Online ordering was really simple and I liked the transparent pricing.
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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.
Online ordering was really simple and I liked the transparent pricing.
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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, which is the shallow end of a typical install. Most structural jobs, like leveling a low corner of the yard or backfilling a foundation wall, run 6 to 12 inches deep, so plan on roughly half a yard to a full yard per 100 square feet depending on how deep you're going. Measure the actual low area first, fill dirt settles, so it's easier to compact in stages than to guess short and reorder mid project.
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Florence Fill Dirt Delivery
Florence 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.
Online ordering was really simple and I liked the transparent pricing.
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, which is the shallow end of a typical install. Most structural jobs, like leveling a low corner of the yard or backfilling a foundation wall, run 6 to 12 inches deep, so plan on roughly half a yard to a full yard per 100 square feet depending on how deep you're going. Measure the actual low area first, fill dirt settles, so it's easier to compact in stages than to guess short and reorder mid project.
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What is a Yard?
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How It Works
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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 jobs that call for fill dirt also need a capping layer of topsoil once the grade is built up, especially if grass or planting beds are going on top. If you're backfilling near a structure, a bit of gravel at the base can help with drainage before the fill goes in. We deliver both alongside fill dirt so the whole sequence can show up in one trip instead of three.
Service area
Areas we deliver fill dirt in Florence, South Carolina
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Florence's sandy loam holds moisture better than pure sand but still shifts under a wheelbarrow load, so plan your access route before the truck arrives. Fill dirt should go down in lifts of 6 to 8 inches, each one compacted with a plate tamper before the next layer goes on top. Skipping compaction is the single biggest reason people end up with a sunken patch two years later, especially near foundations where water finds every gap you left behind.
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A common mistake is treating fill dirt like topsoil and trying to plant straight into it. It has no organic matter and compacts hard, so roots struggle. Always cap a finished fill area with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil before seeding or sodding. This matters more in Florence's shoulder seasons, when people are rushing to get grass established before the first frost around November 11.
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If you're filling a large low area, order fill dirt for the bulk of the volume and save topsoil for just the top few inches, it's a more efficient way to spend your budget than capping the whole depth with a finer material. Pairing a fill dirt delivery with a topsoil delivery in the same trip also cuts down on separate delivery fees and keeps the job moving in one pass.
Grading and Filling in Florence
Florence sits low at 140 feet elevation with sandy loam soil that drains well but shifts easily under weight, which is exactly why compaction matters more here than in tighter clay regions. A lot of the fill work we deliver for around here is backfill near foundations and crawlspaces, since the sandy base can erode and settle over time if it's not built back up properly. With the growing season stretching from April to November, people also use fill dirt to level yards before laying sod while the window is still open. This is not a material for planting into directly, it is the structural base you build everything else on top of.
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.