Jefferson County
Fill dirt delivery in Hoover, AL
Revised October 2026
Raise a low spot, build a pad, fill a hole or bring a lot to grade. Delivered to Bluff Park, Riverchase, Greystone and the rest of Hoover.
Most fill orders in Hoover 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 Bluff Park, screened fill is easier to work.
Fill dirt jobs in Hoover
Hoover spans the crest and south face of Shades Mountain (Bluff Park, Shades Crest) down into the Cahaba River valley at Riverchase and Inverness. Mountain lots are sandstone with thin, rocky soil and steep grades; valley lots are red clay and shale with creek bottoms along the Cahaba, Patton Creek and Buck Creek that hold water after storms. Greystone and the Highway 280 corridor sit on rolling ridges with heavy clay, and Ross Bridge and Trace Crossings were built on cleared, mass-graded ground where settling and erosion gullies are common.
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
Many subdivisions are HOA-governed or gated (Greystone, Ross Bridge, Lake Cyrus), so coordinate gate access and street parking; Bluff Park driveways are steep and winding with limited truck turnaround.
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 Hoover?
Many subdivisions are HOA-governed or gated (Greystone, Ross Bridge, Lake Cyrus), so coordinate gate access and street parking; Bluff Park driveways are steep and winding with limited truck turnaround. 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 Hoover?
Typical fill dirt prices for Hoover 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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