Soil Removal Cost, Hand Loading

Construction ITEM DESCRIPTION

Excavation unit cost for removing soil or other fill, using hand labor.

Unit Size

One cubic yard of soil or other fill materials.

Labor and Equipment Costs

We figure 1.2 hours of unskilled labor per cubic yards of soil. This figure assumes loading materials into a pickup truck, a fairly short haul to the disposal site (less than 15 minutes round trip travel time), and then unloading the materials by hand.

Material Costs

None.

Suggested Quantity

No suggestion. Enter an estimate of the volume of soil removal that is required.

Source of Construction Pricing

This pricing is based on estimates using our job cost data from Turtle Creek Construction. It's meant for fairly small volumes of soil removal

Places Included

Architect Starter File, Construction Starter File, Developer Starter File

Comments

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