I needed 3 yards of top soil and that's what I got! Right on time and right where I asked it to be placed (Order# 2041).
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.
I needed 3 yards of top soil and that's what I got! Right on time and right where I asked it to be placed (Order# 2041).
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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 projects here call for 6 to 12 inches depending on how much grade you're correcting. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there. For bigger regrades or pool backfill, it's worth rounding up since settling will eat into your finished grade.
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McAllen 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.
I needed 3 yards of top soil and that's what I got! Right on time and right where I asked it to be placed (Order# 2041).
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 projects here call for 6 to 12 inches depending on how much grade you're correcting. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there. For bigger regrades or pool backfill, it's worth rounding up since settling will eat into your finished grade.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
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Getting started is easy — just follow these simple steps
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Choose your quantity
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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Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home
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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 few inches of topsoil on top once the grade is set, especially if lawn or beds are going in over it. If the area borders a bed or slope, edging or a small run of mulch can hold the new grade in place while grass or plants establish.
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Areas we deliver fill dirt in McAllen, Texas
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Fill dirt is a structural material, not something you dump in a pile and grade later. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each lift before adding the next, whether that's with a hand tamper for small areas or a plate compactor for anything larger. Skip this step and the ground keeps settling for a year or more, which shows up as sunken spots near foundations or pool decks exactly where you don't want them.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
The most common mistake we see is treating fill dirt as if it were topsoil, spreading it and trying to plant straight into it. It has none of the organic matter or structure that roots need. Cap any area that will grow grass or plants with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil once your fill is compacted and graded to the level you want.
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If you're backfilling around a pool or foundation, order a bit more than your calculated volume, since compaction typically reduces loose fill volume by 10 to 20 percent. It's cheaper to have a small surplus on site than to schedule a second delivery for a partial yard. Any leftover material works fine for topping off low spots elsewhere in the yard.
Grading and Filling in McAllen
McAllen sits at only 121 feet of elevation and the clay loam soil here does not drain fast, so low spots in a yard tend to hold water after our heavier rain events. Fill dirt is how you correct that grade before anything else gets built or planted. It's also the standard material for backfilling around pool decks and foundation edges once forms come out, since the native clay loam alone does not compact predictably. Because it's a structural material and not a growing medium, plan on topsoil over it for lawn or bed areas.
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.