Shelby County
Fill dirt delivery in Columbiana, AL
Revised October 2026
Raise a low spot, build a pad, fill a hole or bring a lot to grade. Delivered to Downtown Main Street, Lay Lake, Shelby and the rest of Columbiana.
Most fill orders in Columbiana 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 Downtown Main Street, screened fill is easier to work.
Fill dirt jobs in Columbiana
Columbiana sits in rolling country in southeastern Shelby County on the transition from the Valley and Ridge toward the Coosa River, with Lay Lake to the east. Soils are red clay over limestone, dolomite and shale with chert in the uplands, and Spring Creek and Waxahatchee Creek drain the low ground. Lakefront lots near Lay Lake have steep banks and soft shoreline soil; in-town lots are older with settled yards and mostly rural lots elsewhere.
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
Small-town streets downtown and long rural gravel drives outside town; Lay Lake lots often have steep, narrow access roads.
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 Columbiana?
Small-town streets downtown and long rural gravel drives outside town; Lay Lake lots often have steep, narrow access roads. 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 Columbiana?
Typical fill dirt prices for Columbiana 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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