On Oct 12, 1:30 pm, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message
, Jim
K writes



On Oct 12, 12:46 pm, "GB" wrote:
Phil L wrote:
GB wrote:

That's 27 cu m of rubbish. Around 5 large skips at umm £120 each?

I've not filled a skip for years - a grab wagon takes 16m3 (3 skips
worth) and charges me £160

Do you think that 27 cu m of excavated stuff would fit into two wagon loads?
How much does it bulk up when excavated?

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that was rock so
not much - 1/3rd?

I've been told times 3 for soil.

regards

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Tim Lamb

http://www.dur.ac.uk/~des0www4/cal/r...k/earthwk.html

seems "rock" is worse than I expected...

Jim K