Jefferson County
Fill dirt delivery in Irondale, AL
Revised October 2026
Raise a low spot, build a pad, fill a hole or bring a lot to grade. Delivered to Downtown Irondale, Grants Mill, Ruffner Mountain and the rest of Irondale.
Most fill orders in Irondale 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 Irondale, screened fill is easier to work.
Fill dirt jobs in Irondale
Irondale sits at the east end of Shades Valley below Ruffner Mountain, the iron-ore ridge that continues Red Mountain, and reaches east to the Cahaba River at Grants Mill Road. Ridge lots have thin, rocky soil over sandstone and iron-bearing rock with old mine cuts on Ruffner, while the valley is shale and limestone under red clay with flood-prone ground along Shades Creek headwaters and the Cahaba. Older neighborhoods have settled yards; newer subdivisions off Grants Mill Road were cut into steep hillsides and erode on cleared slopes.
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
Older in-town streets are narrow with railroad crossings and limited turnaround; Grants Mill Road subdivisions are hilly with steep driveways and some HOA restrictions.
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 Irondale?
Older in-town streets are narrow with railroad crossings and limited turnaround; Grants Mill Road subdivisions are hilly with steep driveways and some HOA restrictions. 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 Irondale?
Typical fill dirt prices for Irondale 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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