ᐅ Cost: Raise the garden’s ground level by 80 cm (approximately 31.5 inches)
Created on: 15 Jan 2018 09:28
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Christian NW
Hello everyone,
What costs should I expect if I want to raise the ground level in our garden?
Details:
- The house is 80 cm (31.5 inches) higher than the garden.
- This height difference should be completely leveled out at the house and then gradually slope down to zero at the back boundary of the garden. (Fill up 80 cm (31.5 inches) at the house. No fill at the back of the garden.)
- The garden extends 22 m (72 feet) deep from the house and is 15.5 m (51 feet) wide.
The neighbors are doing the same, so I don’t need lateral support.
I plan to hire a landscaping contractor for this work. What prices should I expect?
What costs should I expect if I want to raise the ground level in our garden?
Details:
- The house is 80 cm (31.5 inches) higher than the garden.
- This height difference should be completely leveled out at the house and then gradually slope down to zero at the back boundary of the garden. (Fill up 80 cm (31.5 inches) at the house. No fill at the back of the garden.)
- The garden extends 22 m (72 feet) deep from the house and is 15.5 m (51 feet) wide.
The neighbors are doing the same, so I don’t need lateral support.
I plan to hire a landscaping contractor for this work. What prices should I expect?
Christian NW schrieb:
Unfortunately, I still need to buy the soil. Do you have a price example for that? I’m also not sure what soil quality is used for filling.
Is the garden ready afterwards so that we can sow the lawn right away, or should I expect additional costs and preparatory work? It also depends a bit on what kind of soil you put on and how long it is allowed to settle.
We have already spread our soil quite evenly, and it will sit there through the whole winter. When I walk on it now, it hardly compresses anymore. So, it doesn’t need much further compaction. We have also removed stones quite thoroughly. So, in spring it will only need one final leveling before sowing the lawn. Just rolling it afterwards will be enough.
You can work with different types of soil. Use cheap material at the bottom (unscreened, but free of contaminants like RC), but on top, you need something of good quality.
The cheapest soil here costs about 10€/ton (11 US tons), while quality soil from the composting facility costs around 30€/ton (33 US tons), including delivery but excluding installation.
The cheapest soil here costs about 10€/ton (11 US tons), while quality soil from the composting facility costs around 30€/ton (33 US tons), including delivery but excluding installation.
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Christian NW15 Jan 2018 11:21Ok, so push aside the current topsoil, put cheaper soil underneath, and then put the pushed-aside soil back on top?
I hope this doesn't get too expensive...
I hope this doesn't get too expensive...
Nordlys schrieb:
Christian, your expertise is really impressive... please discuss this with a landscaper/gardener. They also have connections. You’re probably not from an agricultural background... right?