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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?
One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep depending on how much grade you need to make up. Measure the low area's length and width, decide how many inches you need to raise it, and that gives you the yardage. For anything deeper than 8 inches, plan on multiple compacted lifts rather than one thick dump.
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Flint Fill Dirt Delivery
Flint 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.
We had a great experience with mulch mound! Our mulch arrived when we requested. The delivery fee was so reasonable. We’ll use them again for sure!
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 structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep depending on how much grade you need to make up. Measure the low area's length and width, decide how many inches you need to raise it, and that gives you the yardage. For anything deeper than 8 inches, plan on multiple compacted lifts rather than one thick dump.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
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Getting started is easy — just follow these simple steps
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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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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.
First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wan...
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First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wanted the mulch put on my driveway, and it was delivered perfectly when I got home from work the next day. Best deal around when I compared it to competitors and I will definitely be becoming back.
Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill jobs finish with a layer of topsoil on top wherever grass, beds, or anything else needs to root, since fill dirt itself won't support plant growth. If you're backfilling around a foundation or old pool, a base layer of crushed stone underneath the fill can help with drainage before you build up. Mulch or topsoil orders are easy to add once the grading work is done.
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Areas we deliver fill dirt in Flint, Michigan
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Flint's sandy clay doesn't drain fast, so if you're filling a low spot that collects water, don't just dump fill dirt on top of standing moisture. Let the area dry out or dig a shallow drainage channel first, then place your fill in lifts. Compacting wet clay-heavy fill traps water underneath it, and that spot will keep sinking for a season or two instead of settling once.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
The most common mistake with fill dirt is treating it like topsoil and expecting grass to grow in it. It's subsoil, screened of debris but not amended, so cap any area that needs planting with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil. Skipping this step means thin, patchy grass no matter how much seed or fertilizer goes down afterward.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If your project is a mix of raising grade and finishing with lawn or beds, order fill dirt and topsoil as separate deliveries rather than trying to blend them yourself. It's usually more efficient to get the exact yardage of each you need than to over order one to stretch coverage, especially with Flint's clay content already limiting drainage in the fill layer.
Grading and Filling in Flint
Flint's sandy clay base drains slowly and shifts more than sandier soils once it gets saturated, which is why low areas near foundations and old outbuildings tend to hold water into spring. Fill dirt gives you a stable base to raise that grade before anything else goes on top. With a last frost around May 5, most fill and grading work here happens from mid spring through fall before the ground firms up for winter. This is not a growing medium, so plan on capping with topsoil if grass or beds are going in above it.
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.