Topsoil

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If your site is stripping topsoil, or has a stockpile of it waiting to go somewhere, you may qualify to have it screened on site and hauled off at no cost to the project. Screened topsoil has a market in landscaping and finish work, and that market is what pays for the trucks. Tell us about the site and we will tell you whether it qualifies.

A screened topsoil stockpile ready to be loaded out from a Texas site

Why it can be free

Every development site strips its topsoil before the pad goes in, and on most of them the finish grade at the end uses a fraction of what came off. The rest sits in a pile the site has to pay to move. Screened, that same pile is a material landscape wholesalers, sod farms and finish crews buy by the yard. When a site has enough of it, Soil Depot sets up screening on the site, runs the stockpile, and trucks the screened topsoil out to the people who want it. The site pays nothing, the pile is gone, and the disposal line comes off the budget.

What it does for the schedule

A topsoil stockpile is a regulated pile under the Texas construction stormwater permit: it needs perimeter controls and it has to be stabilized when it sits. Moving it out takes it off the stormwater plan, frees the ground it was sitting on and removes one more thing the superintendent has to manage at close-out. The screening runs on its own equipment and its own crew, so it does not borrow from yours.

What it looks like on your site

You tell us the site, the depth of the topsoil and roughly how much ground is being stripped. We look at the site, confirm the material and the volume, and agree a window. A screening plant and a loader set up next to the pile, the stockpile runs through the screen, and trucks load out from the screened side until it is gone. Roots, rock and oversize go back to your fill pile or leave with the trucks, whichever you prefer. The ground is left graded as agreed.

At a Glance

  • MaterialNative topsoil, stripping or stockpile
  • Cost to the siteNone, when the site qualifies
  • ScreeningOn site, own equipment and crew
  • WhereDFW, Austin, San Antonio, Houston
  • First stepTell us the site

Who usually qualifies

The arithmetic works when there is enough clean topsoil to justify setting up a screen and running trucks. These are the sites it works for most often.

Development sites stripping topsoilExisting stockpiles of native topsoilMass grading and earthwork contractorsRoom for a screen and a loaderTruck access to the pileA window of a few weeksDFW, Austin, San Antonio, Houston

Sites that usually do not qualify: small volumes, stockpiles that are mostly fill or debris, and sites with no room to work. Those still move as a normal dirt export, quoted the same day.

How to check your site

Three things decide it: how much topsoil there is, what it is made of, and whether there is room to work. You can get the first one from a map before you call.

What we need from you

Site addressAcres being stripped, or the stockpile sizeTopsoil depth from a test holeWhen the pile is availableA site contact

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Free Topsoil Removal FAQ

Is the topsoil removal really free?
When the site qualifies, yes. The screened topsoil is worth enough to landscape and finish buyers to pay for the screening and the trucks, so the site pays nothing. Sites that do not qualify still get a same-day quote for a normal export.
How much topsoil does a site need to qualify?
Enough to justify setting up a screen and running trucks, which depends on the depth and the acreage as much as the pile. Measure it with the topsoil calculator and send the numbers; we will tell you straight away whether it works.
Does the screening happen on my site?
Yes. A screening plant and a loader set up next to the stockpile, on our equipment with our crew, and the trucks load out from the screened side. It needs room to work and access for trucks.
What happens to the roots, rock and oversize?
They come off the screen as a separate pile. They can go back to your fill or leave with the trucks, whichever the site prefers, and it is agreed before the screen starts.
Which areas do you cover?
Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio and Houston, and the corridors between them. Each metro has its own regional team and trucking network.
What if my pile is mostly fill?
Then it is an export, not a topsoil job, and we quote it as one. Tell us what is in the pile and we will price the haul-off the same day.

Have topsoil to get rid of?

Send the site, the acres and the depth. If it qualifies, the pile leaves at no cost to the project.

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