I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as promised and place exactly where I asked. Excellent service! I will be ordering mulch next!
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Fill dirt is sold by the cubic yard, and one yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. Most jobs run a 6 to 12 inch fill depth, so a small low spot might only need a yard or two, while backfilling around a foundation or pool wall can run into double digits. Measure the area you are filling and the depth you need, then work backward from the 54 square foot figure to land on a yard count.
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I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as promised and place exactly where I asked. Excellent service! I will be ordering mulch next!
Fill dirt is sold by the cubic yard, and one yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. Most jobs run a 6 to 12 inch fill depth, so a small low spot might only need a yard or two, while backfilling around a foundation or pool wall can run into double digits. Measure the area you are filling and the depth you need, then work backward from the 54 square foot figure to land on a yard count.
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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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I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as pro...
I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as promised and place exactly where I asked. Excellent service! I will be ordering mulch next!
I recently ordered from mulch mound and was thoroughly impressed with every aspect of the experience. The entire process, from placing the order to...
I recently ordered from mulch mound and was thoroughly impressed with every aspect of the experience. The entire process, from placing the order to delivery was seamless and efficient. The mulch arrived exactly on time, and the quality exceeded my expectations. The color was rich and consistent, and I received more than enough to complete my project with proper coverage and packing.
Customer service was equally outstanding. Communication was clear, and the team was responsive and professional throughout. It’s rare to find a company that delivers both a high-quality product and excellent service, but mulch mound did just that.
Highly recommended, and I wouldn’t hesitate to order from them again.
I couldn't be happier with the speed and quality of the mulch delivery service of Mulch Mound. Every detail from ordering, to communication with on...
I couldn't be happier with the speed and quality of the mulch delivery service of Mulch Mound. Every detail from ordering, to communication with on time delivery, to perfect product placement was amazing. I needed more and I got it within 2 hours! I'm never doing this with bags again.
Most fill dirt jobs finish with a cap of topsoil once the fill is compacted, especially if grass, beds, or anything else needs to grow on top. If the area holds water after Charleston's heavier rains, a layer of drainage gravel under the fill can help before you build up. None of this is required, but it is how most local jobs actually get finished.
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Fill dirt has to go down in 6 to 8 inch lifts, each one compacted before the next goes on, or you will be watching your yard settle unevenly for years. This matters more in Charleston than in drier climates, since sandy loam plus heavy seasonal rain can wash out loose, uncompacted fill fast. Rent a plate compactor for anything beyond a small patch job, it is worth the half day rental.
The most common mistake we see is people trying to grow grass or plants straight into fill dirt. It is subsoil, stripped of the organic matter and structure that plants need, so it will not support healthy root growth on its own. Always cap fill with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil once your grade is set and compacted, then seed or plant into that layer instead.
If you are filling a large low spot or backfilling a long foundation run, order fill dirt for the bulk of the depth and save topsoil for just the top few inches. Fill dirt costs less per yard than topsoil since it is not screened for growing quality, so this split gets your grade right without paying premium material prices for structural volume you will bury anyway.
Charleston sits low, about 20 feet of elevation, and a lot of lots here have soft spots or old fill that settles unevenly over sandy loam. Fill dirt is what people use to bring a yard up to grade before pool decks, sheds, or new topsoil go in, and it is common around here to raise beds away from standing water after heavy rain. Because the native soil already drains fast, structural fill placed and compacted correctly stays put better than it would in heavier clay. This is not a growing medium, it is the base you build on before anything green goes on top.
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.
