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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 projects here call for 6 to 12 inches depending on how much grade needs to be raised. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your depth, and order in cubic yards rather than guessing by the truckload. For backfill around a foundation or pool, measure the void space directly since it's often deeper than a flat fill job.
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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.
We had a great experience with mulch mound! Our mulch arrived when we requested. The delivery fee was so reasonable. We’ll use them again for sure!
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 projects here call for 6 to 12 inches depending on how much grade needs to be raised. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your depth, and order in cubic yards rather than guessing by the truckload. For backfill around a foundation or pool, measure the void space directly since it's often deeper than a flat fill job.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
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Getting started is easy — just follow these simple steps
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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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Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home
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Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.
First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wan...
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First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wanted the mulch put on my driveway, and it was delivered perfectly when I got home from work the next day. Best deal around when I compared it to competitors and I will definitely be becoming back.
Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill dirt jobs finish with a layer of topsoil on top, since fill alone won't support grass, beds, or anything meant to grow. If you're building up a slope or low spot, a gravel base underneath can help with drainage before the fill goes in, especially given how slowly Ashtabula clay moves water. Mulch or stone come later, once the grade is set and settled.
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Areas we deliver fill dirt in Ashtabula, Ohio
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Place fill dirt in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each one before adding the next, especially over Ashtabula's clay base which already drains slowly. Skipping compaction means the ground keeps settling for months or years, showing up as dips near foundations or cracks in a patio poured too soon. A hand tamper works for small areas, but rent a plate compactor for anything larger than a shed pad.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
A common mistake is treating fill dirt like topsoil and trying to plant directly into it. It's subsoil, screened of debris but stripped of the organic matter that plants need, so it compacts hard and drains poorly on its own. Always cap with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil once your fill is graded and settled if grass or beds are going in on top.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If you're raising a large low spot, order fill dirt for the bulk of the depth and save topsoil for just the top layer, since fill costs less per yard and does the structural work that topsoil isn't built for. Pairing the two this way stretches your budget further than using topsoil the whole way down, which settles differently anyway.
Grading and Filling in Ashtabula
Ashtabula sits on heavy clay that drains slowly, so low areas near foundations and pool decks tend to stay soggy long after rain. Builders and homeowners here use fill dirt to raise those spots above grade before capping with topsoil, since clay alone won't settle evenly under a patio or shed pad. With Zone 6b winters bringing freeze and thaw, unsettled fill can shift and crack whatever sits on top, so compaction matters more here than in sandier regions. Most local jobs are backfill around new foundations, pool installs, or building up grade before a final topsoil layer.
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.