I tried to do some grading on my own with my tractor and scraper and had a little success but decided this is a job for someone with experience.
I considered renting a bobcat and trying to do it on my own, but the rental is about $275 per day. I got three bids from folks on Craigslist and they came in at $400, $500 and $700. Since 2 of those quotes werent much more than the cost of the rental, it seemed like a no-brainer to hire out this job. I chose the $500 quote since he is also a concrete contractor and he will grade with the next step of pouring concrete in mind.
The grading left quite a pile of dart. It was estimated at 20-25 cubic yards.
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| Growing pile of dirt. |
The kids had fun on the dirt pile. I think only 2 pairs of flip-flops were lost in the pile.
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| The kids enjoyed the dirt pile. |
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| More fun on the dirt pile. |
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| Even more fun on the dirt. |
As we saw the dirt pile growing I told Trista to post on her Facebook page that we have 20-25 yard of fill dirt available free for the taking. Within about 5 minutes we already had a taker. They came and took the dart on Memorial Day, May 26th.
My husband was considering trying to grade our yard himself but after reading your experience maybe we will just have to hire a professional. Our yard is a about 1/2 acre and we want to make sure it gets graded properly. We don't want to have any problems with water drainage in the future. http://www.jkgrading.com/services.php
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