St. Clair County
Fill dirt delivery in Springville, AL
Revised October 2026
Raise a low spot, build a pad, fill a hole or bring a lot to grade. Delivered to Main Street downtown, Big Canoe Creek, Argo and the rest of Springville.
Most fill orders in Springville 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 Main Street downtown, screened fill is easier to work.
Fill dirt jobs in Springville
Springville sits in a valley of Big Canoe Creek in the Valley and Ridge of St. Clair County, named for the limestone springs that feed the creek. The valley floor is limestone and shale under red clay, with chert and sandstone ridges on either side; Big Canoe Creek and its branches flood the bottomland. Housing is a mix of older in-town lots and newer subdivisions on cleared slopes, and nearly all of the city is rural in character with acreage lots.
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
Rural: long gravel drives, county roads and hillside lots, with a small downtown grid; I-59 exit 154 gives truck access.
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 Springville?
Rural: long gravel drives, county roads and hillside lots, with a small downtown grid; I-59 exit 154 gives truck access. 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 Springville?
Typical fill dirt prices for Springville 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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