where to get non mulch top soil?

[ashburn2k]

I can't get truck load of top soil for ground fill-in top soil ( most of them require me to buy 10x what I need), and i need them to be in clay like soil. ( planing to use some for my pond ) but most bagged top soil around HDX/Lows are mulch filler.

Thanks

 

[Srt4eric]

I just bought a half cubic yard for $38 in San Jose.

 

[ashburn2k]

I just bought a half cubic yard for $38 in San Jose.

Do they deliver to San Pablo

 

[Qwiv]

You can dig it out of my back yard, free and I’ll give you beer

 

[xcaret]

I know is far from you and don't know if it still happens in San Mateo and maybe is for those close to SM
Back in the day of doing work for Comcast, every Saturday off of 3rd St towards the bay, a big load of soil was dumped for people to come and grab as much as they liked; I think it is/was from composting.
There are people offering free soil/dirt, even free delivery but you don't know what's in it since big loads of dirt have to have a soil analysis or something like that per local/state/federal law?

 

[Marcus H]

You can dig it out of my back yard, free and I’ll give you beer

Same here. I need to figure out how to get rid of it.

 

[Turkeysammich]

San Rafael. Right before the dump on the right hand side is the cheapest place for products. We buy it by the metric ton tho. Dunno how much you need.

 

[ashburn2k]

San Rafael. Right before the dump on the right hand side is the cheapest place for products. We buy it by the metric ton tho. Dunno how much you need.

metric ton is about 2k lbs which is a lot.

 

[Turkeysammich]

They dump it in your truck bed with a front end loader. It’s by the bucket.

 

[ashburn2k]

ok thats not going to happen, i dont have a truck.

 

[Da_Neefer]

ok thats not going to happen, i dont have a truck.

Uhaul pickup truck rental!

 

[ashburn2k]

with the current cost paying rental pickup i'd rather paying the free dirt dump people to dump it in my drive way. but yeah i nailed down one.

 

[rygh]

Be a bit careful with free dirt. It might have some interesting chemicals in it.
If it is all below grade under a pond liner, no problem. Depends on use.

u-save rockery has soil and delivers relatively small quantities (like 1 yard is ok). Not sure if they specifically sell fill-dirt though, and not super cheap.

 

[kinetic]

@ashburn2k I've heard this place has good prices, and isn't too far from you:

Acapulco Rock and Soil

www.acapulcorock.com

 

[Turkeysammich]

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He’s in Berkeley

 

[ashburn2k]

Thanks everyone I got someone to deliver the dirt at my drive way. If anyone need some, just stop by

 

[Chromis]

@ashburn2k Be careful of your back. I forgot my age and got carried away with a shovel this spring, my back made me pay. Sounds like a cool project.

 

[ashburn2k]

thanks, I kinda regretted it that it's so much and i just want this pile to be gone in a day :/