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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?
One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural jobs run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you are raising the grade. For a low spot or foundation backfill, measure the square footage and multiply by your target depth in feet to get cubic yards needed, then round up since compaction will settle the material a bit. Since it is sold by the cubic yard, ordering slightly more than the bare minimum saves a second delivery.
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Jefferson Fill Dirt Delivery
Jefferson 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.
Ordered Dirt. Received Dirt. Would Buy Again.
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 jobs run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you are raising the grade. For a low spot or foundation backfill, measure the square footage and multiply by your target depth in feet to get cubic yards needed, then round up since compaction will settle the material a bit. Since it is sold by the cubic yard, ordering slightly more than the bare minimum saves a second delivery.
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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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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!
Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill jobs in Jefferson finish with a cap of topsoil once the fill is compacted, since fill dirt itself will not support grass or planting. If you're building up around a pool or foundation, a layer of gravel underneath for drainage can help keep the red clay subgrade from holding water against the fill. Mulch or sod comes after, once the topsoil layer is in place.
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Areas we deliver fill dirt in Jefferson, Georgia
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Jefferson's red clay does not compact the same way sandy fill does, so when you're building up a low spot, place your fill dirt in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one before adding the next. Skipping this and dumping it all at once looks fine at first, but the ground keeps settling unevenly for a year or two afterward, especially with the freeze thaw cycles we get between our March and November frost dates.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
The most common mistake we see is treating fill dirt like topsoil and trying to plant directly into it. Fill dirt is a structural subsoil, it lacks the organic content and nutrients grass or shrubs need, and it compacts too dense for root growth anyway. Always cap finished fill with several inches of real topsoil before seeding, sodding, or planting anything on top of it.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If your project involves both raising grade and improving drainage, like backfill around a pool deck, pair fill dirt with a base layer of gravel before you add the fill. This keeps water from pooling against the red clay subgrade underneath, which is a common issue given how slowly clay drains in this area. It costs a bit more upfront but avoids drainage headaches later.
Grading and Filling in Jefferson
Jefferson's red clay drains slowly and shifts with the wet winters and dry summer stretches typical of zone 8a, which is exactly why raw yard dirt is a poor substitute for clean fill on a real project. Homeowners near the Crawford W. Long Museum area and out toward the newer subdivisions both run into the same problem, low spots that hold water after storms and foundations that need buildup before grading. Fill dirt gives you a stable base that does not carry the organic material and debris that causes settling later. It is the material for the job itself, not something tied to a planting season.
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.