Fill Dirt in La Puente, CA

Pricing varies by supplier, truck size, delivery distance, and site access. Get an exact delivered price by entering your zip code on Hello Gravel, but a typical delivered range in the La Puente area is roughly $30 to $60 per cubic yard as an estimate. Minimum orders and next-day delivery fees may change the per-yard price.

A 10–14 cubic yard (tri-axle) load delivered to La Puente typically ranges from about $400 to $1,000, depending on supplier rates, dump location access, and whether you need special scheduling. The fastest way to see the exact cost is to request a quote on Hello Gravel for your address and delivery date.

Use the rule: cubic yards = area (sq ft) x depth (in) / 324. For 1,000 sq ft: 3u0022 = about 9.26 cubic yards, 6u0022 = about 18.52 cubic yards, and 12u0022 = about 36.05 cubic yards. Plan on ordering 5% to 10% extra for settlement and compaction losses.

Costs depend on the depth you need and contractor rates. As an example, a 6u0022 depth requires ~18.5 cubic yards: material delivered might run about $30–$60 per cubic yard ($555–$1,110) and spreading plus compaction by a local crew often adds $300–$800, so a rough total estimate is $855–$1,910. Site access, grading complexity, and permit requirements can raise the price, so request a site-specific quote through Hello Gravel and a local compaction contractor.

Clean, low-organic fill dirt is commonly used as backfill if it is placed in controlled lifts and properly compacted; structural or engineered backfill should follow plans from your engineer. Hello Gravel coordinates material delivery and drivers may provide limited tailgate spreading at their discretion, but we do not guarantee compaction services—hire a local compaction contractor or ask your builder for a referral for foundation backfill work.

Fill dirt is usually cheaper per cubic yard than gravel, but it is not an ideal driveway base because it compacts poorly for load-bearing and drains slowly. For a durable driveway in La Puente, use compacted engineered base or crushed gravel/stone for the base layer and reserve fill dirt for rough grading or raising grade only.

Fill dirt typically has low permeability and will not provide good drainage on its own, especially in areas where local soils have clay content. For reliable drainage in La Puente, combine fill dirt with gravel or an aggregate drainage layer, and incorporate swales, perforated drain pipe, or a drainage rock trench as needed based on site conditions.

You can use fill dirt to raise and rough-grade a driveway, but the structural base should be a well-compacted aggregate. For example, a 20-ft wide by 50-ft long driveway (1,000 sq ft) would need roughly 18.5 cubic yards of 6u0022 compacted base and about 9.3 cubic yards of 3u0022 gravel topping; material plus compaction for that job often falls in the same ballpark as the earlier 1,000 sq ft example, but final cost depends on material choices, access, and grading complexity. Request a combined quote for delivery, spreading, and compaction and specify that the top layer will be driveway-grade gravel.

We recommend some site prep: remove vegetation, topsoil, and organic matter before placing fill dirt, and correct soft spots or contaminated soil rather than simply covering them. In La Puente, where drainage and settling are concerns, prepare the subgrade, install geotextile fabric over very soft soils if needed, and compact in lifts to reduce future settlement; consult a local contractor if large fills or slope changes are planned.

Hello Gravel can deliver erosion-control materials such as straw mulch, erosion control blankets, jute netting, riprap, and rock for check dams, but installation is usually handled by local contractors. Material-only costs vary widely by product and slope size, so get a delivery quote on Hello Gravel and then a contractor estimate for installation; for small homeowner jobs expect material costs to be modest but engineered solutions for steep slopes can be substantially more.