Ordered Dirt. Received Dirt. Would Buy Again.
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.
Ordered Dirt. Received Dirt. Would Buy Again.
Tell us what you're looking for
Thanks! We received your request.
Something went wrong. Please try again.
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 here run 6 to 12 inches depending on how low the area sits. If you're backfilling around a foundation or pool wall, measure the actual void rather than the surface area, since that space is often deeper than it looks. Order by the cubic yard and round up slightly, since compaction will settle the material lower than it sits fresh.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
FAQs
FAQs
Bellmore Fill Dirt Delivery
Bellmore Fill Dirt Delivery
Regular price
$38.00
per
Yard
Regular price
Sale price
$38.00
Unit price
per
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Couldn't load pickup availability
Hand-picked local yards
4,000+ regional deliveries
Dedicated support
Why order through Mulch Mound
The best local fill dirt, without the guesswork.
We hand-pick and partner with the best yards in your region, keep only the ones our buyers rate well, and back each load with our guarantee.
Mulch Mound Guarantee
If your fill dirt isn't the quantity or quality you ordered, we'll make it right.
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.
Ordered Dirt. Received Dirt. Would Buy Again.
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 here run 6 to 12 inches depending on how low the area sits. If you're backfilling around a foundation or pool wall, measure the actual void rather than the surface area, since that space is often deeper than it looks. Order by the cubic yard and round up slightly, since compaction will settle the material lower than it sits fresh.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
FAQs
FAQs
Tell us what you're looking for
Thanks! We received your request.
Something went wrong. Please try again.
How It Works
Getting started is easy — just follow these simple steps
1
Choose your quantity
Adjust the quantity to match your project. One cubic yard covers about 100 to 160 square feet at a 2 to 3 inch depth.
2
Select your delivery date
Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home
3
Sit back and wait
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...
Read full review
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...
Read full review
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!
Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most Bellmore jobs that use fill dirt cap it with a few inches of topsoil once the grade is where it needs to be, especially if grass or plantings go on top. If you're building up before a patio or shed pad, a layer of crushed stone over the compacted fill gives you a stable base. None of this is required, but it's the order most local crews follow.
Service area
Areas we deliver fill dirt in Bellmore, New York
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Fill dirt should go down in lifts of 6 to 8 inches, with each layer compacted before the next goes on top. Skipping this step is the number one reason people end up with sunken spots a year or two later, especially in sandy loam areas like Bellmore where the base underneath already shifts with moisture. A plate compactor rented for an afternoon does the job for most residential backfill or grading projects.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Don't plant or seed directly into fill dirt, it's subsoil, not topsoil, and it has little to no organic content to support root growth. Cap any area that needs grass, shrubs, or garden beds with several inches of actual topsoil once the fill has been compacted and graded to the level you want. Skipping the cap layer is a common mistake that leads to patchy or dead grass within a season.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If you're filling a large low area, it's often more efficient to order fill dirt for the bulk of the depth and finish with a thinner topsoil layer, rather than paying for topsoil to fill the whole void. Fill dirt costs less per yard and does the structural job just as well underneath, since nothing below the surface layer needs to support plant growth anyway.
Grading and Filling in Bellmore
Bellmore sits at about 20 feet of elevation with sandy loam soil underneath, which drains fine on its own but doesn't do much to stop water from pooling in low spots after a heavy South Shore storm. Fill dirt is how you correct that grade problem before you ever think about topsoil or sod. A lot of the backfill work here is around pool installs and foundation areas where the original grading settled over the years. Because it's a structural material, it needs to be compacted in place, not just dumped and left, especially given how much freeze and thaw this zone 7b climate cycles through between November and April.
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.