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O'Fallon 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.
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One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most jobs run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much grade you're recovering. Measure the low area or backfill trench in square feet, decide your depth, and order in full cubic yard increments since it's sold that way. A foundation backfill run and a low yard patch will need very different volumes even on the same lot, so measure both separately if you have more than one spot.

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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O'Fallon Fill Dirt Delivery

O'Fallon 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.
Ryan Cully
Ryan Cully
Google Review

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 c...

One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most jobs run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much grade you're recovering. Measure the low area or backfill trench in square feet, decide your depth, and order in full cubic yard increments since it's sold that way. A foundation backfill run and a low yard patch will need very different volumes even on the same lot, so measure both separately if you have more than one spot.

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 O'Fallon Folks

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Ryan Cully
Ryan Cully

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.

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Lindsay Mangan
Lindsay Mangan

Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will de...

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Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!

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Complete Your Outdoor Project

Most fill jobs get capped with a few inches of topsoil once the grade is set, especially if grass or beds are going back over it. If you're backfilling around a pool or foundation, gravel underneath the fill line helps with drainage before you bring the level up. Compaction equipment rental is worth budgeting for on anything more than a small patch.

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Place fill dirt in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each layer before adding the next, rather than dumping it all at once and compacting the top. On O'Fallon's silt loam, uncompacted fill will keep settling for a year or more, especially after spring rains soak into loose material. This matters most around foundations and pools, where uneven settling later means cracked slabs or sunken patios you'll be redoing.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

The most common mistake is treating fill dirt like it's ready to plant into. It's subsoil, screened of debris but stripped of the organic matter that makes topsoil work for grass or beds. Always cap finished fill with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil before seeding or landscaping, or you'll be fighting poor drainage and bare patches for seasons after the grading looks done.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

If you're both raising a low area and finishing it with lawn or beds, order fill dirt and topsoil as separate deliveries rather than trying to blend one material to do both jobs. Fill is priced and handled as structural bulk material, topsoil is finer and meant to support growth, and keeping them separate on site makes the lift-and-compact work cleaner instead of mixing grades you'll have to sort out layer by layer.

Grading and Filling in O'Fallon

O'Fallon sits on silt loam, which holds water well but also settles unevenly once it's disturbed for construction or pool digs. Fill dirt gives you a structural base to rebuild that grade correctly instead of guessing with whatever spoil pile is sitting in the yard. With new subdivisions still going in around town and older lots near Fort Zumwalt Park needing regrading after drainage work, this is one of the most requested materials for foundation backfill and low-spot correction. It is not a growing medium, so anything going on top still needs a topsoil cap.

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 O'Fallon?

Yes, for raising grade or filling low spots, but it needs to go down in compacted 6 to 8 inch lifts, not one thick dump. On silt loam soil like ours, uncompacted fill settles unevenly over time, especially after wet springs. Cap the finished grade with topsoil before seeding or landscaping since fill dirt has no organic content for growing.

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How many cubic yards do I need to backfill around my foundation?

Measure the trench or gap in square feet, then use 54 square feet per cubic yard at a 6 inch depth as your baseline. A typical foundation backfill run 2 feet wide by 40 feet long at 8 inches deep works out to roughly 5 to 6 cubic yards. Order slightly more since compaction will reduce the finished volume.

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When is the best time to bring in fill dirt before winter?

Aim to finish grading and compaction work before ground starts freezing, which around here typically follows the first frost near October 20. Working the material while soil is still workable makes compaction easier and gives any topsoil cap time to settle before spring planting season starts after the last frost in April.

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How does delivery work if my driveway or yard access is tight?

You schedule your delivery date at checkout, and the truck drops the load at the most accessible spot near where you're working, since fill dirt is heavy and not practical to move far by hand. Clear a path wide enough for the truck beforehand and let us know if access is limited so the load lands where you actually need it.

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

Use fill dirt for the bulk of the raise since it's denser and built for structural fill, then finish with a few inches of topsoil on top if you're planting grass or beds. Fill dirt alone will not support healthy growth long term since it lacks the organic matter topsoil has. Combining both gets you a stable base with a growing layer on top.

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