Earth
Grade changes, slab prep and lot levelling. Not for growing anything.
Unscreened subsoil with the organics left out. Compacts well, holds its shape and costs less than anything else we deliver, which is exactly what you want when the job is simply to make a low place higher.
Nothing will grow in it, and that is the point: no organic matter means no settling as material breaks down. Cap it with topsoil if the surface is going to be planted or sodded.
Specification
Common uses
How much to order
One cubic yard is 27 cubic feet. How far that goes depends entirely on how deep you are laying it.
| Depth | 1 cu yd covers | Yards per 500 sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| 2 in | 162 sq ft | 3.1 cu yd |
| 3 in | 108 sq ft | 4.6 cu yd |
| 4 in | 81 sq ft | 6.2 cu yd |
| 6 in | 54 sq ft | 9.3 cu yd |
| 12 in | 27 sq ft | 18.6 cu yd |
The arithmetic: length times width times depth, all in feet, divided by 27. A 40 by 20 ft area at 4 inches deep is 40 × 20 × 0.333 ÷ 27, which is about 9.9 cubic yards, so you order 10. Round up rather than down — coming up two yards short on a Friday costs a whole extra delivery.
Fill Dirt — common questions
Unscreened subsoil with the organics left out. Compacts well, holds its shape and costs less than anything else we deliver, which is exactly what you want when the job is simply to make a low place higher.
Grade changes, slab prep and lot levelling. Not for growing anything. Nothing will grow in it, and that is the point: no organic matter means no settling as material breaks down. Cap it with topsoil if the surface is going to be planted or sodded.
Multiply length by width by depth, all in feet, and divide by 27 to get cubic yards. One cubic yard covers 162 sq ft at 2 inches, 108 sq ft at 3 inches, 81 sq ft at 4 inches or 54 sq ft at 6 inches. The calculator does it for you and converts to tons and truckloads.
Yes. Fill Dirt is compacted in lifts, so it loses roughly a fifth of its loose volume once it is watered and rolled. Order 20 percent above your plan volume. Our calculator adds that automatically.
$11.25 per cubic yard, plus a flat $200 delivery per order across Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade. Minimum order is one cubic yard.
About 1.25 tons per cubic yard. A tri-axle carries roughly 18 cubic yards or 22 tons, whichever it reaches first, so a full load of Fill Dirt is about 17.6 cubic yards.
We deliver anywhere from West Palm Beach to Miami — Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. See the service area for lead times by county.
Where we deliver Fill Dirt
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Pick your material, enter how many cubic yards and see the delivered number before you talk to anyone.