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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:52 pm
by Stewart Towes
Hi all.
Not too sure if this post is in the right place,but here goes.
Has anybody got any ideas about the price of top soil,either bagged or loose(bagged preferably).I think that I need about ton and a half to fill up a flower bed(18ft x 3ft x 6ins deep) and,this is the quantity Im not sure of,enough to fill an area thats approx 46 sq yards x 4ins deep.This area is going to be turfed.
Any info would be much appreciated.
Stewart.
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:29 pm
by Artisan
Hi Stewart
By my sometimes dodgy calculations, your flower bed is just over 0.7m3, which would be about a ton of topsoil.
Your turfed area is about 3.8m3 and would need about 5.3 tons.
So you will need about 7 tons on order.
We pay almost £30 per ton for good quality top soil, delivered loose, and up to close on £40 for dumpy bags. Am sure most areas of the country are a bit cheaper than deepest Somerset ???
Try Tony's page for volumes of bulk materials
http://www.pavingexpert.com/aggs01.html
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:50 pm
by Dave_L
Ha! Whereabouts in Somerset are you, Art? 
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:56 pm
by Artisan
Weston-super-Mud Dave :p
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:09 pm
by Stuarty
I can get 'topsoil' for about £9/tonne collected. But thats from a waste management company that screen it themselves - no guarantee its not contaminated with various nasties though.
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:39 pm
by lutonlagerlout
10 TONNE FOR £200 HERE IN BEDS
LLL
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 5:27 pm
by Rich H
13t for £230 here, but it's screened recyc., ideal for turfing and seeding. Clean Norfolk loam is much more at around £50 for the planting beds of the more discerning gardener.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:17 pm
by Stewart Towes
Thanks for the reply people,especially Artisan.Didnt realise that Id need so much,obviously before ordering any Id double check my measures.After a bit of checking around,the average price for screened top soil is about £30 a tonne(bagged)
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:45 pm
by stapleme
If anyone can tell me where in London i can get top soil delivered good enough for turf and bedding let me know !!
Bloody expensive here looking at £70 per tonne +
oi choi oi
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:30 pm
by lutonlagerlout
look at the aggregate suppliers on the fringes of london
H.loveday of chesham will do a better price than that but it depends on m3 and distance from their yard
LLL
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 5:52 pm
by stapleme
Thanks LLL
yeah i am in Sw london in the splendour of Wimbledon...
Do struggle to get small quantities at a good price i last got 4 m3 for 260 quid... and there wasnt 4m3 there more like 4 tonnes... but am learning the process here...
Cheers mate and thanks for ya info...
Stapleme