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 jobs here run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you're raising the grade. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and that tells you how many yards to order. For anything over a few inches, plan on placing it in lifts rather than one deep dump.
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Del Rio 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 jobs here run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you're raising the grade. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and that tells you how many yards to order. For anything over a few inches, plan on placing it in lifts rather than one deep 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 dirt jobs get capped with topsoil once the grade is set, especially if grass, beds, or anything else needs to grow on top. If you're backfilling near a pool or foundation, a load of crushed base or gravel for drainage underneath is worth considering before the fill goes in. We can schedule multiple materials for the same delivery window if your project calls for it.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Del Rio's chalky clay doesn't compact the same way sandy fill does, so when you're building up a pad, water each lift lightly before compacting it rather than compacting it bone dry. Dry chalky clay resists settling into place and can leave voids that show up as soft spots months later. A hand tamper works for small areas, but rent a plate compactor for anything approaching a shed pad or patio base.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
The most common mistake we see is dumping fill dirt in one deep pour and calling it done. Uncompacted fill keeps settling for a year or more, sometimes cracking new concrete or leaving a dip where a pool deck meets the yard. Build it in 6 to 8 inch lifts, compact each one, and give it time between lifts if the job allows. Slower up front means it stays put.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Order slightly more than your calculated number, since compaction reduces volume by roughly 10 to 15 percent once each lift settles. It's more efficient to size the load right the first time than to schedule a second small delivery for a gap you didn't account for. If you're also ordering topsoil to cap the fill, having both delivered close together keeps the project moving without the yard sitting half graded.
Grading and Filling in Del Rio
Del Rio sits on chalky clay that swells when it gets rain off the Rio Grande and cracks hard in the long dry stretches between, which means low spots near foundations and pool decks tend to hold water and settle unevenly year after year. Fill dirt gives you a structural base to correct that grading before anything else goes on top. Around the Amistad area and older parts of town where lots were leveled decades ago, we see a lot of build up jobs ahead of patios, sheds, and drainage corrections. This is subsoil, not something to plant into, so treat it as the foundation layer under your project, not the finish.
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.