Jefferson County
Fill dirt delivery in Clay, AL
Revised October 2026
Raise a low spot, build a pad, fill a hole or bring a lot to grade. Delivered to Chalkville, Deerfoot Parkway, Cosby Lake and the rest of Clay.
Most fill orders in Clay 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 Chalkville, screened fill is easier to work.
Fill dirt jobs in Clay
Clay sits in hilly northeastern Jefferson County where chert and sandstone ridges run northeast with red clay valleys between them. Bedrock is shallow on the ridge lots and the clay in the hollows drains slowly, with small creeks feeding Cosby Lake and Turkey Creek that back up in storms. Most of the housing is subdivisions built since the 1980s on cleared, graded slopes, and the January 2012 tornado left rebuilt lots with disturbed ground; settling and washed side yards are the typical fill needs.
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
Subdivision streets off Deerfoot Parkway and Old Springville Road are standard, but many lots are on steep, winding roads with driveways too steep for a loaded truck. Most Clay street addresses carry a Pinson or Trussville zip code.
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 Clay?
Subdivision streets off Deerfoot Parkway and Old Springville Road are standard, but many lots are on steep, winding roads with driveways too steep for a loaded truck. Most Clay street addresses carry a Pinson or Trussville zip code. 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 Clay?
Typical fill dirt prices for Clay 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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