New Home construction Lawn???

[KrayzKajun]

was asked by a local Home builder to give him a price to put in a lawn for a new home construction.
i will have to bring in dirt to fill in the property and grade it, plus lay sod,
total lawn are is approx 3600sqft.

Lookin to see how to bid this(before the bashing starts)
I know the price already to lay the sod.
Will have to bring in a small skid to access the back yard(only have about 5-6ft of clearace on side of house)

any help?? pics will follow

[KrayzKajun]

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[Duffster]

To bad they didn't lower the garage floor 8-12"

[KrayzKajun]

To bad they didn't lower the garage floor 8-12"

yea tell me about it! the driveway at is highest point is 16.5" from the ground:hammerhead:

[Junior M]

Get a walkbehind skidsteer(Dingo, Boxer, DW) and just start spreading and grading.

As far as pricing, have no clue..

[KrayzKajun]

looked at renting a bobcat 463, its only 36" wide

[tlc23]

This is how I would do it. Spray it all with glyphosate to kill everything. Then figure 2 loads of dirt (16 yds @ $200 each - check your prices) and $600 labor for dirt work plus sod. You probably won't get the job since your price will include equipment rental. It's hard to compete with people that have all the equipment to do the job. Been there.

[cgaengineer]

To bad they didn't lower the garage floor 8-12"

Yeah somebody read the finished floor elevation incorrectly on the plans for sure. Had they brought in some dirt before pouring concrete they could have saved money on the concrete!

I hope you get the job and post pictures of the finished product.

[KrayzKajun]

well its gunna take about 5 loads of soil. and 8 pallets of sod!

They wanted the front and back all brought up and leveled up!

[Junior M]

well its gunna take about 5 loads of soil. and 8 pallets of sod!

They wanted the front and back all brought up and leveled up!
dam, you better get the sod on that fill quick! And the neighbors are going to have major water issues, no way to really do it right with out sloping everything..

[FIRESCOOBY]

well its gunna take about 5 loads of soil. and 8 pallets of sod!

They wanted the front and back all brought up and leveled up!

I would recommend discussing doing different, or walking away.

If you bring the side yard areas up, you're gonna be directing the water to the neighbors foundation. Even at best, there will be a low spot where water will stand. You're asking for MAJOR problems.

I don't see the need for that much soil. You could use a little carefully spread in the front and lower spots, but not much. They're gonna have to deal with the high driveway, not many options there.

[cgaengineer]

You could build a block planter at the driveway/walkway with toe drains and leave the existing grade pretty much the way it is. If you opt to bring in all that soil you might consider a rim ditch/swale to direct water to the curb and gutter at the street, it looks like it will need one anyway.

BTW, what governing authority allowed exposed copper pipe for the faucet on the side of the house...I am not 100% sure, but I don't think that's code around here. Also this same authority should have checked the FFE and made sure that this driveway problem would not have happened.

Hire a surveyor or topo the site yourself and blue top it (Grade stakes at the proposed grade) and fill to the tops of the stakes. Make sure you have 2-3% slope for proper drainage.

[KrayzKajun]

MY BAD MY MATH WAS WAY OFF!!!

2 loads of dirt, plus machine and labor!
$1600 sound about right!