you or just heaped?

    'Top soil' has different grades if you've ordered a soil with compost bill could be 50-100k

  • JimmyF on 05/08/2017 - 20:11

    Click bait thread. Come on OP, what did you pay

    • Levathian on 05/08/2017 - 20:21

      $50 a truck

      Is that expensive? Or bargain of the century? Its ALL rich brown topsoil…

      • JimmyF on 05/08/2017 - 20:55

        $50 truck DELIVERED is a steal!

      • PVA on 05/08/2017 - 21:04
        +1

        You saved them from dumping their toxic land somewhere, maybe.

        • JimmyF on 05/08/2017 - 21:59
          +1

          that thought had crossed my mind as well……. was it really CLEAN fill

      • MrBear on 06/08/2017 - 14:38

        Is that just the (cost of delivery) or the (cost of the soil AND delivery) per truck?

  • altomic on 05/08/2017 - 21:14

    $50 @ 60 trucks = $3000. that's fine. you've now got a shit ton of good soil and can have a decent lawn and a veg patch.

    • JimmyF on 05/08/2017 - 21:59
      +1

      maybe good soil ;)

  • ihbh on 05/08/2017 - 21:56

    Out of interest, how are you going to spread the soil?

    • whooah1979 on 06/08/2017 - 09:35

      Out of interest, how are you going to spread the soil?

      backpackers?

      • nikey2k27 on 06/08/2017 - 12:23
        +1

        Fox con worker from China

        • altomic on 06/08/2017 - 23:01
          +2

          if you only make them work 16 hours a day then they will happily do it

  • madreece on 06/08/2017 - 23:39

    Guys from the site would be happy. Instead of having to pay to dump it they got paid for it. A win-win for everyone. Doesn't usually work out like this.

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