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 fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much grade you need to make up. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there, rounding up rather than down since compaction will eat into your final height. For backfill around a foundation or pool wall, measure the trench width and depth instead of treating it like an open area.
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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 fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much grade you need to make up. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there, rounding up rather than down since compaction will eat into your final height. For backfill around a foundation or pool wall, measure the trench width and depth instead of treating it like an open area.
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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.
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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 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 jobs finish with a few inches of topsoil capping the fill so grass or plants actually have something to root into, since fill dirt itself won't support growth. If you're building up a bed or leveling a yard before sod, pair it with topsoil on top and consider mulch for any planting beds nearby once the grading is done.
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Arlington's clay subsoil holds water longer than sandy ground, so if you're filling low areas that flood in spring, don't just dump and walk away. Place fill in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one with a plate compactor or hand tamper before adding the next. Skipping this step is the number one reason people call us back a year later asking why their yard sank again near the house.
The biggest mistake we see on backfill jobs is treating fill dirt like it's ready to plant into. It's subsoil, stripped of the organic material that actually feeds roots. Always cap finished fill with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil before seeding or sodding, especially with Arlington's April 5 last frost pushing a tight spring planting window if you want grass established before summer heat.
If you've got a big grading job, ordering fill dirt in one larger delivery instead of several small ones saves on truck trips and gives you consistent material to compact in lifts rather than mismatched batches. Pair it with a delivery of topsoil scheduled for right after your fill settles, that way you're not waiting around for a second order once the ground's ready.
Arlington sits on heavy clay that already drains slow, so a lot of the fill dirt work here is about correcting grade so water moves away from foundations instead of sitting against them. With an elevation around 250 feet and a lot of older housing stock near the cemetery and up through the corridor, foundation backfill and crawlspace buildup are common calls. This is not topsoil, it is structural material for shaping the ground underneath, and it needs to be compacted or Arlington's clay base will let it settle unevenly over the next few winters.
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.
