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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 of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most jobs here call for 6 to 12 inches depending on how much grade you need to make up. For a foundation backfill or a low spot in the yard, measure the area and depth you need and figure your yardage from there rather than guessing, since fill dirt at 1.3 tons per cubic yard adds up fast on a delivery truck.
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Rock Island Fill Dirt Delivery
Rock Island Fill Dirt Delivery
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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.
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most jobs here call for 6 to 12 inches depending on how much grade you need to make up. For a foundation backfill or a low spot in the yard, measure the area and depth you need and figure your yardage from there rather than guessing, since fill dirt at 1.3 tons per cubic yard adds up fast on a delivery truck.
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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Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.
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 ...
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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.
We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering...
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We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering and provide a digital receipt which means you can remember how much you ordered (I always forget for the next year!), they were on time, they were able to deliver in 48 hours, they were generous with the portion (we got 9 yards and it felt like a FULL nine yards!), the driver was polite! We have ordered from reputable places, and there is always a little trash in the mulch. The mulch we recv'd from Mulch Mound had barely any... we were pleasant surprised!!! Color was great! Not to mention - the price was competitive and LOWER than other mulch places around. We will use again !! Highly recommend! Thanks Mulch Mound!
Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill dirt jobs around here get capped with a few inches of topsoil once the grade is set, especially if grass or plantings are going back in. If you are backfilling near a foundation or pool, pairing fill dirt with a layer of gravel for drainage underneath is common practice before the fill goes in. Mulch or decorative stone usually comes later, once the structural work is done and the area is ready to finish.
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Areas we deliver fill dirt in Rock Island, Illinois
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Compact fill dirt in 6 to 8 inch lifts, not all at once. If you dump a foot of loose fill and walk away, the bottom stays uncompacted and the whole pile settles unevenly over the next freeze and thaw cycle. In Rock Island's climate, that settling shows up fast once winter hits, so plate compact or hand tamp each lift before adding the next, especially near a foundation or pool wall where uneven settling can crack concrete later.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
A common mistake is treating fill dirt like topsoil and planting straight into it. Fill dirt is subsoil, it lacks the organic matter and structure to support root growth well, and silt loam based fill can compact hard enough that water just sits on top. Always cap with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil before seeding or planting anything, even if the fill looks dark and rich.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If your project spans both structural fill and finish grading, order fill dirt and topsoil as separate deliveries rather than trying to blend them on site. It is far easier to place fill first, compact it properly, then cap with a clean topsoil layer than to sort two materials out of one mixed pile. This also lets you size each order accurately instead of overbuying one to make up for the other.
Grading and Filling in Rock Island
Rock Island sits at 561 feet with silt loam soil underneath, which holds water well but can shift and settle in low areas near the Mississippi and around older foundations close to the Arsenal. Fill dirt is the structural layer that goes in first, before anything is expected to grow, so it needs to be compacted properly or you will be filling in sunken spots again in a year or two. With freeze and thaw cycles running from mid October to late April in zone 5b, poorly compacted fill will heave and settle faster here than in milder climates. This is job material, not garden material, so the goal is stability, not fertility.
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.