I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as promised and place exactly where I asked. Excellent service! I will be ordering mulch next!
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One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep depending on how much you're raising the grade. Measure the low area in square feet, decide how many inches you need to bring it up, and that gives you a solid starting order size before you account for compaction settling.
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I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as promised and place exactly where I asked. Excellent service! I will be ordering mulch next!
One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep depending on how much you're raising the grade. Measure the low area in square feet, decide how many inches you need to bring it up, and that gives you a solid starting order size before you account for compaction settling.
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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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I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as pro...
I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as promised and place exactly where I asked. Excellent service! I will be ordering mulch next!
I recently ordered from mulch mound and was thoroughly impressed with every aspect of the experience. The entire process, from placing the order to...
I recently ordered from mulch mound and was thoroughly impressed with every aspect of the experience. The entire process, from placing the order to delivery was seamless and efficient. The mulch arrived exactly on time, and the quality exceeded my expectations. The color was rich and consistent, and I received more than enough to complete my project with proper coverage and packing.
Customer service was equally outstanding. Communication was clear, and the team was responsive and professional throughout. It’s rare to find a company that delivers both a high-quality product and excellent service, but mulch mound did just that.
Highly recommended, and I wouldn’t hesitate to order from them again.
I couldn't be happier with the speed and quality of the mulch delivery service of Mulch Mound. Every detail from ordering, to communication with on...
I couldn't be happier with the speed and quality of the mulch delivery service of Mulch Mound. Every detail from ordering, to communication with on time delivery, to perfect product placement was amazing. I needed more and I got it within 2 hours! I'm never doing this with bags again.
Fill dirt does the structural work, but almost nothing grows well directly on top of it, so a cap of topsoil is standard once the grade is where you want it. If the finished area will see foot traffic or drainage, a layer of crushed stone underneath low spots near downspouts can help move water away from the sandy loam that dominates most Orangeburg lots.
Never dump fill dirt in one deep pile and call it done. Spread it in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each layer with a plate compactor or hand tamper before adding the next. Skip this step and the sandy loam underneath, combined with an uncompacted fill layer, will keep settling for two or three years, showing up as sunken spots right where you least want them, like next to a foundation or pool deck.
The most common mistake with fill dirt is trying to grow grass straight on top of it. Fill dirt is subsoil, it lacks the organic matter and structure that turf or plants need. Always cap the compacted fill with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil before seeding or laying sod. Skipping the cap means patchy grass no matter how much fertilizer gets thrown at it.
If you're filling a large low area, order fill dirt for the bulk of the depth and save topsoil for just the top layer, it stretches your budget further since fill dirt costs less to produce than screened topsoil. This two material approach is standard on bigger regrading jobs around Orangeburg where yards need several inches of buildup before anything gets planted.
Orangeburg sits at 243 feet with sandy loam soil that drains well but also shifts and settles more than clay ever will, especially in yards that were graded quickly during construction. That settling shows up years later as low spots near foundations, patios, and pool decks, which is exactly what fill dirt corrects. Because this is a project material and not something tied to planting season, orders here run year round, from pool installs in the heat of summer to backfilling after winter drainage work. People building up a low yard before laying new sod on that sandy loam base need it compacted right, not just dumped and leveled.
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 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.
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.
