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?
One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill jobs here run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you're raising the grade. Measure the low area's square footage and multiply by your target depth in feet to get cubic yards needed, then round up since compaction will settle the pile some. For larger backfill jobs around a foundation or pool, it's worth measuring the void volume directly rather than guessing off surface area.
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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?
One cubic yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill jobs here run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you're raising the grade. Measure the low area's square footage and multiply by your target depth in feet to get cubic yards needed, then round up since compaction will settle the pile some. For larger backfill jobs around a foundation or pool, it's worth measuring the void volume directly rather than guessing off surface area.
What is a Yard?
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
Fill dirt does the heavy lifting to get grade right, but nothing should grow directly in it, so most jobs finish with a few inches of topsoil on top where lawn or beds are planned. If drainage is part of the problem, a layer of gravel underneath before backfilling helps keep water from pooling against a foundation. Mulch comes in later, once the topsoil and planting are settled.
Service area
Areas we deliver fill dirt in Portland, Oregon
- Aloha, Oregon
- Beaverton, Oregon
- Bethany, Oregon
- Canby, Oregon
- Cedar Mill, Oregon
- Cornelius, Oregon
- Damascus, Oregon
- Forest Grove, Oregon
- Gladstone, Oregon
- Gresham, Oregon
- Happy Valley, Oregon
- Hillsboro, Oregon
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Portland's volcanic loam holds moisture longer than sandy soils, so if you're filling a low spot, check that water isn't just going to pool on top of compacted fill instead of soaking in. Grade the fill surface with a slight slope away from structures before you cap it with topsoil. Skipping this step is how people end up with the same standing water problem a foot higher than before.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
The biggest mistake we see is dumping fill in one thick layer and calling it done. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one with a plate compactor or hand tamper before adding the next. Skip this and the ground keeps settling for a year or two, which shows up as dips in a patio or cracks near a foundation once the wet season saturates everything.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If you're backfilling around a foundation or pool wall here, pair the fill with a layer of gravel at the base for drainage before you backfill above it. Portland's slow-draining loam means water can sit against a wall if there's no path for it to move, and that pressure is what causes long term foundation issues in older parts of the city.
Grading and Filling in Portland
Portland's volcanic loam is fertile but it drains slow, and a lot of older neighborhoods have low spots that hold standing water right through the wet season that runs November to March. Fill dirt is how you raise those areas above the water table before you put down topsoil or hardscape. It's also standard for backfilling around pool installs and foundation work on the sloped lots common around the West Hills. This is structural material, not something you plant into, so plan on capping it with topsoil once grade is set.
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.