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?
Fill dirt is sold by the cubic yard, and one yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. Most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep, so a low spot or backfill area of a few hundred square feet can easily need several yards. Measure the area you are raising and the depth you need before ordering, since underestimating means a second delivery mid project.
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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?
Fill dirt is sold by the cubic yard, and one yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. Most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep, so a low spot or backfill area of a few hundred square feet can easily need several yards. Measure the area you are raising and the depth you need before ordering, since underestimating means a second delivery mid project.
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 your delivery date
Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home
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Sit back and wait
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 in Midland finish with a layer of topsoil on top, especially if grass or landscaping is going in over the filled area. Some customers also order a compactable base material for driveway or patio subgrades before the fill goes down. If you are backfilling around a pool or foundation, keep a compactor rented for the same day so each lift gets tamped before the next one goes on.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Place fill dirt in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each one before adding the next, rather than dumping the full depth and compacting once. On Midland's sandy caliche base, skipping this step means the ground keeps settling for a year or more, and you will see dips show up right where a fence post or slab edge sits. A plate compactor rented for a weekend handles most residential jobs.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
The most common mistake we see is treating fill dirt like topsoil and planting straight into it. It has no organic matter and compacts too dense for roots to push through. Cap any filled area with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil before seeding or laying sod, especially since Midland's native soil already runs light on organic content and plants need all the help they can get.
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If your project spans several weeks, like a phased backfill around a foundation, order fill dirt in stages rather than all at once. It lets you compact and inspect each lift before committing more material, and you avoid having a big pile sitting exposed to Midland's wind, which can shift loose material around before you get to it.
Grading and Filling in Midland
Midland sits on sandy caliche, a soil that drains fast but compacts hard once you get past the topsoil layer, which actually makes fill dirt behave well here once it is placed in lifts and compacted. New construction and additions around town often need grading work before anything else can happen, since the flat terrain and low elevation change mean water has nowhere to go unless the lot is shaped right. Homeowners near the older parts of town also use it to level ground disturbed by shifting caliche subsoil. It is not a growing medium, so anywhere you want grass or beds later, plan to cap it with topsoil.
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.