Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
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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 depending on how much grade you need to make up. Measure the low area or backfill zone in square feet, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there. For deeper fills, plan on placing it in lifts rather than one thick dump, which changes your total yardage math slightly since each lift gets compacted before the next goes on.
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Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
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 depending on how much grade you need to make up. Measure the low area or backfill zone in square feet, decide your target depth, and order in cubic yards from there. For deeper fills, plan on placing it in lifts rather than one thick dump, which changes your total yardage math slightly since each lift gets compacted before the next goes on.
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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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Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will de...
Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
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!
Most fill dirt jobs need a cap of topsoil on top before grass, beds, or anything else grows, since fill dirt itself is subsoil and not a growing medium. If the finished area needs drainage help, a layer of gravel underneath before the fill goes down is common on the wetter, low lying lots around town. Mulch or additional topsoil delivered on the same trip schedule can save a second delivery once the fill has settled.
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Place fill dirt in lifts of 6 to 8 inches and compact each one before adding the next, especially in Washington's silt loam where the native ground already holds water and settles unevenly. Skipping compaction means the fill keeps sinking for a year or more as it settles under its own weight and rain cycles through it, which shows up later as a dip you have to fix again.
A common mistake is capping fill dirt with grass seed directly instead of adding a topsoil layer first. Fill dirt is subsoil, it lacks the organic content and structure plants need, so anything seeded straight into it struggles or fails outright. Budget for 3 to 4 inches of topsoil on top of your compacted fill before you plant anything, even a simple lawn patch.
If you are filling a large low spot, order slightly more than your calculated yardage since compaction reduces volume and local silt loam can absorb some fill into the softer native soil at the boundary. It is more efficient to have a small surplus you spread thin elsewhere on the lot than to order a second partial load for a shortfall.
Washington sits on silt loam that drains slowly and holds water after heavy rain, which is exactly why low areas around homes and outbuildings stay soft or puddled long after a storm passes. Fill dirt raises that grade so water moves away from foundations instead of sitting against them. It is also the standard material for building up ground before a patio, shed pad, or driveway base near the Daviess County Courthouse area and out into the surrounding farmland lots. Because it is subsoil, not topsoil, it compacts firm and stays put once it is placed correctly, which matters on a property where the ground has a habit of holding moisture.
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.
