Fill Dirt Delivery in Fort Collins, CO by the Ton

Fill dirt delivery in Fort Collins, CO means brown, compactable subsoil sold by the ton and dropped at your address. A city of about 170,000 people keeps a steady stream of yards, foundations and small lots that need soil brought in, and this page covers how to size, order and use it. Neighbors in Greeley, about 26 miles away, and Boulder, about 41 miles away, order the same way from their own pages.

Fill dirt delivery in Fort Collins: what the material is for

Fill dirt is subsoil meant for building up and leveling ground, not for growing plants. It packs down firmly under a plate compactor, which is why it goes under things that must not sink. Common Fort Collins jobs include:

• Raising a low section of yard so the surface slopes away from the house
• Backfilling behind a new retaining wall or around a foundation
• Building a flat pad for a shed, patio or detached garage
• Filling a removed tree stump hole, old pond or abandoned planter bed

Planting beds are a different job and call for Premium Screened Topsoil. A walkway or garden path that sits on compacted fill can be topped with Pea Gravel, which is also sold by the ton. The Fill Dirt in Colorado page lists every city we serve.

How much fill dirt to order

A cubic yard of fill dirt weighs roughly 2,200 lb, a bit over a ton, so one ton covers a little less than a cubic yard. Take a lot that is 20 feet by 15 feet and needs 6 inches of fill: multiply 20 by 15 by 6, divide by 324, and you land near 5.6 cubic yards, or about 6 tons. If your yard is uneven, run the numbers in the calculator for each low area and add them up.

Fresh fill settles after it is placed and rolled. Adding 10 to 15 percent to your total gives you enough to top off the low spots once the soil has packed down.

Getting it delivered to your lot

Everything shipped to the city runs through our delivery in Fort Collins page, which shows what is available at your address. Before the truck arrives, pick a drop spot on firm, level ground with open room overhead and a clear path from the street. Fill is dumped in a single pile, so a driveway, an alley or a flat corner of the lot works better than a lawn or a soft shoulder. A wheelbarrow or skid steer moves it from there.

Lots with narrow gates, low branches or power lines near the drop spot should be flagged when you order so the pile ends up where it can be reached.

Spreading and finishing the job

Once the pile is down, work from the far end of the area back toward the pile so you never drive over soil you have just leveled. A landscape rake pulls the dirt into place, and a long straightedge shows high and low spots before the compactor goes over it. Do the edges by hand where a machine will not reach, such as beside a wall or tight against a slab. When the fill is firm underfoot and holds a footprint without squishing, it is ready for the next layer.

Other materials in the city come in handy on the same project. River Rock works for drainage borders and dry creek beds, and #57 Crushed Stone makes a stable base where a slab or pavers will sit over the fill. Each is priced by the ton from its own page.

Pricing and how to order

Fill dirt is sold by the ton, and the smallest order is 2 tons. The delivered price is calculated live and shown for your ZIP, so the number you see already reflects the haul to your door. Larger orders get a lower rate per ton, which is worth remembering if a neighbor is also regrading and you can order together.

To order, enter your ZIP on this page, choose the number of tons and check out. Compare your total against the measurements above before you confirm.

About Fill Dirt

Fill dirt is a brown, unscreened subsoil used wherever ground has to be raised, leveled or backfilled. It is dug from below the topsoil layer, so it carries little organic matter and does not rot away and shrink the way planting soil can. That makes it a dependable base under slabs, pavers, sheds and retaining walls once it has been compacted in layers.

The soil is a natural mix of clay, silt, sand and small stones, so each load looks a little different. It is not screened for appearance, and it is not meant for flower beds, vegetable gardens or lawns without a topsoil layer on top. What it does well is hold a shape and carry weight, and it packs tight when it is slightly damp.

A cubic yard weighs around 2,200 lb, a little over a ton, and the material is sold by the ton. Fort Collins fill dirt is priced for your ZIP on the page, and bigger loads drop to a lower rate per ton. For Fort Collins jobs, the smallest fill dirt order is 2 tons.

What Fill Dirt costs in Fort Collins

In the Fort Collins market, fill dirt is sold by the ton and priced at the gate before delivery is added on. Send your ZIP and load size and we will send back a same-hour quote with the truck rate and the per-ton figure spelled out. One ton covers about 98 sq ft at a 3 inch finished depth, so a 400 sq ft driveway pad runs roughly 5 tons.

How crews use Fill Dirt in Fort Collins

Crews working out of Fort Collins tend to call for fill dirt on a few repeat jobs each week. The first is erosion control, typically laid in tight urban lots and infill builds with a base lift compacted before the finish course goes on. The second is driveway gravel, which lands here in dense neighborhoods where curb access is short and usually ships as a 4 to 8 ton order. With a population around 169,810, Fort Collins pulls a mix of single-truck homeowner orders and contractor full-loads through the season.

Delivery day in Fort Collins

On the day of the drop, the dispatcher pulls the closest yard, batches your ticket with other Fort Collins stops, and sends a window the night before. Tandem-axle dumps need at least 12 ft of clear width and 14 ft overhead to set the bed; tri-axles need 14 ft of clearance on both counts and a level pad to tip safely. Standard lead time on this lane is Mon-Sat, with same-day windows held open for orders that hit the desk before 11 AM and clear payment.

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