Dirt, topsoil and gravel delivery in Mountain Brook

What the ground is like

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.

Getting a 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.

What people in Mountain Brook order

1. Fill dirtRaise a low spot, build a pad, fill a hole or bring a lot to grade.$150 to $350 a load
2. TopsoilStart a lawn, level a yard, fill raised beds or top-dress what you have.$300 to $650 a load
3. Gravel and stoneDriveways, parking pads, drainage, base under concrete or pavers.$400 to $900 a load
4. Dirt removal and gradingGet rid of a pile, strip a lot, spread what you ordered, fix the grade.$150 to $500 per load