Materials we haul
Seven materials delivered by the truckload and two kinds of haul-off. Here is what each one is, what it's used for, and how to order it from TXGRIT in Royse City, Texas.
| Material | What it is | Common uses |
|---|---|---|
| Dirt | Fill dirt for pads, backfill and raising grade. | Building pads and house pads; Backfill and trench fill; Raising grade and filling low spots |
| Topsoil | Dark, rich soil for lawns, beds and final grade. | Final grade around new construction; Sod and seed prep; Landscape and garden beds |
| Sand | Sand for bedding, cushion and backfill. | Cushion under slabs and flatwork; Pipe and utility bedding; Paver and stone base |
| Gravel | Gravel for driveways, drainage and base. | Driveways and parking areas; French drains and drainage; Pipe bedding |
| Rock | Larger rock for erosion control and entrances. | Erosion control and rip-rap; Construction entrances; Culvert and drainage outfalls |
| Limestone | Crushed limestone and base for roads and pads. | Driveway and road base; Parking and laydown areas; Building pad base |
| Reclaim / Millings | Recycled asphalt that packs down hard. | Driveways and private roads; Ranch roads; Parking, storage and laydown yards |
| Demolition Debris | Haul-off of concrete, asphalt and tear-out. | Broken concrete and asphalt; Brick, block and masonry; Tear-out from remodels and teardowns |
| Site Cleanup | Haul-off of spoils and leftover material. | Spoil piles and excess dirt; Leftover base, rock and sand; End-of-phase and final cleanup |
Delivered by the load
Fill dirt is the workhorse of site work. It raises grade, backfills behind walls and around foundations, and builds up pads before base and concrete go down.
If your plans or your engineer call for select fill, say so on the order and we'll haul to that spec.
Delivered by the load
Topsoil is the dark upper layer of soil that grass and plants root into. It goes down last, over the rough grade, so sod, seed and landscaping have something to grow in.
Topsoil is for growing, not for building on. For pads and structural fill, order dirt or select fill instead.
Delivered by the load
Sand drains well, levels easily and packs around whatever you set in it. It's used under slabs, around pipe and anywhere a job needs a clean, even layer.
Different jobs call for different sand. Tell us what it's for and we'll bring the right one.
Delivered by the load
Gravel covers a lot of ground: driveway topping, drainage rock, pipe bedding and base. Size matters, so the job decides the gravel.
Not sure of the size? Describe the job on the order form and we'll match the gravel to it.
Delivered by the load
When gravel is too small to stay put, the job calls for rock. Bigger stone holds slopes, armors drainage and keeps mud off the road at construction entrances.
Heavy rock dumps hard. Tell us where it's going so we can plan the drop.
Delivered by the load
Crushed limestone is the go-to base rock in North Texas. It compacts into a hard, stable surface under driveways, parking areas, building pads and ranch roads.
Tell us how the surface will be used (cars, trucks, heavy equipment) so we can bring the right base.
Delivered by the load
Asphalt millings, also called reclaim or RAP, are old asphalt pavement ground into gravel-sized pieces. Spread and compacted, they knit together into a hard surface.
Millings bind best when they're compacted in warm weather. Ask Mike what to expect for your site.
Haul-off
Demolition makes a pile fast. We haul the debris off your site so the crew and the equipment have room to keep working.
Tell us what's in the pile and roughly how much. Some materials, like hazardous waste, need a specialty hauler.
Haul-off
At the end of a phase, sites collect spoil piles, leftover material and scrap. We load out and haul off what's left so the next trade, or the owner, gets a clean site.
A photo of the piles helps us size the trucks. You can describe them in the order notes.
Material questions
Fill dirt is subsoil with little organic matter. It compacts well, so it is used to raise grade, backfill and build pads. Select fill is fill that has been tested to meet an engineer's specification, usually a sandy clay blend that stays stable under a foundation. Topsoil is the dark, organic top layer used for growing grass and plants. It should not go under a slab.
Asphalt millings, also called reclaim or RAP (reclaimed asphalt pavement), are old asphalt pavement ground up during road work. Spread and compacted, they bind into a firm surface. They are a popular lower-cost choice for driveways, ranch roads, parking areas and laydown yards.
Most North Texas driveways and ranch roads start with a compacted base of crushed limestone, often called road base or flex base. Some owners top it with a smaller gravel, and some use asphalt millings instead. The right material and depth depend on the soil and on what will drive on it. Tell us about the traffic and we'll help you choose.
Multiply length × width × depth, all in feet, then divide by 27 to get cubic yards. A shortcut: square feet × depth in inches ÷ 324. One cubic yard covers about 108 square feet at 3 inches deep, or about 81 square feet at 4 inches deep.
Example: a 12 ft × 50 ft driveway at 4 inches deep needs about 7.4 cubic yards. The calculator on the order page does the math for you.
It depends on the truck and on how heavy the material is. As a rough guide, a tandem-axle dump truck carries about 10 to 14 cubic yards, and larger end-dump trailers carry more. Heavy material such as rock and gravel reaches a truck's legal weight before it fills the bed, so a load of rock is fewer cubic yards than a load of topsoil. Tell us your quantity and we'll work out the number of loads.
Tell us the material, how much and where. Mike will call or text to confirm the price and the schedule.
