Exacavated Rock
Exacavated Rock
(OP)
I'm building a house in southern CT and in digging the foundation we hit rock ledge, a lot of it. As a result, I have a huge pile of boulders (supposedly over 200 dumpsters worth). I've been trying to give it away to builders/masons/excavators but haven't had much success. Any ideas on how to get rid of it. The idea of paying $40k to remove it is driving me insane.
Thanks
J
Thanks
J





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These types might go for a deal where you pay half the cost to load and truck it and he pays the rest.
Then let him spread it and compact it.
Sometimes building inspectors and home builders may have an idea as to likely needed persons.
I'd never use dumpsters. Small time excavating contractors may be able to do it much cheaper. What's with the guy who dug it? What is his cost?
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Maybe I could split the cost with someone which is a good idea.
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$250 per load seems a bit high. I would also question the estimate of the number of loads. 3000 cy of rock would have come from a hole at least 8 feet deep and 10,000 sf in plan area. That's a big hole!!
Assuming you have a "normal" size house of no more than about 60'x60', and you excavated 10 feet for a basement, that would be 36000 cubic feet or about 1300 cubic yard. That would be about half the number of loads estimated.
Do some more checking.
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It is a 7000 sqr ft house, 9+ ft basement, plus all the trenching/drainage in front of the house has hit rock as well. I think the number is approx right. Danger of buying a teardown is its hard to know where the lodge starts and ends. expensive/painful leasson!
I will look into concrete recycler.
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