Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
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Fill dirt is sold by the cubic yard, and one yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. For most backfill and low spot jobs, plan on 6 to 12 inches of depth depending on how much you need to raise the grade, so a small low area might need 1 to 2 yards while a foundation backfill or pool area can run considerably higher. Measure the low or open area in square feet, then match it against the depth you actually need.
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Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
Fill dirt is sold by the cubic yard, and one yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. For most backfill and low spot jobs, plan on 6 to 12 inches of depth depending on how much you need to raise the grade, so a small low area might need 1 to 2 yards while a foundation backfill or pool area can run considerably higher. Measure the low or open area in square feet, then match it against the depth you actually need.
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Getting started is easy — just follow these simple steps
Adjust the quantity to match your project. One cubic yard covers about 100 to 160 square feet at a 2 to 3 inch depth.
Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home
Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.
Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of cautio...
Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
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 ...
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.
Most fill jobs finish with a cap of topsoil once the grade is where you want it, since fill dirt itself isn't meant to grow anything. If the finished area will see grass or plantings, order topsoil for the top few inches and consider mulch or gravel for any adjacent bed or path work in the same delivery.
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Sandy loam in Port Huron drains quickly, which sounds helpful but it means fill placed in one thick pour tends to shift and void out underneath as water moves through it. Place fill in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one with a plate compactor or hand tamper before adding the next. Skipping this step is exactly why people come back a year later wondering why their new patio pad sank two inches on one corner.
The most common mistake with fill dirt is treating it like topsoil and expecting things to grow in it. It's subsoil, screened of roots and debris, but it has none of the organic matter plants need. Always cap finished fill with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil before seeding or planting, especially given Port Huron's already lean sandy soils that need help holding nutrients.
If you're backfilling around a foundation or pool, order slightly more fill than the void looks like it needs, since settling and compaction eat into your volume fast. Pairing one delivery of fill dirt with a smaller topsoil order for the finish layer is usually more efficient than two separate deliveries weeks apart, and it keeps your project moving through Port Huron's shorter building season.
Port Huron sits at a modest 584 feet elevation with sandy loam soil that drains fast but also settles unevenly around structures and low yard sections near the water. That combination means fill dirt gets used here for raising soggy low spots, leveling ground before a patio or shed, and backfilling foundations after basement or pool work. Because the frost line runs from late October to late April, most fill jobs happen in the warmer months when the ground is workable and compaction actually holds. This is structural material, not something you plant into directly.
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.
