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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At a 6 inch install depth, one cubic yard covers roughly 54 square feet, so a 300 square foot low spot at that depth runs a little under 6 yards. Go to 12 inches and you cut coverage roughly in half, so plan on closer to 11 to 12 yards for the same footprint. Measure the area and the depth you actually need to raise it, not just the finished grade, since some of that depth may already exist.
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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!
At a 6 inch install depth, one cubic yard covers roughly 54 square feet, so a 300 square foot low spot at that depth runs a little under 6 yards. Go to 12 inches and you cut coverage roughly in half, so plan on closer to 11 to 12 yards for the same footprint. Measure the area and the depth you actually need to raise it, not just the finished grade, since some of that depth may already exist.
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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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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 jobs finish with a topsoil cap since fill dirt itself won't support planting or turf. If you're bringing a low yard up to grade before sod or seed, order topsoil for the top few inches and fill dirt for the bulk underneath. Some Greenlawn jobs near pools or foundations also pair fill with crushed stone for drainage at the base before the fill goes in.
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Never dump fill dirt in one deep pour and call it done. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each layer before adding the next, especially over Greenlawn's sandy loam base which already shifts. Skipping this step is the number one reason people call back a year later asking why their yard sank near the foundation or pool wall. A hand tamper works for small areas, a plate compactor for anything larger.
Fill dirt is not a growing medium and treating it like one is a common mistake. It has no organic matter and compacts differently than topsoil, so plants struggle or the surface stays too hard for roots. Always cap finished fill with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil before seeding or sodding, and keep that layer loose rather than compacted like the fill below it.
Order slightly more than your calculated volume, especially on a first fill job, since compaction always reduces final volume by a noticeable margin. Combining a fill delivery with a topsoil delivery on the same schedule often makes more sense than doing the cap weeks later, since your grading equipment and access path are already set up.
Greenlawn sits on sandy loam that drains fast but also settles and shifts more than a heavier clay soil would, especially on properties near the old farmland flats around John Gardiner Farm. Low areas that pond after a Long Island nor'easter usually need real structural fill, not just a few bags of topsoil dumped on top. Because the native soil here is sandy and loose already, compaction of the fill itself matters even more, otherwise you end up chasing settling for a couple seasons. This material is built for that grading and backfill work, not for planting straight into.
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.
