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Old 07-02-2005, 10:32 AM
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Dirt Screening

Not sure if this is the right forum, so apologies if I'm off base. Anyway, I just put a good-sized patio in my backyard, leaving me with approximately 4 yards of dirt on the remaining lawn. I can use this to grade the surrounding areas, but since it's chock-full of roots and other debris, I want to screen it first. Any suggestions as to a screening mechanism I can cobble together with reasonable expense/effort?
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Old 07-02-2005, 12:03 PM
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I find the things on the ends of my arms work pretty well for that.

For 4 yards of dirt it's likely not worth spending much time screening the soil; just place it where you need it, possibly till it, then rake away whatever debris is floating on top.

If it was 400 yards, might be worth building something - but not for 4.


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Old 07-07-2005, 11:05 PM
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Not sure if this is the right forum, so apologies if I'm off base. Anyway, I just put a good-sized patio in my backyard, leaving me with approximately 4 yards of dirt on the remaining lawn. I can use this to grade the surrounding areas, but since it's chock-full of roots and other debris, I want to screen it first. Any suggestions as to a screening mechanism I can cobble together with reasonable expense/effort?
Get a wheel burrow and a expanded metal screen to fit over it and start shakin the screen while your helper shovels the dirt.
This should take about 5 hours.
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Old 07-07-2005, 11:28 PM
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Get a wheel burrow and a expanded metal screen to fit over it and start shakin the screen while your helper shovels the dirt.
This should take about 5 hours.
That's a pretty good idea for the project in question.
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Old 07-08-2005, 08:50 AM
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That does sound like it should do the trick. And, it's simple enough that I feel foolish not having thought of it myself, so it must be right!

Thanks Bamboo!
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A minor improvement over this method would be to make a quick 2 x 4 box frame for your screen, it will help keep your material in place and keep the screen somewhat rigid.
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