Online ordering was really simple and I liked the transparent pricing.
About this fill dirt
Inorganic subsoil for filling holes, raising low ground, and backfill. Small rocks and bits of stick or root are normal in the mix, this is structural material and not a growing medium. Do not use it to level a lawn surface or fill flower beds, put topsoil over it for anything you want to plant. Place it in lifts and compact as you go.
Online ordering was really simple and I liked the transparent pricing.
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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, so a 10x10 foot low spot at 6 inches runs close to 2 yards, and the same area at a full 12 inches needs about 4 yards. Because fill dirt weighs in around 1.3 tons per cubic yard, larger orders add up fast in truck weight, so measure the area and depth first and order in whole yards rather than guessing.
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Rapid City Fill Dirt Delivery
Rapid City Fill Dirt Delivery
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About this fill dirt
Inorganic subsoil for filling holes, raising low ground, and backfill. Small rocks and bits of stick or root are normal in the mix, this is structural material and not a growing medium. Do not use it to level a lawn surface or fill flower beds, put topsoil over it for anything you want to plant. Place it in lifts and compact as you go.
Online ordering was really simple and I liked the transparent pricing.
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, so a 10x10 foot low spot at 6 inches runs close to 2 yards, and the same area at a full 12 inches needs about 4 yards. Because fill dirt weighs in around 1.3 tons per cubic yard, larger orders add up fast in truck weight, so measure the area and depth first and order in whole yards rather than guessing.
What is a Yard?
What is a Yard?
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How It Works
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
Fill dirt does the heavy lifting, but it is not a planting medium, so most jobs cap it with a few inches of topsoil once the grade is where you want it. If the finished area will see foot traffic or equipment, a layer of compactable base gravel underneath the fill helps in Rapid City's clay loam, which does not drain fast on its own.
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Areas we deliver fill dirt in Rapid City, South Dakota
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Never dump fill dirt in one deep pour. Spread it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each lift with a plate compactor or hand tamper before adding the next. In Rapid City's clay loam, skipping this step is the number one reason people end up with sunken patios or cracked slabs a year or two later, once frost cycles and rain work through the loose material.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Fill dirt is a structural material, not soil for planting. If you are raising a bed or filling around a foundation where grass or shrubs go in eventually, cap the compacted fill with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil. Skipping that step means anything you plant sits on subsoil that has poor nutrients and drains oddly compared to the surrounding ground.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Order fill dirt in full yard increments based on your measured depth rather than rounding up heavily, since at 1.3 tons per yard extra material adds real weight and cost to the delivery. If your project also needs topsoil on top, ask about scheduling both drops close together so you are not paying for two separate trips to the same address.
Grading and Filling in Rapid City
Rapid City sits on clay loam that already holds water and settles unevenly once you disturb it, so fill dirt used for backfill or grade raising has to be compacted in stages or you will be chasing sunken spots for a couple of years. With an elevation over 3,200 feet and a frost line that runs deep given the Oct 5 to Apr 25 freeze window, ground movement is real here, and loose fill only makes that worse. Most calls we get are foundation backfill after basement work, low areas near driveways that pool water every spring melt, and pool or shed pads that need building up before anything else happens. None of that is growing work, it is structural work, and the material should be treated that way.
What Fill Dirt Is
Fill dirt is inorganic subsoil sold for volume and grade, not for growing. Small rocks and bits of stick or root are normal in the mix. 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.