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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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How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches depending on how low the area sits. Measure the low spot in square feet, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there. For anything deeper than 8 inches, plan on building it in lifts rather than dumping it all at once.
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Columbia Fill Dirt Delivery
Columbia 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.
Ordered Dirt. Received Dirt. Would Buy Again.
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches depending on how low the area sits. Measure the low spot in square feet, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there. For anything deeper than 8 inches, plan on building it in lifts rather than dumping it all at once.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
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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 a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home
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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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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!
Complete Your Outdoor Project
Fill dirt almost always needs a topsoil cap if grass or plants are going back over it, since subsoil alone will not support growth. A lot of Columbia customers also order a load of gravel for a base under patios or sheds going in over newly filled ground. If compaction is a concern on clay-heavy lots, a hand tamper or plate compactor rental pairs well with the delivery.
Service area
Areas we deliver fill dirt in Columbia, Missouri
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Columbia's clay subsoil compacts hard but shifts if it is not settled properly first. Place fill in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each one before adding the next, whether by hand tamper or plate compactor. Skipping this step is why people see sunken spots reappear a year or two later, especially near foundations where water tends to collect and settle loose fill on its own.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
The most common mistake we see is treating fill dirt like topsoil and trying to seed straight into it. It has no organic matter and compacts too tight for roots to establish. Always cap finished fill with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil before seeding or sodding, and let the fill settle for a few weeks first if the schedule allows.
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If you are filling a large low area, order slightly more than your calculated volume rather than less. A second delivery costs more in time and hassle than a bit of extra fill sitting on site. Extra material is easy to spread thin elsewhere on the property or bank for a future project, since fill dirt does not degrade sitting outside.
Grading and Filling in Columbia
Columbia sits on clay soil that drains slowly, so a lot of yards here have low areas that puddle for days after a hard rain. Fill dirt is what raises those spots to grade before anything else goes on top. It also shows up constantly around foundation and pool backfill jobs near the University of Missouri area, where older lots were built up unevenly to begin with. Because it is subsoil, not topsoil, it is meant to be buried, not planted into.
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.