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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.
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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. Typical install depth runs 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you are raising the grade, so a project going 12 inches deep will need roughly double the yardage per square foot. Measure your low area in square feet first, decide your target depth, then order in cubic yards from there.
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Findlay Fill Dirt Delivery
Findlay 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?
Fill dirt is sold by the cubic yard, and one yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. Typical install depth runs 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you are raising the grade, so a project going 12 inches deep will need roughly double the yardage per square foot. Measure your low area in square feet first, decide your target depth, then order in cubic yards from there.
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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.
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Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill dirt jobs finish with a layer of topsoil on top, since fill is a structural base and nothing grows well in it directly. If you are backfilling around a pool or foundation, some customers also order gravel for drainage at the base before the fill goes in. Pairing fill with topsoil in the same delivery window keeps a project moving without waiting on a second order.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
In silt loam soil like Findlay's, fill dirt that gets dumped and left in one thick pile will not settle evenly, it traps water at the bottom and stays soft for years. Spread it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one with a plate compactor or by driving equipment over it before adding the next layer. Skipping this step is the single biggest reason people end up with a sunken spot in the yard two summers later.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
A common mistake is treating fill dirt like topsoil and trying to plant grass or shrubs straight into it. Fill dirt is subsoil, it has little organic matter and poor structure for root growth. Cap the final grade with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil before seeding or sodding, and keep that distinction in mind when you order so you are not short on either material.
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If your project needs both fill and topsoil, order them together so delivery lines up and you are not paying for two separate trips. Fill dirt is heavier per yard than topsoil at 1.3 tons per cubic yard, so double check your truck or equipment access can handle the weight if the load has to cross soft ground, which is common in Findlay after wet spring weather.
Grading and Filling in Findlay
Findlay sits at 780 feet with silt loam soil that holds water and compacts unevenly if you fill it wrong. A lot of the fill dirt we deliver here ends up around foundations and low yard areas that stay soggy after spring rain, since silt loam does not drain fast. Homeowners near Riverside Park and other low lying stretches often need to raise grade before it floods again. Because it is a structural material and not topsoil, it has to go down in lifts and get compacted, especially in this soil type that settles if you skip that step.
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.