I need a yard or two of clean fill dirt to improve the drainage away from my
home. How does an individual find local fill dirt? I've seen signs for
free dirt now and then, but when I need it I don't know where to look.

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Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com

In article , "Pounds on Wood" wrote:

I need a yard or two of clean fill dirt to improve the drainage away from my
home. How does an individual find local fill dirt? I've seen signs for
free dirt now and then, but when I need it I don't know where to look.

Pick up the Yellow Pages. Look under "Dirt".

No, really. I mean it.

Mine says:

"DIRT. see Excavating Contractors; also Landscape Contractors; also Sand &
Gravel; also Topsoil"


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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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In article , "Pounds on Wood"
wrote:

I need a yard or two of clean fill dirt to improve the drainage away from
my
home. How does an individual find local fill dirt? I've seen signs for
free dirt now and then, but when I need it I don't know where to look.

Pick up the Yellow Pages. Look under "Dirt".

No, really. I mean it.

Mine says:

"DIRT. see Excavating Contractors; also Landscape Contractors; also Sand &
Gravel; also Topsoil"


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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

If you can use 5 to 10 yards, you might offer one of those excavating
contractors the opportunity to off load at your sight free of charge instead
of having to haul it miles away. My son hauls for a local excavator and I
could get 10 yards anytime I want it but unfortunately my neighbors
blacktopped the 400 feet of private lane that passes their houses on the way
to mine and my son says his rig would probably break up the blacktop. They
hired an outfit that just laid the blacktop down on top of the thin layer of
crushed limestone that was there before.
Tom

Just remember that there is usually a tremendous
difference among the following items:
- Fill dirt (often clay, rocks, trash, etc.)
- Excavation material (usually hardpan clay)
- Topsoil

Good luck,
Gideon

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Pounds on Wood wrote in message ...

I need a yard or two of clean fill dirt to improve the drainage away from my
home. How does an individual find local fill dirt? I've seen signs for
free dirt now and then, but when I need it I don't know where to look.

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Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com

Check if you have freecycle.com in your area.
I just offered some myself in my locality.

bill


"Pounds on Wood" wrote in message
...

I need a yard or two of clean fill dirt to improve the drainage away from
my
home. How does an individual find local fill dirt? I've seen signs for
free dirt now and then, but when I need it I don't know where to look.

--
********
Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com

"bill a" wrote in message
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Check if you have freecycle.com in your area.
I just offered some myself in my locality.

bill



Turns out there are web sites for this kind of thing. freedirt.com was the
most productive for my area. Thanks, your tip got me started in the right
direction.

Thanks for all the replies.

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Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com