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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, so a small low spot might only need a yard or two, while backfilling around a foundation or pool wall on a larger lot can run into double digits. Since fill dirt should go down in 6 to 8 inch lifts and get compacted between each one, figure your total depth first, then divide by your lift height to know how many passes you are making. Order by the cubic yard and round up slightly, since compaction reduces volume once it is packed.
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Somerset 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.
Ordered Dirt. Received Dirt. Would Buy Again.
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, so a small low spot might only need a yard or two, while backfilling around a foundation or pool wall on a larger lot can run into double digits. Since fill dirt should go down in 6 to 8 inch lifts and get compacted between each one, figure your total depth first, then divide by your lift height to know how many passes you are making. Order by the cubic yard and round up slightly, since compaction reduces volume once it is packed.
What is a Yard?
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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.
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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!
Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill dirt jobs finish with a cap of topsoil once the grade is set, especially if grass or plants are going in on top. If you are leveling a large area, a load of crushed stone underneath can help with drainage before the fill goes in, particularly on Somerset's slower draining silt loam. Mulch or compost come later, once the structural work is done and something is actually meant to grow.
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Areas we deliver fill dirt in Somerset, Kentucky
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Fill dirt is not something you dump in one pile and walk away from. Place it in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each layer before adding the next, whether that is with a hand tamper for small jobs or a plate compactor for anything sizable. Skip this step and Somerset's silt loam will settle unevenly over the following year or two, leaving you with a low spot right back where you started, sometimes worse near a foundation.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
The most common mistake we see is treating fill dirt like topsoil and trying to plant directly into it. It has no nutrient value and compacts too hard for roots to spread. Always cap finished fill with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil if grass, shrubs, or a garden bed is going on top. Skipping this step leads to patchy grass and plants that struggle no matter how much fertilizer gets added later.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If your project spans multiple seasons, order fill dirt in the volume you need for the whole job rather than in smaller batches, since remobilizing a truck for a second small delivery usually costs more per yard than one larger load. Pair it with crushed stone underneath in low areas near Lake Cumberland where drainage is sluggish, and keep topsoil as a separate, smaller order for the final cap.
Grading and Filling in Somerset
Somerset sits at nearly 1,000 feet with silt loam soil that compacts unevenly if you do not work it right, which matters when you are filling low spots near a foundation or leveling ground before a patio. Around Lake Cumberland, a lot of lots have grade changes that need correcting before any structure goes in. Fill dirt is not a growing medium, it is the structural layer under everything else, so how it is placed matters more than what it looks like. Get the compaction right and the settling problems that plague DIY fill jobs mostly go away.
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.