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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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How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
Fill dirt is sold by the cubic yard, and one yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, less if you're going deeper. Most structural fill jobs call for 6 to 12 inches, so a 10 by 10 foot low spot at 8 inches deep runs a little over 2 yards. Measure the area and the depth you actually need filled, not just the visible dip, since settling will eat into your grade over time.
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Indiana 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.
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
Fill dirt is sold by the cubic yard, and one yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, less if you're going deeper. Most structural fill jobs call for 6 to 12 inches, so a 10 by 10 foot low spot at 8 inches deep runs a little over 2 yards. Measure the area and the depth you actually need filled, not just the visible dip, since settling will eat into your grade over time.
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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.
One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked ...
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One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked at the weather and knew I needed to get to mulching ASAP before the rain came if I didn't want to wait another week. I put my order in for the next day online and they came right at 9 AM. The employee who dropped off the mulch did a great job, putting it right on the tarp I laid out, she even made sure none of it got on the yard and double checked the truck bed to make sure it all came out. The mulch was exactly what I needed and arrived right on time.
We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering...
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We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering and provide a digital receipt which means you can remember how much you ordered (I always forget for the next year!), they were on time, they were able to deliver in 48 hours, they were generous with the portion (we got 9 yards and it felt like a FULL nine yards!), the driver was polite! We have ordered from reputable places, and there is always a little trash in the mulch. The mulch we recv'd from Mulch Mound had barely any... we were pleasant surprised!!! Color was great! Not to mention - the price was competitive and LOWER than other mulch places around. We will use again !! Highly recommend! Thanks Mulch Mound!
Complete Your Outdoor Project
Fill dirt is structural, not a growing medium, so most jobs finish with a cap of topsoil once the grade is set, especially if grass or beds are going in over it. Some customers also order gravel underneath for extra drainage in the clay loam here before filling on top. If you're building up around a foundation or pool, plan for both the fill and the finish material in the same delivery window to keep the project moving.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Indiana's clay loam base means water moves through fill slowly, so if you're filling near a foundation or pool wall, grade the top slightly away from the structure before you cap it. Skipping this step is how people end up with standing water against a wall two years later, even though the fill itself was placed correctly. A rake and a level are enough to catch it while the lift is still loose.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
The most common mistake with fill dirt is treating it like topsoil and dumping it in one thick layer. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one before adding the next, whether by hand tamper or plate compactor. Skip this and the ground keeps settling for years, showing up as dips and cracks well after the job looks finished.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If you're filling a large low area, order fill dirt for the bulk of the depth and cap only the top few inches with topsoil where grass or plants need to grow. This keeps cost down since fill and topsoil are priced differently, and it's structurally correct since fill dirt isn't meant to support root growth anyway.
Grading and Filling in Indiana
Indiana sits on clay loam that already drains slowly, so any spot that stays soggy after a spring rain usually needs raised grade, not just more topsoil on top. At 1309 feet with a frost season running roughly October through early May, ground that isn't properly built up will heave and settle over freeze thaw cycles. A lot of the fill work we deliver here goes toward pool backfill, foundation work, and leveling ground before new construction. Because the native soil is heavy, fill dirt placed and compacted correctly will actually hold its grade better here than in sandier regions.
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.