Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
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One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, so a 10 by 10 foot low spot at 6 inches runs close to two cubic yards, and doubling the depth to 12 inches doubles the yardage. For bigger jobs like backfilling around a pool or raising a large section of yard, measure the square footage first and work from there rather than guessing.
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Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, so a 10 by 10 foot low spot at 6 inches runs close to two cubic yards, and doubling the depth to 12 inches doubles the yardage. For bigger jobs like backfilling around a pool or raising a large section of yard, measure the square footage first and work from there rather than guessing.
Estimate fill dirt with our free topsoil calculator
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Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of cautio...
Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
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One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked ...
One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked at the weather and knew I needed to get to mulching ASAP before the rain came if I didn't want to wait another week. I put my order in for the next day online and they came right at 9 AM. The employee who dropped off the mulch did a great job, putting it right on the tarp I laid out, she even made sure none of it got on the yard and double checked the truck bed to make sure it all came out. The mulch was exactly what I needed and arrived right on time.
Most fill dirt jobs in Dyersburg end with a cap of topsoil once the grade is where it needs to be, especially if grass or beds are going back in. If drainage is the real issue, a base layer of gravel or crushed stone under the fill can help move water away from the structure before you build up with dirt.
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Dyersburg's silt loam does not compact the same as sandy or clay soil, it can look firm on top while staying loose underneath. Place fill dirt in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each layer before adding the next, especially near foundations or pool walls. Skipping this step is the number one reason people call us back a year later asking why their yard sank in one spot.
The biggest mistake we see is treating fill dirt like topsoil and planting straight into it. It is subsoil, screened of debris but not amended, so it lacks the organic matter grass and plants need. Always cap finished fill with a few inches of real topsoil before seeding or landscaping, otherwise you will fight bare patches and poor drainage for seasons.
If you are filling a large low area, order fill dirt for the bulk of the volume and save topsoil for just the top few inches, it is a more cost efficient split than filling everything with topsoil. Pair it with gravel underneath in spots that hold water, like low ground near the river, to give runoff somewhere to go before it reaches your new grade.
Dyersburg's native silt loam holds water and compacts unevenly, which is exactly why raw fill dirt needs to go down in controlled lifts here rather than dumped in one pile. With low elevation and flat terrain near the Forked Deer River, standing water around foundations and low yard spots is a common call we get. Builders and homeowners here use fill dirt to bring grade up before it drains toward the house instead of away from it. This is structural material for that job, not something you plant into directly.
Fill dirt is inorganic subsoil sold for volume and grade, not for growing. Small rocks and bits of stick or root are normal in the mix. It compacts predictably, which is exactly what you want under slabs, in trenches, and behind walls.
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.
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.
