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Screened fill dirt free of debris, for raising low ground and backfilling. Structural material, place it in lifts and compact as you go.
Jana Ozanich
Jana Ozanich
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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 orde...

At 1.3 tons per cubic yard, fill dirt is heavy, so get your quantity close before ordering multiple yards. One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches, so a small foundation backfill might need 3 to 5 yards while a low yard needing a foot of buildup over a few hundred square feet can run 15 yards or more.

A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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New Haven Fill Dirt Delivery

New Haven Fill Dirt Delivery

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The best local fill dirt, without the guesswork.

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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.
Jana Ozanich
Jana Ozanich
Google Review

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 orde...

At 1.3 tons per cubic yard, fill dirt is heavy, so get your quantity close before ordering multiple yards. One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches, so a small foundation backfill might need 3 to 5 yards while a low yard needing a foot of buildup over a few hundred square feet can run 15 yards or more.

A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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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.

From The Mouths of New Haven Folks

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Jana Ozanich
Jana Ozanich

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 ...

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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.

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Michelle Cooper
Michelle Cooper

We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering...

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We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering and provide a digital receipt which means you can remember how much you ordered (I always forget for the next year!), they were on time, they were able to deliver in 48 hours, they were generous with the portion (we got 9 yards and it felt like a FULL nine yards!), the driver was polite! We have ordered from reputable places, and there is always a little trash in the mulch. The mulch we recv'd from Mulch Mound had barely any... we were pleasant surprised!!! Color was great! Not to mention - the price was competitive and LOWER than other mulch places around. We will use again !! Highly recommend! Thanks Mulch Mound!

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Complete Your Outdoor Project

Most fill jobs finish with a few inches of screened topsoil capping the fill so grass or beds actually take, especially since fill dirt itself won't support planting. If you're backfilling near a foundation or pool wall, a layer of crushed stone underneath can help with drainage before the fill goes in. Mulch or compost comes in later, once the grade is set and something is actually meant to grow there.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Fill dirt is not something you dump in one thick layer and walk away from. Place it in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each one with a plate compactor or hand tamper before adding the next layer. Skip this on a New Haven yard with sandy loam underneath and you will watch that spot sink an inch or two every spring for the next three years as it settles unevenly under its own weight.

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The most common mistake we see is people planting directly into fill dirt expecting it to act like topsoil. It won't, it's subsoil screened of debris, and it lacks the organic matter roots need. Always cap finished fill with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil before seeding or landscaping. Skipping this step means struggling grass and plants no matter how much fertilizer gets added afterward.

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If you're filling a large low area, order fill dirt for the bulk of the depth and save topsoil for just the top few inches, since topsoil costs more and you don't need its organic content buried a foot underground. This two material approach handles most foundation and yard leveling jobs around New Haven's older housing stock more efficiently than filling everything with topsoil alone.

Grading and Filling in New Haven

New Haven sits on sandy loam over a lot of glacial fill, which drains fine on its own but means low areas near foundations and old Elm City lots tend to hold water after a hard rain. Fill dirt is what people here use to raise that grade before it becomes a standing water problem. With a growing season that runs from mid April to late October, most fill jobs get scheduled in spring or fall shoulder months when the ground is workable and not frozen or saturated. Because this soil is a structural material and not a growing medium, anyone near Yale's older neighborhoods dealing with settled yards from decades of construction fill should plan to cap it with topsoil once the grade is set.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Can I use fill dirt to level my whole backyard in New Haven?

Yes, fill dirt is the right material for raising a low yard, but it needs to be placed in compacted 6 to 8 inch lifts rather than dumped and graded in one pass. If anything will grow on top, cap the finished grade with 4 to 6 inches of topsoil, since fill dirt itself won't support planting.

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How many cubic yards of fill dirt do I need for a small foundation backfill?

It depends on the gap size, but at 54 square feet of coverage per yard at 6 inches, a typical narrow foundation trench often needs 2 to 4 cubic yards. Measure the length, width, and depth of the gap, convert to cubic feet, and divide by 27 to get an exact yard count before ordering.

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What is the best time of year to bring in fill dirt here?

Fill dirt work is driven by the project, not the season, but spring after the last frost around mid April and fall before late October tend to be easiest since the ground isn't frozen or waterlogged. Avoid working fill in the dead of a New Haven winter when frost can heave a freshly graded area.

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Where will the delivery truck place the fill dirt on my property?

The truck places the load as close to your work area as access allows, usually a driveway or curbside spot with at least 10 feet of clearance. Delivery timing is scheduled at checkout, and clearing the access path of cars or obstacles beforehand keeps the drop quick and in the right spot.

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Should I get fill dirt or topsoil for raising my low yard?

Use fill dirt for the bulk of the depth since it's denser, cheaper by volume, and meant for structural buildup, then cap the top 4 to 6 inches with topsoil where grass or plants need to grow. Using topsoil for the entire depth wastes its organic content on material that will end up buried well below the root zone.

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