Shelby County
Fill dirt delivery in Alabaster, AL
Revised October 2026
Raise a low spot, build a pad, fill a hole or bring a lot to grade. Delivered to Weatherly, Kingwood, Saginaw and the rest of Alabaster.
Most fill orders in Alabaster are about water and grade: a low spot that stays soft, a pad that needs building up, a slope that needs holding. Red clay fill is what gets delivered most around here, because it packs hard and sheds water. If the job is a pad or backfill, ask for clay. If you will be spreading it by hand around Weatherly, screened fill is easier to work.
Fill dirt jobs in Alabaster
Alabaster lies in the Cahaba and Opossum valleys, split by the north-south Pine Ridge and flanked by low parallel ridges. The valleys are underlain by limestone (the city is named for the old lime plant), with red clay and chert soils that drain slowly, and Buck Creek and Beaverdam Creek drain the area to the Cahaba with flood-prone bottoms. Much of the housing is newer and built on cleared, mass-graded ground, so settling and rutted side yards are common fill jobs; sinkhole-prone ground is likely in some limestone areas.
What it is for
- Raising a low spot that holds water
- Building up a pad for a shed, pool or driveway
- Backfilling a trench, a stump hole or an old pool
- Filling behind a retaining wall or a new foundation
Fill dirt is not for growing anything. Grass and plants need topsoil on top of it, usually four to six inches.
Getting the truck in
Mostly newer subdivisions with HOA rules and modest street widths; Maylene and the county-road edges of town have rural driveways and gravel access.
Questions people ask
What is the difference between fill dirt and topsoil?
Fill dirt is subsoil: clay, sand and rock with almost no organic matter. It is for structure, raising grade and filling holes. Topsoil is the dark upper layer with organic matter that grass and plants grow in. If you are building something, you want fill. If you are growing something, you want topsoil on top of it.
How many yards of fill dirt are in a dump truck?
A single-axle dump truck carries about 8 cubic yards. A tandem, the most common delivery truck around Birmingham, carries 10 to 14 yards. A tri-axle carries 14 to 18 yards. Dirt is heavy, so a truck often carries fewer yards of wet clay than of dry fill.
Can a dump truck reach my spot in Alabaster?
Mostly newer subdivisions with HOA rules and modest street widths; Maylene and the county-road edges of town have rural driveways and gravel access. Say what the access is like on the quote form and the price will allow for the right size truck.
What does fill dirt cost delivered to Alabaster?
Typical fill dirt prices for Alabaster are in Table 1 above: $150 to $350 a truckload. The delivered price depends on how far the yard or quarry is from your address, so ask for a quote with your zip.
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