Shelby County
Dirt removal and grading delivery in Alabaster, AL
Revised October 2026
Get rid of a pile, strip a lot, spread what you ordered, fix the grade. Delivered to Weatherly, Kingwood, Saginaw and the rest of Alabaster.
Haul-off jobs in Alabaster are pool digs, footing spoil, and lots that were graded toward the house instead of away from it. Clean clay is cheap to get rid of because other jobs want it as fill. Dirt mixed with roots, stumps or concrete costs more. A regrade around Weatherly usually runs a half day to a day of skid steer time.
Dirt removal and grading jobs in Alabaster
Alabaster lies in the Cahaba and Opossum valleys, split by the north-south Pine Ridge and flanked by low parallel ridges. The valleys are underlain by limestone (the city is named for the old lime plant), with red clay and chert soils that drain slowly, and Buck Creek and Beaverdam Creek drain the area to the Cahaba with flood-prone bottoms. Much of the housing is newer and built on cleared, mass-graded ground, so settling and rutted side yards are common fill jobs; sinkhole-prone ground is likely in some limestone areas.
What it is for
- Hauling off the spoil from a pool, basement or footing dig
- Stripping and removing an old lawn or a bad layer of fill
- Spreading and leveling delivered dirt
- Regrading a yard so water runs away from the house
This is not junk removal. Dirt mixed with construction debris, concrete or trash is a different job and a different price; say what is in the pile.
Getting the truck in
Mostly newer subdivisions with HOA rules and modest street widths; Maylene and the county-road edges of town have rural driveways and gravel access.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to haul off dirt?
Around Birmingham, $150 to $500 per truckload including loading, depending on access and whether the dirt is clean. A pool dig is usually three to six loads.
Can I get rid of dirt for free?
Sometimes. Clean clay fill is wanted by people building pads, and a hauler who has a job nearby may take it cheap. It still costs money to load and haul. Dirt with roots or debris in it is never free.
Can a dump truck reach my spot in Alabaster?
Mostly newer subdivisions with HOA rules and modest street widths; Maylene and the county-road edges of town have rural driveways and gravel access. Say what the access is like on the quote form and the price will allow for the right size truck.
What does dirt removal and grading cost delivered to Alabaster?
Typical dirt removal and grading prices for Alabaster are in Table 1 above: $150 to $500 per load. The delivered price depends on how far the yard or quarry is from your address, so ask for a quote with your zip.
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