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!
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One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most projects run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you are raising the grade. Measure the low area's length and width, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there. For deeper fills, plan on placing it in lifts rather than one thick layer.
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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!
One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most projects run 6 to 12 inches depending on how much you are raising the grade. Measure the low area's length and width, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there. For deeper fills, plan on placing it in lifts rather than one thick layer.
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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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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 cautio...
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!
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
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 ...
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.
Most fill jobs finish with a layer of topsoil on top if grass or plants are going in, since fill dirt itself is a structural base, not a growing medium. Some customers also order a bit of gravel for drainage at the low point before backfilling. If the finished area needs a lawn, budget for a topsoil cap after the fill has settled.
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Terre Haute's silt loam drains slower than sandy soils, so if your low spot holds water after rain, break up the native soil surface before dumping fill on top. Dropping dirt straight onto a hardpan or waterlogged base just traps moisture underneath, and you will see the same soggy spot resurface in a year or two. A few passes with a shovel or tiller first makes a real difference.
The most common mistake with fill dirt is dumping it all at once and calling it done. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one with a plate compactor or by wetting and tamping before adding the next layer. Skip this step and the ground keeps settling for years, showing up as dips near foundations or low spots that reappear every spring thaw.
If you are filling a large area, pair fill dirt with a thinner topsoil cap rather than using topsoil for the whole depth. Topsoil is more expensive and it compacts poorly as a structural base, so using it only in the top few inches where roots actually grow gets you a stable yard without overpaying for material that is doing a job it is not built for.
Terre Haute's native silt loam holds moisture and compacts unevenly, which is part of why so many yards near the Wabash develop low spots and soggy corners over time. Fill dirt gives you a stable base to correct that grading before anything else goes in. It is not a growing medium, so if the area needs sod or beds later, plan to cap it with topsoil. With a frost line that runs from mid October to mid April, most fill projects here get scheduled in the warmer stretch when the ground compacts predictably.
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 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.
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.
