How much loam do I need for my yard?

Rule of thumb: one cubic yard of loam covers about 100 square feet at 3-inch depth. So a 1,000 square foot area needs roughly 10 yards. Call (603) 832-8315 with your square footage and target depth and I'll run the calc with you on the phone — easier than guessing and ending up short.

Can I pick up, or do I need delivery?

Both work. Smaller yards — a pickup truck load of mulch, a half-yard of stone — are often easier to grab at the yard in Hill if you've got the truck for it. Anything larger, or if you don't feel like shoveling, delivery usually makes more sense. Call before driving out so I know you're coming.

Do you stock screened loam year-round?

Yes, with seasonal availability shifts. Screening is weather-dependent — wet spring or a hard freeze can slow things down. Call to confirm what's in the pile before you drive out or schedule a delivery. Mulch and stone are more consistently available.

Loam, Mulch, Gravel & Stone Delivery — Hill, NH

Half the projects I get called in to fix started with wrong-material decisions. Unscreened loam with rocks and roots under a new lawn. Stone dust where crushed gravel should've been. The wrong mulch dumped on beds that needed composted bark, not chip. What I stock and deliver is the stuff I actually use on my own projects — screened, sourced locally, and priced per yard so you know what you're getting. Yard is in Hill (03243), with regular delivery runs out to Bristol (03222), Franklin (03235), Plymouth (03264), Laconia (03246), and the rest of the Lakes Region.

What I sell + deliver

Screened loam (topsoil). Clean, screened, ready to spread. Use it for new lawns, top-dressing tired turf, new planting beds, or finish grade after an excavation.
Hardwood bark mulch. Dark, aged hardwood mulch for planting beds and trees. Refreshes color, locks in moisture, suppresses weeds.
Crushed stone — 3/4", 1.5", 3". 3/4" is the workhorse (driveways, pads, around foundations). 1.5" and 3" for drainage, larger base layers, and heavier-duty work.
Pea stone. Small, rounded, decorative. Great for walkway tops, around AC units, or between patio pavers.
Crushed gravel. Compactable base material for driveways, patios, and under slabs. Not the same as stone dust — ask if you're not sure which you need.
Fill sand. Bulk fill, under pools, drainage backfill. Not mason sand — this is utility sand.
Stone dust. Fine, compactable, used as a leveling layer under pavers and flagstone walkways.

Delivery across the Lakes Region

Home base is Hill, NH (03243). Regular delivery runs cover Bristol (03222), Franklin (03235), Plymouth (03264), Laconia (03246), Alexandria, New Hampton, Bridgewater, Ashland, Holderness, Meredith, and the surrounding towns. If you're further out than that, call and we'll figure it out — central NH is the sweet spot, and I've delivered up toward the Pemigewasset and down into the Newfound / Winnipesaukee area plenty of times.

Tandem-axle truck carries bulk loads (ten to twelve yards depending on material). Single-axle runs smaller deliveries when the driveway's tight or the order doesn't justify the bigger truck. If access is a question — steep driveway, low-hanging limbs, tight turnaround — tell me on the phone and I'll plan the right truck for the site. I'd rather know up front than try to back a tandem down your driveway and find out the hard way.

Need it today? Same-day pickup or next-day delivery is often possible, especially for mulch and stone. Near-me searches usually mean urgent — call (603) 832-8315 and I'll tell you what I've got on the ground and when I can get it to you.

Pricing + how to order

Everything is priced per cubic yard. Rates vary by material — loam and mulch are at one end of the spectrum, specialty crushed stone at the other. Delivery fee is based on distance from the yard and the size of the load; larger loads going further out still come in at a reasonable per-yard landed cost, which is part of why most folks order a full truck rather than splitting it into pickups.

To order: call (603) 832-8315. Give me the material, the quantity (or the square footage if you want me to help you work it out), the delivery address, and whether the dump spot is driveway, yard, or a specific pad. I'll confirm price, availability, and timing on the same call. For pickup, same call — just let me know roughly when you're coming so I can make sure the yard's open and the pile's ready.

Emergency or near-me delivery requests — drainage washout, septic repair that needs fill yesterday, a landscape install that ran out of loam — those I work into the schedule as fast as I can. A live call beats a text for urgent material.