About this fill dirt
Screened fill dirt free of debris, for raising low ground and backfilling. Structural material, place it in lifts and compact as you go.
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How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most jobs call for 6 to 12 inches depending on how much grade you are correcting. Measure the low area or backfill zone in square feet, decide your target depth, and that gets you close to a yard count before compaction. Order by the cubic yard and round up slightly, since compacted fill settles a bit as each lift is tamped down.
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Arvada Fill Dirt Delivery
Arvada Fill Dirt Delivery
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About this fill dirt
Screened fill dirt free of debris, for raising low ground and backfilling. Structural material, place it in lifts and compact as you go.
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most jobs call for 6 to 12 inches depending on how much grade you are correcting. Measure the low area or backfill zone in square feet, decide your target depth, and that gets you close to a yard count before compaction. Order by the cubic yard and round up slightly, since compacted fill settles a bit as each lift is tamped down.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
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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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Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill dirt jobs finish with a cap of topsoil once the grade is where it needs to be, since fill alone will not support grass or planting beds. If you are backfilling around a pool or foundation, a layer of compacted gravel underneath can help with drainage before the fill goes in. We deliver topsoil and gravel alongside fill dirt so the whole sequence can show up in one trip.
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Areas we deliver fill dirt in Arvada, Colorado
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Do not dump fill dirt in one deep pile and call it done. Spread it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one with a plate compactor or hand tamper before adding the next layer. In Arvada's clay loam, skipping this step means the ground keeps sinking for a year or two after, especially around pool decks and foundation backfill where uneven settling can crack concrete later.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
A common mistake is treating fill dirt like topsoil and trying to plant straight into it. It is subsoil, screened of debris but not amended, so grass and roots struggle in it. Cap your compacted fill with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil wherever anything needs to grow, and save the fill itself for the structural layers underneath decks, patios, and regraded low spots.
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If you are backfilling a large area, order fill dirt and topsoil together in one delivery instead of two separate trips. Since Arvada sits above 5,300 feet with a fairly short frost free window, getting both materials on site in one visit means you can compact the fill and cap it with topsoil before the ground turns cold in late September.
Grading and Filling in Arvada
Arvada sits on clay loam that already holds water and shifts with the freeze thaw cycle each winter, so any fill you bring in needs to be compacted properly or it will settle right along with the native ground. This is structural material, not something you plant into, so it gets used to correct grade before topsoil or sod goes on top. With elevation over 5,300 feet and a frost window that runs late September to mid May, we see a steady flow of foundation backfill and low spot regrading jobs whenever the ground is workable. It is not a spring rush material like mulch, people order it whenever a project needs it.
What Clean Fill Is
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 vs Topsoil
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.
Compact in Lifts
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.