Question 1

Why is my backfill settling next to the foundation in Riverview?

Accepted Answer

We found no New Brunswick source that explains why backfill settles against a particular foundation, so the cause has to be judged on site by a contractor or engineer.

What to ask about

Ask what material was used against the wall, how it was placed and compacted, and whether water is collecting against the foundation. Those are questions for the contractor who did the work and for whoever you bring in to look at it.

The Riverview context.

In Riverview, building and development permits come

Question 2

Haul away quote per load or per hour in Fredericton?

Accepted Answer

Haul-away pricing in Fredericton comes in two forms, and few published New Brunswick figures exist for either. Machine time is the best-sourced number: a mini excavator with operator runs $65 to $150 per hour, and a standard excavator with operator runs $150 to $250 per hour, based on published price guides read in September 2026. Trucking may be priced per load or folded into the hourly rate, and the contractor's quote should spell out which.

We found no published per-load haul-away rate for F

Question 3

Backfilling an old in-ground pool in Riverview, what material?

Accepted Answer

Filling an Old In-Ground Pool in Riverview

We found no New Brunswick rule on what material must go into an old pool, so ask the contractor what fill they propose, how it will be placed and compacted, and what happens to the pool shell, because the shell plan changes both the fill volume and the machine time.

A few things drive the cost on this job. Crushed stone runs roughly $40 to $75 per cubic metre and Granular A runs $35 to $55 per cubic metre, with delivery adding $75 to $200 per load, b

Question 4

How many truckloads of dirt come out of a basement dig in Saint John?

Accepted Answer

How Much Dirt Comes Out of a Basement Dig?

We found no published New Brunswick figure for how many loads a basement dig produces. The count depends on the size of the basement, the depth of the dig, how much the soil loosens once it is dug, and the size of the truck, so ask the contractor for their load estimate and truck size in writing.

A few things move that number in either direction. If the contractor hits rock, hydraulic breaker time runs $200 to $300 per hour, and the broken rock has t

Backfill, Fill & Haul-Away

Why is my backfill settling next to the foundation in Riverview?

Haul away quote per load or per hour in Fredericton?

Backfilling an old in-ground pool in Riverview, what material?

How many truckloads of dirt come out of a basement dig in Saint John?