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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.

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One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most jobs call for 6 to 12 inches depending on how much grade you need to make up. Measure the low area's length and width, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there. For anything more than a shallow patch, it is worth rounding up rather than running short mid project.

A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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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!!

One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most jobs call for 6 to 12 inches depending on how much grade you need to make up. Measure the low area's length and width, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there. For anything more than a shallow patch, it is worth rounding up rather than running short mid project.

A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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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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Most fill jobs get capped with a few inches of topsoil once the fill is compacted, since fill dirt itself will not support grass or planting. If you are backfilling around a pool or foundation in Frisco's clay, a layer of coarse sand or gravel underneath can help with drainage before the fill goes in. Mulch or decorative stone usually comes in last, once the grade is set and finished.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

In Frisco's black clay, do not dump fill dirt in one deep pour. Spread it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one with a plate compactor or hand tamper before adding the next. Skipping this step is the single biggest reason people see sunken spots reappear a year or two later, especially once the clay underneath goes through its normal wet and dry swelling cycle through the seasons.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Fill dirt is not a growing medium, it is subsoil with the organic matter screened out on purpose so it compacts predictably. If you are building up an area that will eventually have grass, plants, or a garden bed, plan on capping the compacted fill with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil. Skipping the topsoil layer and planting straight into fill usually means poor drainage and struggling plants.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

If you are backfilling around a pool or foundation, order slightly more fill than the void looks like it needs, since compaction eats into your volume more than people expect. It is cheaper to have a little extra on site than to schedule a second delivery for a small gap. Combine your fill order with topsoil or sand in the same planning pass if your project needs both, so you are not guessing on quantities twice.

Grading and Filling in Frisco

Frisco's black clay soil expands when wet and shrinks when it dries out, which is part of why low areas around new construction and older neighborhoods near Toyota Stadium keep resettling year after year. Fill dirt gets used here to build up grade before that clay causes drainage problems against a foundation or under a patio. Because the ground moves seasonally, getting the base right with proper fill matters more in Frisco than in areas with stable soil. This is a structural material, so it goes down first, compacted, before any topsoil or turf comes 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Can I use fill dirt to level a low spot in my backyard before laying sod?

Yes, that is one of the most common uses for it. Bring the area up to grade with fill dirt in compacted 6 to 8 inch lifts, then cap it with a few inches of topsoil before laying sod. Skipping the topsoil layer means sod roots will struggle in the compacted subsoil.

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How many cubic yards do I need to raise a 400 square foot area by 6 inches?

At 54 square feet of coverage per cubic yard at 6 inches deep, 400 square feet needs a little over 7 cubic yards. Round up to account for compaction, so ordering 8 yards gives you a reasonable buffer without much leftover.

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When is the best time to bring in fill dirt in Frisco?

Fill dirt work is driven by your project timeline more than the season, but drier stretches make compaction easier since Frisco's clay soil gets heavy and sticky when saturated. Between the wetter spring months and before the ground firms up ahead of first frost in late November are both workable windows if you have flexibility.

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Where will the delivery truck place the load in my yard?

The truck dumps the full load in one spot, so you will want a clear area a standard delivery truck can access, ideally close to where the material is needed. Delivery is scheduled at checkout, and it helps to have a path cleared and any gates opened ahead of time since fill dirt is heavy and not easy to move far by hand.

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Should I get fill dirt or topsoil for building up my yard?

Use fill dirt for the bulk of the height you need to add, since it is denser and compacts into a stable base, then cap it with a few inches of topsoil where you actually want grass or plants to grow. Using topsoil alone to fill a large low spot gets expensive and will not compact as reliably as fill dirt does.

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