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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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One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches, so a small low spot might only need a yard or two while a foundation backfill or larger regrade can run into double digits. Measure the low area's length and width, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards rather than guessing by the truckload. If you are filling around a pool or foundation, account for the full depth of the void, not just what shows above grade.

A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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Berea Fill Dirt Delivery

Berea 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.
Nicole Sheehe
Nicole Sheehe
Google Review

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!

One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches, so a small low spot might only need a yard or two while a foundation backfill or larger regrade can run into double digits. Measure the low area's length and width, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards rather than guessing by the truckload. If you are filling around a pool or foundation, account for the full depth of the void, not just what shows above grade.

A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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How It Works

Getting started is easy — just follow these simple steps

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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.

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Select your delivery date

Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home

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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.

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Nicole Sheehe

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!

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Ryan Cully

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.

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Complete Your Outdoor Project

Most fill dirt jobs finish with a few inches of topsoil capping the surface wherever grass or plantings are going in, since fill dirt itself is not a growing medium. If the finished area will see any drainage, a layer of gravel underneath a low spot before filling can help keep the silt loam from staying saturated. Straw or seed mix often follows once the topsoil is graded.

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Do not dump fill dirt in one deep pour and walk away. Place it in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each layer before adding the next, with a hand tamper or plate compactor for anything near a structure. Skip this step and you will watch that spot sink for a couple years as it settles unevenly, especially in Berea's silt loam which compacts differently wet versus dry.

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A common mistake is treating fill dirt as if it will grow grass. It won't, it's subsoil meant for structure, not roots. Once your fill is compacted to grade, cap it with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil before seeding or sodding. Skipping the cap usually means patchy, struggling grass no matter how much fertilizer gets thrown at it later.

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If you're filling a large low area, consider a base layer of coarser material like crushed stone before the fill dirt, especially in spots that collect runoff off Berea's hillier terrain. It gives water somewhere to go instead of pooling against your new grade, and reduces how much the fill settles over its first winter through a freeze thaw cycle.

Grading and Filling in Berea

Berea sits at nearly 1,000 feet with a lot of natural grade change, and the native silt loam holds water long enough that low corners of a yard or foundation perimeter can stay soft into spring. Fill dirt gives you a structural base to correct that grade before anything else goes on top. Because this is subsoil, not topsoil, it will not support planting on its own, it is meant to raise and stabilize ground that then gets capped with topsoil where lawn or beds are planned. This is the material for the job under the job, whether that is leveling a foundation line or building up a low spot near a driveway.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Can I use fill dirt to level my whole backyard for grass?

You can use it to raise the low sections, but plan on capping the fill with several inches of topsoil before seeding, since fill dirt is subsoil and won't support turf on its own. Compact it in layers as you build up grade, then bring in topsoil once you're near the finished height.

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How many cubic yards do I need to backfill around my foundation?

Measure the depth and width of the gap around the foundation, then use roughly 54 square feet of coverage per yard at a 6 inch depth as your baseline. Most foundation backfill jobs need more depth than that, so multiply accordingly, and round up slightly since compaction will reduce the final volume.

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Is there a bad time of year to bring in fill dirt in Berea?

Fill dirt is project driven rather than seasonal, so timing depends more on your schedule than the calendar. That said, working the material when it is not saturated from spring rain makes compaction easier and more effective, since Berea's silt loam gets heavy and hard to work when wet.

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Where will the delivery truck place the load on my property?

The truck places the load at a spot you point out when the driver arrives, ideally as close to your work area as access allows. Given how sloped some Berea lots are, it helps to walk the driveway or approach beforehand and clear anything that would block a full size delivery truck.

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Should I get fill dirt or topsoil for my project?

If you're raising grade, backfilling, or building up ground before anything else goes in, fill dirt is the right call since it's structural and less expensive to move in volume. Topsoil comes after, as a finishing cap wherever grass, plants, or beds are the end goal.

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