Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
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.
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How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
One cubic yard of this fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep depending on how low the grade is. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there, rounding up rather than down since running short mid job means a second delivery.
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San Diego 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.
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 this fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep depending on how low the grade is. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there, rounding up rather than down since running short mid job means a second delivery.
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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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.
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 jobs that call for fill dirt also need a layer of topsoil on top once the grade is set, since fill dirt itself is not meant to grow anything. If the finished area will see foot traffic or drainage, a base layer of road base or crushed rock underneath the fill can help stop future settling, particularly in San Diego's clay-heavy ground.
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Areas we deliver fill dirt in San Diego, California
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Never dump fill dirt in one deep pour. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each layer with a plate compactor or hand tamper before adding the next. In San Diego's sandy clay, skipping this step is the number one reason people see cracking patios or sunken yard sections a year or two after the fact, the ground just keeps finding its final resting depth on its own.
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Fill dirt is a structural material, not something to plant into directly. Once you reach your final grade, cap it with 4 to 6 inches of actual topsoil before seeding or planting anything. Skipping the cap and planting straight into subsoil usually means poor drainage and stunted root growth, since the fill has none of the organic content plants need.
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If you are filling a large low spot, consider a two material approach, cheaper fill dirt for the bulk of the depth and topsoil only for the top few inches where roots will actually sit. This keeps costs reasonable while still giving anything you plant a proper growing layer, rather than paying topsoil prices for material that is just going to sit under a patio slab.
Grading and Filling in San Diego
San Diego sits on sandy clay that drains fine on the surface but can hold water underneath, which is exactly the kind of ground that settles unevenly once you pile fill on top without compacting it. With so much of the city built on graded hillsides and canyon lots, fill dirt here is mostly used to correct grade around foundations, retaining walls, and pool decks rather than to fill flat open fields. At 62 feet elevation and with mild year round temperatures, there is no frost heave to worry about, but the clay content means poor compaction will show up as slumping months later, not right away.
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.