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 covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most jobs here run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you are raising the grade. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards rather than guessing by the truckload. For a pool backfill or a foundation perimeter, it is worth adding a little extra to account for compaction, since the material settles as you tamp each lift.
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El Paso 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 covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most jobs here run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you are raising the grade. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards rather than guessing by the truckload. For a pool backfill or a foundation perimeter, it is worth adding a little extra to account for compaction, since the material settles as you tamp each lift.
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 around El Paso finish with a cap of topsoil once the fill is compacted, especially if grass, beds, or a garden are going in on top. If you are backfilling near a pool or foundation, a layer of road base or crushed stone under the fill can help with drainage before you build up with dirt. Either way, order the topper material at the same time so the whole job gets delivered together instead of waiting on a second trip.
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Areas we deliver fill dirt in El Paso, Texas
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Because El Paso's native soil is sandy over caliche, fill dirt placed in one thick pour will not compact evenly, it just settles unevenly later and cracks whatever you build on top. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one with a plate compactor before adding the next. This matters more here than in areas with clay soil, since sandy fill shifts more easily under pressure if it is not tamped in stages.
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A common mistake on pool and foundation backfills here is skipping compaction near the structure itself, where a compactor cannot easily reach. Hand tamp those tight edges in smaller lifts, even though it takes longer, because that is exactly where uneven settling shows up first, usually as a dip along the pool coping or a gap at the slab edge within the first year.
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If your project needs both structural fill and a growing layer on top, order both at once rather than guessing later, since a second delivery means paying for another trip. Fill dirt and topsoil serve different jobs, fill raises and supports, topsoil grows, and keeping them separate rather than blending them saves you from a soft, unstable base under new plantings.
Grading and Filling in El Paso
El Paso sits at 3,740 feet with sandy soil over a caliche layer that does not drain or compact the way topsoil does, so a lot of yards here have low spots that hold water or sink near slabs and pool decks. Fill dirt is the structural fix for that, not a growing medium, so it goes down first and gets capped later if anything needs to grow on top. With the long dry stretch between frosts, this region gives you a wide window to bring material in, spread it, and compact it without weather forcing a pause. Builders around Scenic Drive and the older hillside lots especially rely on it to level pads before retaining walls or patios go in.
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.