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!
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One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, so a 10 by 10 low spot needs roughly two yards at that depth, more if you are going deeper. Because fill should go down in 6 to 8 inch lifts and get compacted between each one, figure your total depth first, then divide it into lifts to know how many deliveries or how much material you actually need on site at once.
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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!
One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, so a 10 by 10 low spot needs roughly two yards at that depth, more if you are going deeper. Because fill should go down in 6 to 8 inch lifts and get compacted between each one, figure your total depth first, then divide it into lifts to know how many deliveries or how much material you actually need on site at once.
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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 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!
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 ...
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.
Most fill jobs end with a cap of topsoil once the grade is right, since nothing grows well straight in subsoil. If the finished area is going to see foot traffic or drainage, a gravel base under the fill in wet spots can help before you build up. Compacting equipment, even a hand tamper for small jobs, is worth having on hand before delivery.
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Kingsport clay does not forgive a rushed fill job. If you dump the full depth in one pass, the ground will keep settling for a year or more as it compacts under its own weight, and you will see dips reappear right where you filled. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one with a plate tamper or hand tamper before adding the next. It takes longer up front but saves you from redoing the grade next spring.
A common mistake is treating fill dirt like topsoil and trying to plant straight into it. It has no structure or nutrients for root growth and will compact hard under grass or beds. Always cap finished fill with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil before seeding or sodding, and let the fill settle for a few weeks first if the project timeline allows it.
If you are filling a large low area, it is worth pairing fill dirt with a cheaper base layer where drainage matters, since fill alone can trap water against a clay subgrade. Order fill in stages that match your lift depths rather than all at once, especially on bigger jobs, so you are not storing more material on site than you can compact in a weekend.
Kingsport sits on heavy clay that already drains slow, so low spots and soggy corners are a common complaint here, especially on lots near Bays Mountain where runoff collects at the base of slopes. Fill dirt is how you correct that grade before you ever put topsoil or sod down. With a growing season bookended by frost from mid November to mid April, most people want fill in place and compacted well before spring planting starts. This is structural material, it does the grading work, it is not meant to grow anything on its own.
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.
