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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One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fills run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you're raising the grade. If you're backfilling around a foundation or pool, measure the void by length, width, and depth in feet, then divide by 27 to get cubic yards. Order in full cubic yard increments since this is sold and delivered by the yard, not by the bag.
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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!
One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fills run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you're raising the grade. If you're backfilling around a foundation or pool, measure the void by length, width, and depth in feet, then divide by 27 to get cubic yards. Order in full cubic yard increments since this is sold and delivered by the yard, not by the bag.
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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.
Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home
Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.
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 dirt jobs finish with a layer of topsoil on top, especially if grass or beds are going in over the filled area. If you're backfilling around a pool or foundation wall, a layer of gravel at the base can help with drainage before the fill goes in. Compaction equipment, even a hand tamper for smaller jobs, is worth having on site before the load arrives.
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Place fill dirt in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each one before adding the next, don't dump the whole load and grade it once. KCK's clay subsoil holds water, so an uncompacted fill pocket becomes a soft spot that sinks unevenly over a wet spring. A hand tamper works for small areas, a plate compactor for anything larger than a flower bed. Skipping this step is the single biggest reason fill settles years later.
Fill dirt is not a growing medium, so don't plant directly into it expecting good results. Cap the compacted fill with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil before seeding or landscaping, otherwise you'll fight poor drainage and low fertility right where the clay subsoil sits closest to the surface. This two layer approach costs less in the long run than reworking a failed lawn later.
If you're filling a large void, like leveling a backyard before a patio or raising a low area near a foundation, order fill dirt for the bulk of the depth and save topsoil for just the top few inches. It's more cost efficient than using topsoil throughout, since fill dirt is priced for volume and structural work, not for growing. Combine both in one delivery window if your project timeline allows it.
KCK sits on heavy clay that drains slowly and holds shape once compacted, which actually works in your favor when you are building up ground rather than growing in it. A lot of the older lots around here have settling issues near foundations and low corners that collect water every spring before the last frost clears in mid April. Fill dirt is the structural fix for that, not a garden amendment, so plan to cap it with topsoil once the grade is set. With elevation under 900 feet and plenty of flat ground near Children's Mercy Park, drainage direction matters more than elevation does when you're deciding where to build up.
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.
