Jefferson County
Fill dirt delivery in Mountain Brook, AL
Revised October 2026
Raise a low spot, build a pad, fill a hole or bring a lot to grade. Delivered to Crestline, English Village, Mountain Brook Village and the rest of Mountain Brook.
Most fill orders in Mountain Brook 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 Crestline, screened fill is easier to work.
Fill dirt jobs in Mountain Brook
Mountain Brook was laid out across the wooded south slope of Red Mountain and the ravines that drain to Shades Creek and, on the east side, the Cahaba River. Lots are steep and heavily treed with thin, rocky soil on the ridges and red clay with shale in the hollows; Shades Creek and Watkins Brook bottoms in Mountain Brook Village and Crestline are flood-prone. Cherokee Bend and Overton sit on rolling ground toward the Cahaba with better-drained but still clay-heavy soil. Older estates frequently need fill for eroded slopes, failed terraces and drainage swales.
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
Winding, narrow residential streets without curbs, low tree canopy and long private driveways limit truck size; some properties have gated drives and most have little room to stage a pile off the street.
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 Mountain Brook?
Winding, narrow residential streets without curbs, low tree canopy and long private driveways limit truck size; some properties have gated drives and most have little room to stage a pile off the street. 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 Mountain Brook?
Typical fill dirt prices for Mountain Brook 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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