I needed 3 yards of top soil and that's what I got! Right on time and right where I asked it to be placed (Order# 2041).
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.
I needed 3 yards of top soil and that's what I got! Right on time and right where I asked it to be placed (Order# 2041).
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How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
Fill dirt is sold by the cubic yard, and one yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. Most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep, so a small foundation backfill might need just a few yards while leveling a low section of yard could take considerably more. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and work backward from the 54 square foot per yard figure at 6 inches.
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Waterloo Fill Dirt Delivery
Waterloo 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.
I needed 3 yards of top soil and that's what I got! Right on time and right where I asked it to be placed (Order# 2041).
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
How Much Fill Dirt Do I Need?
Fill dirt is sold by the cubic yard, and one yard covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth. Most structural fill jobs run 6 to 12 inches deep, so a small foundation backfill might need just a few yards while leveling a low section of yard could take considerably more. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and work backward from the 54 square foot per yard figure at 6 inches.
What is a Yard?
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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Complete Your Outdoor Project
Most fill dirt jobs finish with a cap of topsoil once the grade is set, since fill dirt itself is not meant to grow anything. If the area will end up as lawn or garden, plan for a topsoil layer on top and possibly mulch around any planting beds nearby. Compaction equipment, even a hand tamper for small jobs, is worth having on site before delivery.
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Areas we deliver fill dirt in Waterloo, Iowa
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Waterloo's silt loam does not drain quickly, so if your fill dirt project involves backfilling near a foundation or pool wall, grade the finished surface to slope away from the structure before you cap it. Skipping this step is a common cause of water pooling against foundations the following spring when frost comes out of the ground and snowmelt has nowhere else to go.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Do not dump fill dirt in one thick layer and call it done. Place it in 6 to 8 inch lifts and compact each one before adding the next, or you will be watching that spot sink for the next two or three years as it settles unevenly on its own. This matters even more here given how much our ground freezes and heaves each winter.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
If you are filling a large low area, consider whether the whole depth actually needs to be fill dirt or whether a shallower fill layer capped generously with topsoil would serve the project better and cost less overall. Fill dirt is not a growing medium, so only budget the depth you actually need structurally, then finish with topsoil where anything needs to root.
Grading and Filling in Waterloo
Waterloo sits on silt loam that holds water and compacts unevenly, which is exactly why so many yards here develop low spots and soft ground over time. Fill dirt gives you a structural base to correct that grading before winter freeze and spring thaw start working the soil again. With frost reaching deep by the Oct 4 first frost date and staying until late April, ground that is not properly built up and compacted will keep settling year after year. This material is the fix, not a finish, it goes down first and gets capped later.
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.