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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.
We had a great experience with mulch mound! Our mulch arrived when we requested. The delivery fee was so reasonable. We’ll use them again for sure!
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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, which is the shallow end of a typical fill job. Most structural fill goes down 6 to 12 inches, so a 200 square foot low spot at 8 inches deep runs somewhere around 5 cubic yards. Measure the full area you are raising and figure the depth in inches before you order, since fill dirt is heavy and you want the count right the first time.
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Tucson Fill Dirt Delivery
Tucson Fill Dirt Delivery
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Why order through Mulch Mound
The best local fill dirt, without the guesswork.
We hand-pick and partner with the best yards in your region, keep only the ones our buyers rate well, and back each load with our guarantee.
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If your fill dirt isn't the quantity or quality you ordered, we'll make it right.
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.
We had a great experience with mulch mound! Our mulch arrived when we requested. The delivery fee was so reasonable. We’ll use them again for sure!
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, which is the shallow end of a typical fill job. Most structural fill goes down 6 to 12 inches, so a 200 square foot low spot at 8 inches deep runs somewhere around 5 cubic yards. Measure the full area you are raising and figure the depth in inches before you order, since fill dirt is heavy and you want the count right the first time.
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 your delivery date
Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home
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Sit back and wait
Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.
First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wan...
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First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wanted the mulch put on my driveway, and it was delivered perfectly when I got home from work the next day. Best deal around when I compared it to competitors and I will definitely be becoming back.
Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill jobs finish with a cap of topsoil once the structural depth is set, especially if grass, shrubs, or a garden bed is going in on top. If the finished grade needs to shed water toward a drain or away from a foundation, a layer of decomposed granite or gravel over the compacted fill gives a clean, walkable surface that matches the desert look common around Tucson yards.
Service area
Areas we deliver fill dirt in Tucson, Arizona
- Casas Adobes, Arizona
- Catalina, Arizona
- Catalina Foothills, Arizona
- Corona de Tucson, Arizona
- Drexel Heights, Arizona
- Flowing Wells, Arizona
- Green Valley, Arizona
- Marana, Arizona
- Oro Valley, Arizona
- Picture Rocks, Arizona
- Rincon Valley, Arizona
- Saddlebrooke, Arizona
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Do not dump fill dirt into a low spot in one pass and call it done. Spread it in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each layer before adding the next, especially over Tucson's caliche, which does not settle evenly on its own. Skipping this step is the number one reason people end up with a sunken patch near a foundation or patio a year or two later, once monsoon rains work their way through the loose material.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Fill dirt is not a growing medium, it is subsoil, so nothing will thrive planted directly into it. If the finished area needs grass, shrubs, or a garden bed, cap the compacted fill with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil before planting. Skipping the topsoil cap is a common mistake that leads to stunted plants and poor drainage, especially in Tucson's already lean, alkaline native soil.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If you are filling a large low spot or building up grade across most of a yard, order the full amount in one delivery rather than several smaller loads. It is more efficient to compact in stages from one big pile than to schedule repeat deliveries, and having material staged on site lets you work at your own pace through the lifts without waiting on another truck.
Grading and Filling in Tucson
Tucson sits on sandy caliche, a hardpan layer that does not drain or compact the way a contractor might expect coming from somewhere else. When you are raising grade around a foundation or filling a low area that collects runoff during the summer monsoon, you need a fill that compacts predictably in lifts rather than settling unevenly over the caliche below. This fill dirt is subsoil, not topsoil, so it is meant to do structural work first, with planting layers added on top later. Around Saguaro National Park and the surrounding foothill neighborhoods, a lot of lots have uneven natural grade, and fill dirt is how people square that up before building anything else on it.
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.