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Columbus 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.
Ryan Cully
Ryan Cully
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First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wanted the mulch put on my driveway, and it was delivered perfectly when I got home from work the next day. Best deal around when I c...

Fill dirt weighs about 1.3 tons per cubic yard, and one yard spreads roughly 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. Most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep, so a 200 square foot low spot at 6 inches needs a little under 4 yards, and doubling the depth roughly doubles the yardage. Measure the low area first, then decide how many lifts you need before ordering.

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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Columbus Fill Dirt Delivery

Columbus 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.
Ryan Cully
Ryan Cully
Google Review

First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wanted the mulch put on my driveway, and it was delivered perfectly when I got home from work the next day. Best deal around when I c...

Fill dirt weighs about 1.3 tons per cubic yard, and one yard spreads roughly 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. Most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep, so a 200 square foot low spot at 6 inches needs a little under 4 yards, and doubling the depth roughly doubles the yardage. Measure the low area first, then decide how many lifts you need before ordering.

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 Columbus Folks

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Ryan Cully
Ryan Cully

First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wan...

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First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wanted the mulch put on my driveway, and it was delivered perfectly when I got home from work the next day. Best deal around when I compared it to competitors and I will definitely be becoming back.

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Lindsay Mangan
Lindsay Mangan

Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will de...

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Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!

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Fill dirt is a base, not a finish, so most jobs pair it with topsoil to cap the last few inches once grade is set and something needs to grow. If the fill is going in near a foundation or under a patio, a layer of gravel underneath can help with drainage in our clay conditions. Straw or erosion mesh is worth having on hand if a graded slope will sit exposed before the topsoil goes down.

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Do not dump fill dirt in one deep pour and call it done. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one with a plate compactor or by wetting and tamping before adding the next layer. Columbus clay does not forgive skipped compaction, uncompacted fill will keep settling for a year or more, and you will end up with a sunken patch right where you least want it, like against a foundation or under a slab.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

The most common mistake we see is treating fill dirt as a growing medium. It is subsoil, not topsoil, and it has little organic matter, so grass and plants struggle in it directly. Cap the final 4 to 6 inches with real topsoil once your grade and compaction are set. Skipping that step is why some regraded yards end up with patchy, weak turf even after a full season.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

If you are filling a large low spot, order a little more than your calculated yardage rather than less. Compaction reduces volume, so a lift that looks right loose will settle shorter once tamped, and running short mid job means a second delivery charge for a small top off amount. Rough your number up by about 10 percent for bigger fill jobs.

Grading and Filling in Columbus

Columbus sits on heavy clay that already drains slow, so low areas in a yard tend to stay soggy well past a rain. Fill dirt is how you correct that grade before it becomes a standing water problem near a foundation. With a growing zone of 8a and a frost window that runs from mid November to late March, there is a wide stretch of the year where the ground is workable and lifts can be compacted without frozen or waterlogged soil fighting you. People here also use it to build up low corners of a lot before a pool install or an addition foundation goes in.

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 fix a low spot in my yard where water sits after rain?

Yes, that is one of the most common uses for it here given how slow our clay soil drains. Fill the low area in compacted 6 to 8 inch lifts to set the grade, then cap with topsoil if grass needs to grow there. Skipping compaction is the main reason low spots come back after a season or two.

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How many cubic yards do I need to fill a 300 square foot area?

At a 6 inch depth, one cubic yard covers about 54 square feet, so 300 square feet needs roughly 5.5 yards. If you are going 12 inches deep instead, plan on close to 11 yards. Measure the deepest point of the area to make sure your depth estimate is realistic.

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Is there a bad time of year to bring in fill dirt around Columbus?

Not really, fill dirt work is driven by the project, not the season. That said, our frost window runs from about November 10 to March 20, and compacting wet or frozen clay is harder, so late spring through fall tends to be easier working conditions for getting lifts properly tamped.

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Where will the delivery truck place the load and what do I need to clear beforehand?

We place the pile exactly where you point us on delivery day, so clear a path wide enough for a full size truck and make sure the drop zone itself is accessible. Fill dirt is dense and heavy, so once it is placed, moving it again means shoveling or a machine, not another truck run.

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Should I get fill dirt or topsoil for building up my yard?

Use fill dirt for the bulk of the depth, it is the structural material meant to raise and hold grade. Reserve topsoil for the top 4 to 6 inches where anything needs to actually grow, since fill dirt is subsoil with little organic content and is not meant as a planting medium on its own.

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