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 runs about 1.3 tons per cubic yard, and one yard covers roughly 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. Most structural fill jobs call for 6 to 12 inches, so for a 10 by 10 foot low spot at 6 inches you're looking at close to 2 cubic yards, doubled if you're going a full foot. Measure the low area first, then decide your target depth before ordering.
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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.
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
Fill dirt runs about 1.3 tons per cubic yard, and one yard covers roughly 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. Most structural fill jobs call for 6 to 12 inches, so for a 10 by 10 foot low spot at 6 inches you're looking at close to 2 cubic yards, doubled if you're going a full foot. Measure the low area first, then decide your target depth before ordering.
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What is a Yard?
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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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Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill jobs finish with a cap of topsoil once the grade is set, especially if grass or a garden bed is going in on top. Some customers also order a load of gravel or road base for drainage under patios or sheds before the fill goes in. If the project is a pool or foundation backfill, plan your topsoil order for after the fill has settled and been compacted.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Place fill dirt in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each one before adding the next. Skipping this step is the single biggest reason people end up with a sunken spot two years later, especially in Pocatello's sandy loam where loose soil settles fast once it gets wet from spring runoff or a hard freeze thaw cycle. A hand tamper works for small areas, a plate compactor for anything larger.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Fill dirt is not a growing medium, so don't expect grass or plants to take in it directly. Cap finished fill with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil before seeding or planting anything, especially with Pocatello's short growing window between the May 17 last frost and October frost. Skipping the topsoil cap usually means stunted grass and a redo the following spring.
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If you're filling a large low spot or backfilling around a full foundation, order fill dirt for the bulk of the depth and save topsoil for just the top few inches. This keeps cost down since fill dirt is cheaper per yard than topsoil and does the structural job just as well buried. Pair the delivery timing so fill goes down first, gets compacted, and topsoil comes later once you're ready to finish grade.
Grading and Filling in Pocatello
With Pocatello sitting at 4,462 feet and sandy loam as the base soil, drainage is rarely the problem, uneven grading usually is. A lot of the fill jobs here are pool backfill, foundation work, and leveling ground that has settled over winters with hard freeze and thaw cycles. Because the native soil is loose and sandy, fill placed without compaction can shift again once frost works into it, so lifts and compaction matter more here than in areas with heavier clay. This is a structural material, meant to get buried or capped, not planted into directly.
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.