Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
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One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill projects run 6 to 12 inches deep depending on how much grade you need to make up. Measure the low area, decide your target depth, and order in full cubic yard increments since partial loads are hard to schedule efficiently. For anything over a few yards, expect multiple loads or a larger delivery truck, so it helps to know your gate and driveway clearance in advance.
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Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill projects run 6 to 12 inches deep depending on how much grade you need to make up. Measure the low area, decide your target depth, and order in full cubic yard increments since partial loads are hard to schedule efficiently. For anything over a few yards, expect multiple loads or a larger delivery truck, so it helps to know your gate and driveway clearance in advance.
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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.
Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home
Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.
Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will de...
Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
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!
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
Most fill dirt jobs finish with a cap of topsoil once the grade is set, especially if grass or planting beds go on top afterward. Some Franklin customers also order crushed stone for a compacted base under patios or sheds built on the newly raised ground. If you are backfilling around a pool or foundation, having both fill dirt and topsoil delivered together saves a second trip.
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Fill dirt is not a growing medium, it is structural, so treat it that way. Place it in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each layer before adding the next, whether that means a plate compactor or just heavy foot and equipment traffic over time. Skipping this step is the single biggest reason people end up with a sunken yard two years later, especially on Franklin's silt loam, which holds moisture and settles unevenly if it is not compacted as you go.
Do not cover fill dirt with sod or seed directly. It has no nutrient value and drains poorly once compacted, so cap it with 4 to 6 inches of topsoil before anything is expected to grow. This matters more in Franklin's zone 7b climate where fall seeding between the October and April frost dates needs decent topsoil to establish roots before winter.
If you are filling a large low area, order fill dirt for the bulk of the depth and save topsoil for just the top few inches where roots actually live. This keeps cost proportional to what each material is actually doing, since fill dirt is priced for volume and topsoil is priced for quality. Pairing the two in one delivery window also saves a second scheduling trip.
Franklin sits on silt loam that compacts inconsistently when it is wet, which is common given how much rain moves through this part of Tennessee between fall and spring. That makes fill dirt a structural fix rather than a garden material here, useful for leveling yards near Historic Downtown Franklin's older lots where grading has shifted over decades. It is also the standard choice for backfill around new pool installs and foundation work before topsoil and sod go on top. If you are correcting drainage toward a low spot, fill dirt raises the grade without adding organic matter that will break down and sink later.
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 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.
