Jefferson County
Fill dirt delivery in Vestavia Hills, AL
Revised October 2026
Raise a low spot, build a pad, fill a hole or bring a lot to grade. Delivered to Liberty Park, Cahaba Heights, Rocky Ridge and the rest of Vestavia Hills.
Most fill orders in Vestavia Hills 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 Liberty Park, screened fill is easier to work.
Fill dirt jobs in Vestavia Hills
The original city runs along the spine of Shades Mountain on US 31, so most older lots are steep sandstone hillsides with shallow, rocky soil and fast runoff. Cahaba Heights and Liberty Park sit lower in the Cahaba River valley on shale and red clay, with floodplain ground near the river and Little Shades Creek. Retaining walls, terraced backyards and washed-out slopes are the typical reasons fill is needed here.
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
Mountain streets are narrow and curvy with steep driveways, and Liberty Park is a large HOA community with restrictions on contractor traffic and staging; plan for small-load drops on hillside lots.
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 Vestavia Hills?
Mountain streets are narrow and curvy with steep driveways, and Liberty Park is a large HOA community with restrictions on contractor traffic and staging; plan for small-load drops on hillside lots. 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 Vestavia Hills?
Typical fill dirt prices for Vestavia Hills 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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