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?
One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, which is the shallow end of a typical install. For deeper work like backfilling a foundation wall or raising a low yard 12 inches, figure closer to 27 square feet per yard, so measure your area and depth separately before ordering. Most Harrisburg backfill and grading jobs run somewhere between 5 and 20 cubic yards depending on the size of the low spot or trench.
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Harrisburg Fill Dirt Delivery
Harrisburg 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?
One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, which is the shallow end of a typical install. For deeper work like backfilling a foundation wall or raising a low yard 12 inches, figure closer to 27 square feet per yard, so measure your area and depth separately before ordering. Most Harrisburg backfill and grading jobs run somewhere between 5 and 20 cubic yards depending on the size of the low spot or trench.
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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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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 fill dirt jobs finish with a cap of screened topsoil once the fill is compacted and settled, since fill dirt itself isn't meant to grow anything. If the finished grade needs to shed water toward a drain or away from a foundation, a load of drainage gravel underneath the fill can help before you build up. Either pairs easily with the same delivery if you're already scheduling a drop.
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Areas we deliver fill dirt in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Harrisburg's limestone clay subsoil already drains slowly, so if you're filling near a foundation or pool wall, don't just dump and walk away. Place it in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each one with a plate compactor before adding the next. Skipping this step is the single biggest reason people end up with a sunken patch two years later, especially after a wet spring thaw cycle works its way through the fill.
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Fill dirt is not a growing medium, and trying to plant directly into it is a common mistake. It lacks the organic structure and nutrients topsoil has, so grass and shrubs will struggle or fail outright. Always cap finished fill with at least 4 to 6 inches of topsoil before seeding or planting, and give that cap time to settle on its own before you put anything in the ground.
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If you're filling a large low area, consider mixing your order with a base layer of coarser fill or gravel below the finer subsoil, especially if drainage toward the street or a swale matters on your lot. It reduces the total volume of fine fill you need and gives the whole build up a more stable base, which matters more on Harrisburg's clay than on sandier ground.
Grading and Filling in Harrisburg
Harrisburg sits on limestone clay that holds water and swells when it's wet, which is exactly why so many yards here have that low spot near the foundation or a soggy corner that never drains. Fill dirt gives you a structural base to raise that grade above the problem instead of fighting the clay every spring. With frost reaching down through mid October to late April, anything backfilled loose will heave and settle over a couple freeze thaw cycles if it's not compacted right. This material is built for that, it's meant to be packed in lifts, not spread and left.
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.