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Chattanooga Fill Dirt Delivery

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
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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, which is the minimum install depth for this material. If you're filling deeper, say 12 inches to bring a low spot level with the rest of the yard, figure closer to 27 square feet per yard, and order in cubic yards based on the square footage and depth of the area you're filling.

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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Chattanooga Fill Dirt Delivery

Chattanooga Fill Dirt Delivery

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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.

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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, which is the minimum install depth for this material. If you're filling deeper, say 12 inches to bring a low spot level with the rest of the yard, figure closer to 27 square feet per yard, and order in cubic yards based on the square footage and depth of the area you're filling.

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 Chattanooga 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 layer of topsoil once the grade is set, since fill dirt alone won't support grass or plantings. If you're leveling ground that will eventually get sod or a garden bed, order topsoil for the top few inches. Some pool and foundation backfill jobs also call for a compactable base material underneath the fill, depending on your contractor's spec.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Chattanooga's clay and shale subsoil doesn't forgive shortcuts. If you dump fill dirt in one deep pour and walk away, it will keep settling for a year or more as it compacts under its own weight and rain. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts, compact each one with a plate compactor or hand tamper before adding the next, and you'll avoid the sunken spot that shows up next spring right where you filled.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

A common mistake on hillside lots near Lookout Mountain is filling low ground without thinking about where water will run once the grade changes. Fill dirt reroutes drainage, even in small amounts, so before you commit to a final grade, watch how water moves through the area during a rain or run a hose test. Adjusting the slope while you're still placing lifts is much easier than fixing it after everything's compacted and capped.

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Fill dirt is not sold or priced as a growing medium, so don't pay for it and then try to plant straight into it. Order fill for the bulk of the depth you need, then cap the final 3 to 4 inches with topsoil where grass or beds are going. This two material approach costs less overall than filling the whole depth with topsoil, and it performs better structurally underneath.

Grading and Filling in Chattanooga

Chattanooga's native clay and shale soil already drains slowly, so when you're filling a low area or leveling ground near a foundation, adding more clay-heavy fill on top without compaction just sets you up for pooling water and settling later. Homes on the hillier lots around town, especially anything graded off the slopes near Lookout Mountain, need fill that's placed in controlled lifts rather than dumped and left. This is structural material, not something you plant into, so plan on capping it with topsoil once the grade is where you want it. Get the base right the first time and you won't be regrading in two years.

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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Is fill dirt the same as topsoil?

No. Fill dirt is subsoil, screened of debris but not enriched, and it's meant for raising grade and backfilling, not for growing anything. Topsoil has organic content and structure that supports plant roots. Most projects use fill dirt for the bulk of the depth and cap it with a few inches of topsoil wherever grass or plants are going in.

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How many cubic yards do I need to fill a low spot in my yard?

One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. Measure the deepest point of the low spot, decide your target depth, then calculate square footage times depth to get your yardage. For a 200 square foot area at 6 inches, you'd need roughly 3.7 cubic yards.

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Do I need to compact fill dirt or can I just spread it and let it settle?

Compact it. Chattanooga's clay soil holds water and settles unevenly if left alone, so uncompacted fill dirt can keep sinking for a year or more. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each layer before adding the next, especially near a foundation or pool where uneven settling can cause real problems.

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Where will the delivery truck put the fill dirt on my property?

The truck dumps the load in one pile at a spot on your property that it can safely access, typically your driveway or the closest accessible point to your work area. Delivery is scheduled at checkout, and you'll want that area cleared and reachable, since we don't move the material further once it's dropped.

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Can I use fill dirt from my own yard instead of ordering it?

You can, but Chattanooga's native clay and shale often has more rock and less consistency than screened fill, which can make compaction uneven and leave debris in the mix. Delivered fill dirt is screened of debris and consistent load to load, which matters most on jobs like foundation backfill where uniform compaction is the whole point.

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