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New Orleans Fill Dirt Delivery

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
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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...

One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, which is the minimum working depth for this material. If you are raising a low spot 8 to 12 inches over a 200 square foot area, you are looking at roughly 5 to 8 cubic yards, plus a bit extra for compaction loss. Measure the low area first, decide your target depth, then order by the yard rather than guessing with bags.

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 Orleans Fill Dirt Delivery

New Orleans Fill Dirt Delivery

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The best local fill dirt, without the guesswork.

We hand-pick and partner with the best yards in your region, keep only the ones our buyers rate well, and back each load with our guarantee.

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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...

One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, which is the minimum working depth for this material. If you are raising a low spot 8 to 12 inches over a 200 square foot area, you are looking at roughly 5 to 8 cubic yards, plus a bit extra for compaction loss. Measure the low area first, decide your target depth, then order by the yard rather than guessing with bags.

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 Orleans Folks

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out of 5 based on 137 reviews
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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 here get capped with a layer of topsoil once the grade is set, since nothing grows well in raw subsoil. If the finished area needs a lawn or planting bed, order topsoil for the top few inches and keep the fill dirt underneath doing the structural work. Some customers also pair it with a load of gravel for drainage at the base of a raised area near the foundation.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Do not dump fill dirt in one deep pour and walk away. In New Orleans clay, uncompacted fill keeps settling for one to three years, and you will see it as a slow dip near your foundation or pool deck. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts, compact each one with a plate compactor or hand tamper before adding the next, and you avoid the sunken spot that shows up after the first heavy rain season.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

The most common mistake with fill dirt here is treating it like topsoil and trying to plant directly into it. It is subsoil with the organic matter screened out, so grass and roots struggle in it. Always cap the compacted fill with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil before seeding or planting, even if that means ordering two separate materials for one job.

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If you are filling a large low area, get your grading plan settled before the truck shows up, dirt is heavy and repositioning a big pile by hand is slow work. Order the full quantity in one delivery rather than staging it in smaller loads, it is more efficient than multiple trips and gets your compaction lifts moving the same day.

Grading and Filling in New Orleans

New Orleans sits at about negative 6.5 feet of elevation, and most lots here fight standing water and settling ground built on alluvial clay. Fill dirt is the structural fix, it raises grade around foundations, pools, and low corners of the yard where water pools after every storm. Because the native clay holds moisture and shifts, fill has to be compacted in stages, not dumped and left. This is not a growing medium, it is the base you build on before topsoil goes back over it.

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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Will fill dirt help with the standing water problem in my yard?

Yes, that is its main job here. Raising the grade with compacted fill dirt gets low spots above the surrounding ground so water drains away instead of pooling. It will not fix a drainage system on its own, but for a yard that sits lower than the street or the house next door, it is the standard first step.

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How many cubic yards do I need to raise a 300 square foot area by 8 inches?

At 6 inches, one yard covers about 54 square feet, so at 8 inches figure closer to 40 square feet per yard. For 300 square feet at 8 inches, plan on roughly 7 to 8 cubic yards, plus a little extra since compaction will settle the pile lower than it looks on delivery day.

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Can I install fill dirt any time of year in New Orleans?

Fill dirt work is driven by the project, not the season, so you can place it any time. That said, our clay soil gets slick and hard to compact properly when it is soaked, so working during a dry stretch makes the compaction step easier and more reliable.

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Where will the truck put the dirt and what do I need to clear?

The truck drops the load wherever you specify at checkout, typically a driveway or curb area close to the work zone. Clear enough width for a dump truck to access and back in, and move cars, trash cans, or anything you do not want dirt near before delivery day.

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Should I order fill dirt or topsoil for my project?

If you are raising grade, backfilling a foundation, or building up ground before anything else goes on top, fill dirt is the right call since it is denser and meant to be compacted. Topsoil is for the top few inches where you actually want grass or plants to grow, and the two often get used together on the same job.

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