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Screened fill dirt free of debris, for raising low ground and backfilling. Structural material, place it in lifts and compact as you go.
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How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
One cubic yard of this fill covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural jobs call for 6 to 12 inches once compacted. Measure the low area or backfill zone in square feet, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there. For a foundation backfill or a sunken yard corner, it usually adds up faster than people expect once you're filling in three dimensions.
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Dubuque Fill Dirt Delivery
Dubuque 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.
Highest compliments. Great driver.
Website is easy to navigate. Just a seamless process. 5 stars!!
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
One cubic yard of this fill covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural jobs call for 6 to 12 inches once compacted. Measure the low area or backfill zone in square feet, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there. For a foundation backfill or a sunken yard corner, it usually adds up faster than people expect once you're filling in three dimensions.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
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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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Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill jobs finish with a few inches of topsoil capping the surface, especially if grass, garden beds, or anything living goes on top. If the project is a low spot near a downspout or drainage path, a layer of gravel underneath can help move water away before you fill. Neither is required, but they're the natural next step once the fill is compacted.
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Areas we deliver fill dirt in Dubuque, Iowa
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Dubuque's silt loam drains slower than sandier soils, so fill placed in one thick pile will trap moisture in the middle and stay soft for months. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one with a plate compactor or by wheel-rolling before adding the next layer. Skipping this step is the number one reason people see their fill sink a season later, sometimes pulling a patio or walkway down with it.
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Because this is subsoil, not topsoil, don't expect anything to grow well directly in it, and don't skip capping if the area needs turf. A common mistake is filling all the way to grade with fill dirt and seeding right on top, which leaves grass struggling in compacted subsoil with poor nutrients. Leave room for 3 to 4 inches of topsoil on top of your compacted fill before seeding or sodding.
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If you're filling a large low area, it's worth pairing fill dirt with a cheaper base layer like crushed concrete or coarse gravel at the bottom, especially if drainage is a known issue on the lot. Save the fill dirt for the upper lifts where compaction and grading matter most, and you'll use less overall than filling the whole depth with one material.
Grading and Filling in Dubuque
Dubuque's silt loam holds water and compacts unevenly, so low areas near foundations and pool decks tend to stay soft or pond after spring runoff. Fill dirt gives you a stable base to build up those spots before topsoil or turf goes down. With frost reaching six feet down by winter and the ground not fully working again until late April, most fill projects here get scheduled in the warmer months when compaction actually holds. This is subsoil, not something to grow in, so plan a topsoil cap wherever grass or plants are the goal.
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.