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!
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One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, which is the shallow end of a typical fill job, deeper fills for foundation backfill or serious low spots can run 12 inches or more. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and figure the yardage from there rather than guessing, since fill jobs are almost always bigger than they look once you start digging.
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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!
One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, which is the shallow end of a typical fill job, deeper fills for foundation backfill or serious low spots can run 12 inches or more. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and figure the yardage from there rather than guessing, since fill jobs are almost always bigger than they look once you start digging.
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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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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!
One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked ...
One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked at the weather and knew I needed to get to mulching ASAP before the rain came if I didn't want to wait another week. I put my order in for the next day online and they came right at 9 AM. The employee who dropped off the mulch did a great job, putting it right on the tarp I laid out, she even made sure none of it got on the yard and double checked the truck bed to make sure it all came out. The mulch was exactly what I needed and arrived right on time.
Most fill dirt jobs finish with a cap of topsoil once the grade is set, since fill is not meant to support planting on its own. If the project involves a low spot that collects water, a load of gravel or crushed stone underneath in wet areas can help before the fill goes in. Mulch on top of the finished topsoil layer is common for anyone landscaping over the filled area afterward.
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Silt loam like what sits under most of Carbondale holds moisture longer than sandy soil, which means fresh fill dirt placed on top of it needs extra attention to compaction. Work in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each one before adding the next, rather than dumping the whole load and grading it flat. Skipping this step is the number one reason people end up with a sunken patch two years later, especially around pool decks and foundation backfill where the ground gets walked on.
Fill dirt is not topsoil and will not support turf or plant roots well on its own, even though it looks similar once it is spread out. Cap any filled area with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil before seeding or planting, and keep the fill layer purely structural. A common mistake locally is trying to seed grass straight into fill dirt, which ends up patchy no matter how much water or fertilizer gets added.
If you are filling a large low area, it often makes sense to order fill dirt for the bulk of the depth and finish with a thinner topsoil cap rather than filling the whole area with topsoil, which costs more and does not compact the same way. This is especially practical for backfill jobs after excavation work near SIU or older homes in town with uneven original grading, where the fill volume needed can be substantial.
Carbondale sits on silt loam, which holds water and compacts unevenly if it is disturbed and left loose, so any low area you fill needs real compaction or it will keep settling through the wet spring months before the April 8 frost date. With elevation around 449 feet and plenty of flat ground near campus and out toward Shawnee National Forest, drainage problems tend to show up as standing water rather than runoff, which is exactly what fill dirt is used to correct. This material is not meant to grow anything on its own, it is the structural layer under whatever comes next. Cap it with topsoil once the grade is where you want it.
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.
