I needed 3 yards of top soil and that's what I got! Right on time and right where I asked it to be placed (Order# 2041).
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.
I needed 3 yards of top soil and that's what I got! Right on time and right where I asked it to be placed (Order# 2041).
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How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most raising or backfill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep depending on how low the area is. Measure the square footage of the area you are filling, decide on a depth based on how much you need to raise it, and order in cubic yards from there. For anything over a foot deep, plan on building it up in stages rather than one thick dump.
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Conneaut 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.
I needed 3 yards of top soil and that's what I got! Right on time and right where I asked it to be placed (Order# 2041).
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most raising or backfill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep depending on how low the area is. Measure the square footage of the area you are filling, decide on a depth based on how much you need to raise it, and order in cubic yards from there. For anything over a foot deep, plan on building it up in stages rather than one thick dump.
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 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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Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill jobs finish with a topsoil cap, especially if grass or plants are going in on top, since fill dirt itself is not a growing medium. Some customers also order crushed stone for a base under patios or driveways where the fill has settled and needs a firmer surface. If you are backfilling around a foundation or pool, having both fill and topsoil delivered together saves a second trip.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Conneaut's silt loam holds water longer than sandier soils, which means fill placed without compaction will settle unevenly as trapped moisture works its way out over the following year. Compact every 6 to 8 inch lift with a plate compactor before adding the next, especially near foundations or pool walls where uneven settling later means cracked pavers or gaps at the wall. Skipping this step is the most common reason fill jobs need redone within a couple seasons.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
A lot of people assume fill dirt can just have grass seed thrown on top. It cannot, not directly. Fill is subsoil, stripped of the organic content and nutrients that topsoil has, so cap it with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil before seeding or sodding. Skipping the cap means thin, patchy grass no matter how much fertilizer gets used afterward.
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If your project needs both fill and topsoil, order them in the same delivery window rather than staggering them weeks apart. It saves a truck trip, and you can place the fill and cap it while the ground is still workable rather than waiting and dealing with rain-softened silt loam in between.
Grading and Filling in Conneaut
Conneaut sits at 650 feet with a silt loam soil base that holds moisture longer than sandy or gravelly ground, so low areas near the harbor and inland lots alike tend to stay soft into spring. Fill dirt is what gets used to raise those wet spots, backfill around a new pool or foundation, or build a pad up before topsoil goes down. Because the ground here freezes by mid October and does not fully thaw until mid April, timing a fill project for the shoulder seasons matters less than getting it compacted right before winter sets in. This is structural material, not something you plant into directly.
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.