We had a great experience with mulch mound! Our mulch arrived when we requested. The delivery fee was so reasonable. We’ll use them again for sure!
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.
We had a great experience with mulch mound! Our mulch arrived when we requested. The delivery fee was so reasonable. We’ll use them again for sure!
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How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
Fill dirt is typically installed 6 to 12 inches deep, and one cubic yard covers roughly 54 square feet at 6 inches. So a 10 by 10 foot low spot at 6 inches runs about 2 cubic yards, and if you are going deeper or covering more ground the number climbs fast. Measure the actual low area first, not the whole yard, since most fill jobs are localized dips or specific backfill zones.
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Meridian Fill Dirt Delivery
Meridian 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.
We had a great experience with mulch mound! Our mulch arrived when we requested. The delivery fee was so reasonable. We’ll use them again for sure!
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
Fill dirt is typically installed 6 to 12 inches deep, and one cubic yard covers roughly 54 square feet at 6 inches. So a 10 by 10 foot low spot at 6 inches runs about 2 cubic yards, and if you are going deeper or covering more ground the number climbs fast. Measure the actual low area first, not the whole yard, since most fill jobs are localized dips or specific backfill zones.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
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How It Works
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.
First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wan...
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First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wanted the mulch put on my driveway, and it was delivered perfectly when I got home from work the next day. Best deal around when I compared it to competitors and I will definitely be becoming back.
Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill dirt jobs around Meridian finish with a few inches of topsoil capping the fill wherever grass or beds are going in, since fill dirt itself will not support much growth. If you are building up before sod, a topsoil layer on top gives roots something to work with. For drainage-sensitive spots near foundations, some customers add a layer of gravel underneath before the fill goes down.
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Areas we deliver fill dirt in Meridian, Idaho
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Silt loam like what is common around Meridian holds water differently than sandy soil, so if you are filling a low spot right before fall rains or spring snowmelt, compact each 6 to 8 inch lift as you go rather than piling it all at once. Uncompacted fill over silt loam will settle unevenly over a year or two, leaving a dip right where you tried to raise the ground.
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A common mistake is treating fill dirt like topsoil and planting straight into it. It has no nutrient value and compacts too dense for most roots to push through. Always cap fill dirt with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil before seeding lawn or planting beds, and let the fill settle for a few weeks first if the timeline allows it.
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If you are backfilling around a foundation or pool wall, ask what the excavated soil looked like before ordering, matching similar material reduces uneven settling at the seam between old and new ground. Ordering a slightly larger quantity than your calculation, especially on compaction-heavy jobs, usually costs less hassle than a second delivery for the last yard or two.
Grading and Filling in Meridian
Meridian sits at 2,605 feet in silt loam country, and silt loam compacts differently than sand or clay, it can settle hard if you dump it in one thick layer and walk away. With new construction still spreading across Treasure Valley, a lot of our fill dirt orders go toward leveling yards left rough by builders or raising areas near foundations that were graded too low. It is not a growing medium, so anything going in after it, lawn, beds, patio base, needs a plan for what caps it. Given our dry summers and the freeze window between October and May, getting compaction right before winter matters more here than in wetter climates.
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.