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 are correcting. Measure the low area in square feet, decide how many inches you need to raise it, and that tells you how many yards to order. For a backfill around a foundation or pool wall, measure the void itself rather than the surface area.
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Griffin 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.
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 are correcting. Measure the low area in square feet, decide how many inches you need to raise it, and that tells you how many yards to order. For a backfill around a foundation or pool wall, measure the void itself rather than the surface area.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
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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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Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill dirt jobs finish with a cap of topsoil once the grade is where it needs to be, especially if grass or beds are going in on top. If the area needs drainage work first, a load of gravel under the fill can keep water from pooling against Griffin's dense clay base. Mulch or straw comes in later, once the surface layer is actually planted.
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Areas we deliver fill dirt in Griffin, Georgia
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Place fill dirt in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each one before adding the next. On top of Griffin's red clay, skipping this step is the most common reason a yard develops a low spot again a year or two later, the clay underneath does not compress much, but a loose deep pile of fill will keep settling under its own weight long after you think the job is done.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Fill dirt is not soil for planting, it is the structural base underneath one. If grass, shrubs, or beds are going on top, cap the compacted fill with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil before anything goes in the ground. Skipping the cap and planting straight into fill usually means poor drainage and weak root growth, since the fill was screened for consistency, not fertility.
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If you are backfilling a large void, like around a pool or a foundation wall, order fill dirt for the bulk of the volume and save topsoil for the top few inches only. Fill dirt runs cheaper per yard than topsoil, so using it for the structural depth and topsoil only where roots will actually reach keeps the job efficient without shorting the parts that need real growing medium.
Grading and Filling in Griffin
Griffin sits on red clay that drains slowly and swells when it is wet, so low areas near foundations and pool decks tend to hold water long after a storm. Fill dirt gets used here to build those spots up above grade before anything else happens, whether that is a patio base, a backfilled pool, or a yard that needs to shed water away from the house. Because the native clay is already dense, matching it with a compactable fill instead of loose topsoil keeps the built up area from becoming its own soft spot later. This is not a growing medium, it is the structural layer underneath one.
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.