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?
One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill goes in at 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you are raising the grade. Measure the low area's length and width, decide your target depth, and order by the cubic yard rather than guessing at a truckload or two, since underordering means a second delivery and a second delivery fee.
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Olathe Fill Dirt Delivery
Olathe 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.
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?
One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill goes in at 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you are raising the grade. Measure the low area's length and width, decide your target depth, and order by the cubic yard rather than guessing at a truckload or two, since underordering means a second delivery and a second delivery fee.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
FAQs
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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.
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Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill dirt jobs finish with a cap of topsoil once the grade is built up, since fill alone will not support grass, beds, or anything you actually want growing on top. If the project includes a pool or foundation backfill, some jobs also pair fill with a layer of crushed rock underneath for drainage before the fill goes in. Figure out that layering before your delivery date so you are not ordering twice.
Service area
Areas we deliver fill dirt in Olathe, Kansas
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Do not dump fill dirt in one deep pour and walk away. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one with a plate compactor or hand tamper before adding the next layer. Skip this on Olathe's clay-heavy lots and you will watch that spot sink two or three inches over the next couple winters as the freeze thaw cycle works through uncompacted material, taking your patio or shed pad down with it.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
The most common mistake we see is people trying to grow grass or plants directly in fill dirt. It is subsoil, screened of debris but stripped of the organic matter that makes topsoil work. Cap any finished grade with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil before seeding or planting. If the fill is going under a patio, shed, or driveway base instead, skip the cap and just focus on compaction.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If you are backfilling around a new foundation or pool wall in Olathe's clay soil, ask your contractor whether a gravel layer belongs under the fill for drainage, since clay does not let water move away from a structure on its own. Getting that sequence right the first time costs less than fixing a wet basement or a heaving pool deck two years later.
Grading and Filling in Olathe
Olathe sits on heavy clay that drains slow and heaves with the freeze thaw cycle between the Oct 28 first frost and the Apr 11 last frost, so any fill that is not compacted right will settle unevenly over a winter or two. Builders around town use fill dirt constantly for pad prep before slab pours and for backfilling foundation walls once forms come off, since the native clay alone does not pack predictably. It is also common on lots near older drainage paths where low corners collect water after storms. None of that is a growing job, it is a grading and structural job, and this dirt is built for that.
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.