Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
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One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep depending on how much grade you're correcting. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your depth, and that tells you the yardage. For anything over a few inches, order in bulk rather than bags, since fill dirt at 1.3 tons per cubic yard adds up fast in weight and cost per unit.
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Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep depending on how much grade you're correcting. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your depth, and that tells you the yardage. For anything over a few inches, order in bulk rather than bags, since fill dirt at 1.3 tons per cubic yard adds up fast in weight and cost per unit.
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Adjust the quantity to match your project. One cubic yard covers about 100 to 160 square feet at a 2 to 3 inch depth.
Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home
Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.
Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will de...
Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of cautio...
Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
Most fill dirt jobs finish with a cap of topsoil, usually 4 to 6 inches, especially if grass or beds are going in over the filled area. Some Ann Arbor customers also order a compactible gravel base first if the fill is going under a patio or shed pad. Think of fill as the structural layer, topsoil as the growing layer on top.
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Place fill dirt in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each layer before adding the next, especially in Ann Arbor's sandy loam where loose fill settles fast once it gets wet. Skipping compaction is the number one reason people end up with a sunken patch a year later. A plate compactor rented for an afternoon is worth it if you're filling more than a small low spot.
Fill dirt is not a growing medium, so if grass, shrubs, or a garden bed is the end goal, always cap with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil before planting. Skipping this step means whatever you plant will struggle in subsoil that has none of the organic matter or structure roots need, no matter how good the drainage looks.
If you're leveling a large low area, ask about combining fill dirt with a base course of gravel underneath for anything that will carry weight, like a shed or patio. It costs less overall than over ordering fill and trying to make it do a gravel base's job, and it holds up better long term against Ann Arbor's freeze thaw cycles.
Ann Arbor's sandy loam drains well but it also settles unevenly around foundations and old tree roots, which is why so many backyards near Tree Town have that gentle dip near the house or garage. Fill dirt gives you a structural base to correct that grade before anything else goes on top, whether it's a patio near U of M Stadium's neighborhoods or a low corner that pools water every spring. It is not meant to grow anything on its own, it is the layer underneath. In this climate, with frost going deep by mid January, get fill placed and compacted before the ground locks up if the project depends on it holding shape through winter.
Clean fill is screened subsoil free of debris, roots, and contaminants. It is made for volume and grade, and it compacts predictably, which is exactly what you want under slabs, in trenches, and behind walls.
Fill dirt builds the shape of the ground, topsoil grows things on top of it. Bring the grade up with fill, then cap it with 4 to 6 inches of topsoil anywhere grass or plants are going in.
Place fill in layers of 4 to 6 inches and compact each one before adding the next. Dumping the full depth at once leaves voids that settle later, and settling is the one problem fill is supposed to solve.
