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Carlisle Fill Dirt Delivery

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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.
Jana Ozanich
Jana Ozanich
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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 orde...

One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill jobs call for 6 to 12 inches depending on how low the area is. Measure the square footage of the area you are filling and multiply by your target depth in feet to get cubic yards needed. For anything deeper than 8 inches, plan on filling in lifts rather than one dump.

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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Carlisle Fill Dirt Delivery

Carlisle Fill Dirt Delivery

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The best local fill dirt, without the guesswork.

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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.
Jana Ozanich
Jana Ozanich
Google Review

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 orde...

One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill jobs call for 6 to 12 inches depending on how low the area is. Measure the square footage of the area you are filling and multiply by your target depth in feet to get cubic yards needed. For anything deeper than 8 inches, plan on filling in lifts rather than one dump.

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.

From The Mouths of Carlisle Folks

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Jana Ozanich
Jana Ozanich

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 ...

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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.

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Michelle Cooper
Michelle Cooper

We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering...

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We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering and provide a digital receipt which means you can remember how much you ordered (I always forget for the next year!), they were on time, they were able to deliver in 48 hours, they were generous with the portion (we got 9 yards and it felt like a FULL nine yards!), the driver was polite! We have ordered from reputable places, and there is always a little trash in the mulch. The mulch we recv'd from Mulch Mound had barely any... we were pleasant surprised!!! Color was great! Not to mention - the price was competitive and LOWER than other mulch places around. We will use again !! Highly recommend! Thanks Mulch Mound!

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Complete Your Outdoor Project

Most fill jobs finish with a few inches of topsoil capping the fill dirt, since fill dirt alone will not support grass or plant roots. If you are landscaping over it, a layer of topsoil and then mulch in the beds gives you a finished, plantable surface. Some jobs also pair fill dirt with gravel for drainage layers under patios or sheds.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Because Carlisle's silt loam holds moisture, do not fill over wet or muddy ground. Water trapped under a fill layer will keep the whole thing soft and it will settle unevenly for years. Wait for a dry stretch, or dig out and remove any standing water first. If the base is wet clay or silt, consider a few inches of gravel underneath the fill dirt for drainage before you start building up.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

The single biggest mistake on fill jobs is dumping the whole depth at once and walking away. Fill dirt needs to go down in 6 to 8 inch lifts, each one compacted with a plate compactor or hand tamper before the next layer goes on. Skip this and you will be back out there next spring filling in sunken spots where it settled on its own.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

If you are filling a large area, ask about combining fill dirt with a topsoil cap in the same delivery window rather than ordering them weeks apart. It saves you from staging two separate projects and lets you compact the fill and finish grading in one continuous push, which matters with frost coming by late October.

Grading and Filling in Carlisle

Carlisle sits on silt loam, which holds water and compacts unevenly when it is wet, so a lot of backfill and grading jobs here start with a low spot that just will not drain. Fill dirt gives you a stable base to build up from, whether that is around a new pool deck, a foundation, or a yard that slopes the wrong way. It is not a growing medium, so plan on capping it with topsoil for anything you want grass or beds to take root in. With frost hitting by late October, most people want this work done and settled before the ground starts working against them.

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 in Carlisle?

Yes, fill dirt is the standard material for raising and leveling low areas. Just remember it is a structural base, not something plants will grow in directly, so cap it with a few inches of topsoil once you have got your grade where you want it and compacted each lift as you built up.

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How many cubic yards do I need to fill a 200 square foot low spot?

At 6 inches deep, one cubic yard covers about 54 square feet, so 200 square feet needs roughly 3.7 cubic yards, call it 4 to have a bit extra. If you are going 12 inches deep, double that to around 7 to 8 cubic yards.

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When is the best time to bring in fill dirt before frost hits?

Since Carlisle's first frost lands around October 20, most people aim to finish filling and compacting by early October so there is time to cap with topsoil and get any seeding done before the ground freezes. Working in wet spring conditions with that silt loam base is harder, so a dry fall window often works best.

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Where will the truck place the fill dirt on delivery day?

We place the load as close to your work area as the truck can safely reach, typically in a driveway or a flat spot near the site. Make sure there is a clear path at least as wide as a standard truck, and let us know ahead of time if access is tight.

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Should I use fill dirt or topsoil for my project?

Use fill dirt for raising grade, backfilling foundations, or building up before planting, since it is denser and compacts to a stable base. Topsoil is what you put on top when something needs to grow. Most jobs in Carlisle use both, fill dirt for the bulk of the depth and topsoil as the finished cap.

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