Dirt, explained
Revised October 2026
Short, plain guides on buying and using dirt, soil and stone around Birmingham. Written for the person who has never ordered a truckload before.
- Crusher run, #57 stone or chert: which gravel for a driveway?The three stones every Birmingham quarry sells, what each one does, and the two-layer driveway that does not turn to mud.
- What a dump truck load of dirt costs in BirminghamTypical prices per load for fill, topsoil and stone in the Birmingham area, what makes the number move, and how to not overpay.
- Fill dirt vs topsoil: which one do you actually need?Fill goes under things. Topsoil grows things. Almost every yard job around Birmingham needs some of both, in that order.
- How much fill dirt do I need?The one formula, three examples from real Birmingham yards, and the two mistakes that leave people a load short.
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