We had a great experience with mulch mound! Our mulch arrived when we requested. The delivery fee was so reasonable. We’ll use them again for sure!
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.
We had a great experience with mulch mound! Our mulch arrived when we requested. The delivery fee was so reasonable. We’ll use them again for sure!
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How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
Fill dirt is sold by the cubic yard, and one yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. Most structural fill jobs here run 6 to 12 inches deep, so a small backfill area might only need a yard or two, while raising a low section of yard before building can run into double digits. Measure the length and width of the area and multiply by your target depth to get a rough cubic yard figure before you order.
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Davenport Fill Dirt Delivery
Davenport 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.
We had a great experience with mulch mound! Our mulch arrived when we requested. The delivery fee was so reasonable. We’ll use them again for sure!
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
Fill dirt is sold by the cubic yard, and one yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. Most structural fill jobs here run 6 to 12 inches deep, so a small backfill area might only need a yard or two, while raising a low section of yard before building can run into double digits. Measure the length and width of the area and multiply by your target depth to get a rough cubic yard figure before you order.
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.
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.
Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill dirt jobs around Davenport finish with a cap of topsoil once the grading is done, especially if grass or a garden bed goes on top afterward. If you are building up a low area that drains poorly with our silt loam, a layer of crushed rock or gravel underneath the fill can help with drainage before you backfill. None of that is required, but it is what most crews here actually do.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Fill dirt is not something you dump and walk away from. Place it in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each one before adding the next, whether that is with a plate compactor or repeated passes with equipment. Skipping this step is the number one reason people end up with a sunken patio or a cracked slab a year or two later, especially once our winter freeze and spring thaw cycle works on loose fill.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
A common mistake in this area is trying to grow grass or plants directly in fill dirt. It is subsoil, not a growing medium, so it lacks the organic matter and nutrients plants need. Cap any finished fill area with 4 to 6 inches of topsoil before seeding or planting, and keep that distinction in mind when you are calculating total material for a regrading project.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If your project involves both raising a large area and finishing it for lawn or garden, order fill dirt and topsoil as separate deliveries rather than trying to blend them. It is more efficient to place and compact the fill first, let it settle if time allows, then cap with topsoil right before planting, rather than guessing at a mixed depth up front.
Grading and Filling in Davenport
Davenport sits low along the Mississippi in places, and a lot of lots here have silt loam that holds water and settles more than people expect once you pile fill on top. Fill dirt is what you use to correct that grading before you build anything on it, whether that is a shed pad, a low spot that ponds every spring, or backfill around a new pool near the river. Because it is subsoil, not topsoil, it compacts into a stable base rather than a growing layer, which is exactly what you want under a patio or foundation. Get the compaction right in lifts and it will hold through freeze thaw cycles that come with our zone 5b winters.
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.