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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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One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, so a 10 by 20 foot low spot needing 6 inches runs close to 4 cubic yards. For deeper fills, figure your total volume first, since fill dirt goes in in 6 to 8 inch lifts and gets compacted between each one, not poured in all at once. Order by the cubic yard and round up slightly, since compaction will settle the pile more than you'd think.

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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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.
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...

One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, so a 10 by 20 foot low spot needing 6 inches runs close to 4 cubic yards. For deeper fills, figure your total volume first, since fill dirt goes in in 6 to 8 inch lifts and gets compacted between each one, not poured in all at once. Order by the cubic yard and round up slightly, since compaction will settle the pile more than you'd think.

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.

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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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Most fill jobs finish with a topsoil cap, usually 4 to 6 inches, since fill dirt itself won't support turf or planting. Some customers also order a bit of sand for drainage layers near foundations before the fill goes in. Compaction equipment, even a rented plate compactor, is worth having on site the same day as delivery.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Fill dirt is not something you dump and walk away from. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one before adding the next, or you'll be looking at a sunken spot in your yard two winters from now. In Columbus, silt loam subsoil already holds moisture longer than sandy ground, so skipping compaction here causes settling faster than it would in drier soil types.

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A common mistake is grading fill dirt smooth and planting straight into it. Fill dirt is subsoil, stripped of the organic content that roots need, so cap it with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil before seeding or planting anything. Skipping this step gets you patchy grass and plants that stall out no matter how much fertilizer you add later.

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If you're backfilling around a foundation or pool wall, order slightly more fill than your calculated volume, since compaction alone can reduce the finished height by 10 to 15 percent depending on moisture content. It's cheaper to have a little extra fill on site than to schedule a second small delivery a week later when the level drops after you've already compacted it.

Grading and Filling in Columbus

Columbus sits at 646 feet with silt loam soil that compacts fine but drains slowly when it is saturated, which is exactly the kind of ground that develops low spots near foundations and pool decks over a few winters. Fill dirt is the structural fix, not a garden amendment, so it goes down in lifts and gets compacted before anything else happens on top. Around here that matters most near older homes with settled foundation edges and newer builds where the yard was graded fast and not compacted well. If the plan includes lawn or beds later, cap the fill with topsoil once the grade is where you want it.

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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What exactly is fill dirt and is it different from topsoil?

Fill dirt is subsoil, screened of roots, rocks, and debris, used to raise ground and backfill structurally. It has none of the organic matter topsoil has, so nothing grows well in it directly. Topsoil goes on top once the grade is set. If your project involves planting, you'll want both, fill dirt for the base and topsoil as a cap.

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How many cubic yards of fill dirt do I need for a low spot in my yard?

One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. Measure your low area's square footage, decide how deep it needs to go, and divide accordingly. A typical 200 square foot area at 6 inches runs close to 4 cubic yards, and it's smart to round up slightly for compaction settling.

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

You need to compact it. Fill dirt should go down in 6 to 8 inch lifts, each one compacted before the next goes on, or the ground will keep settling unevenly for years. This matters especially in Columbus, where silt loam subsoil holds water and settles slower but more unpredictably if it's not compacted properly from the start.

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

The truck drops the load at the accessible spot closest to your project area, based on what you indicate at checkout. Make sure the path is clear of low branches, fences, or soft ground the truck could get stuck in, and have your placement area ready since fill dirt arrives as one large loose pile.

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Should I use fill dirt or topsoil for backfilling around my foundation?

Use fill dirt for the bulk of the backfill, since it's a structural material meant for exactly that job, and it costs less to move in volume than topsoil. Save topsoil for the final few inches near the surface if grass or plants need to grow there. Mixing the two roles gets you a stable base without wasting topsoil where it isn't needed.

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