Jefferson County
Fill dirt delivery in Leeds, AL
Revised October 2026
Raise a low spot, build a pad, fill a hole or bring a lot to grade. Delivered to Downtown Leeds, Cedar Grove, Grand River and the rest of Leeds.
Most fill orders in Leeds 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 Leeds, screened fill is easier to work.
Fill dirt jobs in Leeds
Leeds grew up on the Little Cahaba River where it joins the Cahaba, with hills and ridges on all sides. The valley floor is limestone and shale (a large cement plant sits on the limestone), with red clay and chert soils, and the Little Cahaba and Cahaba floodplains flood lots near the rivers and along Highway 78. Ridge lots have shallow rock and steep grades; older in-town lots have settled yards.
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 downtown streets are tight; outlying lots in St. Clair and Shelby counties are on rural roads with gravel drives, and some hillside lots are steep.
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 Leeds?
Older downtown streets are tight; outlying lots in St. Clair and Shelby counties are on rural roads with gravel drives, and some hillside lots are steep. 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 Leeds?
Typical fill dirt prices for Leeds 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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