Bulk Fill Dirt Delivery in Provo, UT, Sold by the Ton

Homeowners and small contractors in Provo reach for fill dirt when a yard needs to come up to grade, a low corner needs to shed water, or a trench needs backfilling. This page covers fill dirt delivery in Provo, UT, from what the material does well to how an order is sized and priced. Provo has about 115,000 residents, and the steps below apply to a single backyard just as well as to a small job site.

What fill dirt does in a Provo yard

Fill dirt is bulk earth meant to build height. It is not a planting layer, so think of it as the foundation under the good soil. Common jobs include raising a sunken patio base, leveling a back lot before sod goes down, and packing a dip where water pools after a storm. It also backfills around a retaining wall or a utility trench once the trench is clear of debris.

On a Provo lot, slope counts as much as volume. A common target is six inches of fall over the first ten feet away from the house, so rain runs off instead of sitting against the foundation. If the ground underneath holds water, a little extra fall gives you more room for error once the fill settles.

Where a Provo fill dirt load gets dropped

The truck needs a clear path and a flat, firm place to tip. Pick the drop point before the order arrives, mark sprinkler heads and buried lines, and move vehicles, trash cans, and pets out of the way. A narrow gate or a steep approach will slow placement, so look at the route from the street first. Leave room around the pile so there is space to work.

How much fill dirt you need for a Provo project

Measure the area in feet and the depth in inches, multiply length by width by depth, and divide by 324 to get cubic yards. Fill dirt weighs about 2,200 pounds per cubic yard, so one ton covers roughly 0.9 cubic yard of loose material. Add about 10 percent on top for settling, because the fill packs down once it is watered and walked on. For a quick check, a 30 by 12 foot area filled 3 inches deep comes to about 3.3 cubic yards, or roughly 3.7 tons before the margin.

If you want the numbers checked for you, the calculator on this site is built for gravel driveways, but its unit math carries over to a flat fill.

Pricing fill dirt in Provo, UT

The delivered price for your ZIP is calculated live and shown on the page, so you see the full figure for the address where the material will land. Provo fill dirt is measured in tons. Larger orders get a lower rate per ton, which can make a bigger order worth a look if your estimate lands close to the next step up. The smallest order is 2 tons, so a small patch still has to meet that floor.

For a rough sense of the wider valley, West Jordan is about 33 miles from Provo, West Valley City roughly 39 miles, and Salt Lake City about 40 miles.

Ordering fill dirt in Provo

Choose the tonnage, enter your Provo ZIP, and review the delivered price before you confirm. Full city details are on the delivery in Provo page. Keep an eye on the weather as well: wet fill is heavy, clumps when soaked, and is hard to rake, so a dry stretch gives you a firmer surface to work with when the load arrives.

If the project also needs a base layer, #57 Crushed Stone is a common pick under pavers or a drive, and Asphalt Millings can firm up a rough lot or a utility access path.

For more on this material across Utah, read the Fill Dirt in Utah page.

About Fill Dirt

About this material

Fill dirt is bulk earth used to change the shape of the ground rather than to grow things in. It is brown, has little organic content, and compacts into a firm base when it is placed in thin layers and lightly watered. In Provo it is most often used to raise a low corner, support a walkway, or backfill a trench after a utility job.

The sales unit is the ton. A cubic yard of this material weighs about 2,200 pounds, so one ton comes in a little under a full yard. That single conversion sits behind every order size on the page, and it lets you compare a small patch with a full regrade on the same scale.

Expect some clumps and small stones. Fill dirt is not screened to the fine texture of topsoil, and that is normal for a base material. Once the grade is right, a screened finish layer goes on top for lawn or planting, and that finish is a separate product from this one.

What Fill Dirt costs in Provo

In the Provo 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 Provo

Crews working out of Provo 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 115,479, Provo pulls a mix of single-truck homeowner orders and contractor full-loads through the season.

Delivery day in Provo

On the day of the drop, the dispatcher pulls the closest yard, batches your ticket with other Provo 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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