Dirt removal and grading delivery in Birmingham, AL

Haul-off jobs in Birmingham 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 Crestwood usually runs a half day to a day of skid steer time.

Dirt removal and grading jobs in Birmingham

Most of the city sits in Jones Valley, a long northeast-southwest trough floored by limestone, dolomite and shale with chert-rich red clay on top. Red Mountain forms the south wall, so Southside, Glen Iris and Forest Park lots climb steep slopes while the valley floor along Village Creek and Valley Creek stays flood-prone. Older neighborhoods have settled foundations, filled yards and in places old mine spoil (Ensley, Pratt City, Wylam), so fill often has to correct sunken grades rather than build new pads. Expect rock close to the surface on the ridges and heavy, poorly draining clay in the low 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

Narrow pre-war streets, tight alleys and on-street parking limit where a dump truck can turn around, and hillside lots in Southside and Forest Park often have steep or shared driveways. Downtown and Avondale deliveries usually mean curbside or alley drops.