What fill dirt costs in Lehigh Acres
Fill dirt runs $250 to $350 a load, depending on where the lot is and how far it is from the pit. The closer the lot is to the pit, the lower the price per load.
If you are not sure how many loads you need, our fill dirt guide walks through the math. Those are Chop's own ranges. Your exact price comes after he sees the lot, and the quote is free: call or text (239) 560-2996.
Working out the loads
The count comes from three things: how low the lot sits against the road crown, the size of the pad and its side slopes, and how much the fill tightens when it is compacted. The survey gives existing ground, the plans give the target, and the difference times the area is the volume. Our fill dirt guide shows the cubic-yard math step by step.
On a stem wall house the fill goes inside the block after the pour, so the yard takes less. On a monolithic slab, the whole pad comes up close to floor height. That choice can swing the count a long way, so we quote from the foundation plan, not from the lot size.
Getting trucks onto a Lehigh lot
Most Lehigh lots front a road with an open swale and no driveway yet. A loaded dump truck driven across a soft swale leaves ruts the county will want fixed and shoves sand toward the next pipe. We pick one crossing, and on builds we usually lay a rock construction entrance first so the fill trucks, the block truck and the concrete trucks all use the same firm spot. Our Lehigh driveway base rock page covers that entrance.
The rainy season, May 15 to October 15, is when this matters most. Flat Lehigh ground holds water after storms, and saturated fill will not compact. In those months we watch the forecast and the ground, and sometimes the right move is to wait two dry days.
Low yards and small loads
Not every call is a new house. Owners of older Lehigh homes call about a low corner that ponds, a washed-out spot beside the driveway, or a side yard that stays soft for days. A few yards of clean fill, spread and shaped, often takes care of it. What we watch is the neighbor: state law and county ordinances bar property owners from filling, diverting or blocking natural flowways, and a raised corner that sends water next door is a new problem, not a fix.
Fill for septic tanks after a sewer hookup
Where sewer service reaches a Lehigh street and a house connects, the old septic tank has to be abandoned. The Department of Health in Lee County allows 90 days after the sewer connection and calls for clean sand or other suitable material in the tank once it has been pumped and collapsed. We deliver that fill and compact it so the yard does not sink over the old tank. The dig itself is on our septic excavation page.
