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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.
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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 here run 6 to 12 inches deep, so a small low spot might only take a yard or two, while backfilling around a pool or foundation wall can run into double digits fast. Measure the area you're filling and the depth you need, then work backward from the 54 square foot per yard figure at 6 inches.
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Ocean Pines Fill Dirt Delivery
Ocean Pines 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.
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
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 here run 6 to 12 inches deep, so a small low spot might only take a yard or two, while backfilling around a pool or foundation wall can run into double digits fast. Measure the area you're filling and the depth you need, then work backward from the 54 square foot per yard figure at 6 inches.
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.
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.
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!
Complete Your Outdoor Project
Fill dirt does the heavy lifting underneath, but most projects need a topsoil cap on top if grass or plants are going in, since fill dirt itself won't support growth. If you're building up a bed or lawn area, ordering topsoil for the final few inches on top of the fill keeps the job in one delivery cycle instead of two separate trips.
Service area
Areas we deliver fill dirt in Ocean Pines, Maryland
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
With Ocean Pines sitting near sea level and holding a high water table, don't just dump fill and walk away. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one before adding the next, or you'll be watching that spot sink for the next two or three years as it settles under its own weight and whatever rain works through the sandy soil around it.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
A common mistake we see locally is people trying to grow grass straight into fill dirt. It's subsoil, screened of debris, but it has none of the organic matter or nutrients that sandy topsoil around here already lacks. Always cap fill with 3 to 4 inches of real topsoil before seeding or sodding, otherwise you'll be reseeding a bare patch every spring.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If you're filling a large low area near the canals or a pool excavation, order slightly more than your calculated volume, since compaction typically eats up 10 to 15 percent of your loose volume. It's more efficient to get it right in one delivery than to schedule a second small load later for a gap you didn't account for.
Grading and Filling in Ocean Pines
Ocean Pines sits low, at around 10 feet elevation, on predominantly sandy soil that drains fast but doesn't hold shape well when you're trying to build up grade. Fill dirt gives you a stable base to work with instead of fighting loose sand that shifts under a patio or shed pad. A lot of the calls we get here are about lots near the golf club and the canals where the ground settles after a wet season and needs to be brought back up. Since this soil doesn't support plant growth on its own, it's meant as the structural layer underneath, not the top layer.
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.