Filling Soil Price per CFT in Chennai: Latest Rate and Delivery Charges
₹25 per CFT · ₹575 per ton · One Ton = 19.6 to 23.5 CFT · Buy the Hole, Not the Water · 8 FAQs
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Direct Answer
DIRECT ANSWER
The filling soil price per CFT in Chennai supplied by Buildiyo Store is ₹25 per CFT, with a ton rate of ₹575. These are our listed rates, not independently confirmed live market prices, and they may change — confirm the current rate and your delivery charges before ordering. The two units are not interchangeable: a ton of soil can be anywhere from about 19.6 to 23.5 CFT depending on its density and moisture, so the unit you buy in changes what you actually receive.
Need filling soil for your Chennai site?
Per CFT or per tonne · Delivery quoted as its own line
What Is Filling Soil?
📖 DEFINITION
Filling soil, also called earth fill or red soil, is natural soil supplied for raising site levels, backfilling around foundations, preparing road bases and landscaping. It is not topsoil for planting and it is not a structural material in its own right — its job is to fill and compact. Our listed material is specified as natural red soil, screened for debris, with a bulk density of 1.5 to 1.8 g/cm³, moisture content of 8 to 15 per cent, organic matter at or below 2 per cent, a medium plasticity index and pH between 6.0 and 7.5, tested against IS:2720.
Filling Soil Rate Today in Chennai
21-10-2026 — rates below are the supplied Buildiyo Store listing rates and are subject to change.
| Unit | Listed rate | What it measures | Best suited to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per CFT (cubic feet) | ₹25 | Volume — the space being filled | Filling work, which is measured as a volume |
| Per ton (metric tonne) | ₹575 | Mass — including the water in the soil | Weighbridge-based supply and vehicle load limits |
⚠ PLEASE CONFIRM BEFORE ORDERING
Listed rates are for material only. Transport, delivery and any applicable taxes are separate and depend on your site — we have not stated figures for them here because they vary, and we do not claim delivery is free. You can check the current listing on the filling soil price in Chennai product page before ordering.
Why You Cannot Simply Convert CFT to Tons
Soil weight depends on how dense it is and how wet it is, and both vary. That makes a fixed conversion between volume and weight impossible — which matters more for soil than for almost any other construction material.
BUYING BY WEIGHT MEANS PARTLY BUYING WATER
At the published bulk density of 1.5 to 1.8 g/cm³, one ton of this soil occupies roughly 19.6 to 23.5 CFT. That is a span of about one-sixth: the same ton fills noticeably less space at the heavy, wetter end of the range than at the light, drier end. The published moisture content is 8 to 15 per cent, and water has weight but fills nothing. Price it out. To fill 2,000 CFT at ₹25 per CFT costs ₹50,000. The same 2,000 CFT bought by weight works out to about 85 tons of light, dry soil — roughly ₹48,800 — or about 102 tons of dense, damp soil, roughly ₹58,600. Buying by the ton is a bet on how dry the load is. Since filling work is measured as a volume, the per-CFT rate is the one that matches the job and removes the moisture risk. These are illustrative multiplications of listed rates, not quotations.
| Buying 2,000 CFT | Quantity | Material cost | Moisture risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| By volume, per CFT | 2,000 CFT | ₹50,000 | None — you pay for space |
| By weight, light dry soil | ~85 tons | ~₹48,800 | Favourable end of the range |
| By weight, dense damp soil | ~102 tons | ~₹58,600 | Unfavourable — ₹8,600 more |
What Affects Your Total Delivered Cost?
Order quantity and load size
Material is rated per unit, but vehicles are hired per trip. A part load carries the same trip cost as a fuller one, so the delivered cost per CFT generally falls as the load approaches the vehicle’s capacity. Filling quantities are usually large, which makes this the factor most worth discussing before you order.
Delivery distance and transport
Distance from the source to your site is a direct cost, and soil is heavy relative to its value, so transport is a larger share of the total than it is for most materials. This is the main reason two quotations for the same soil can differ substantially.
Site accessibility
Road width, overhead clearance, turning space and the surface a loaded tipper must cross all decide what vehicle can reach you. A site that only takes a smaller vehicle needs more trips for the same quantity.
Unloading arrangements
Whether the load can be tipped directly where it is needed, or has to be dropped and moved by hand or machine, changes both time and cost. Agree who unloads and where before the vehicle is dispatched.
Soil requirements
Not all fill is the same. Required compaction, permitted organic content and plasticity all follow from what the fill is for — structural backfill under a foundation is a different requirement from levelling a garden. Check your specification rather than ordering by name alone.
MATERIAL PRICE IS NOT DELIVERED COST
The listed ₹25 per CFT and ₹575 per ton are material rates. Your delivered cost is the material plus transport, plus any loading or unloading charges, plus applicable taxes, plus waiting time if the site is not ready. Ask for each of those as a separate line on a written quotation. A supplier quoting a low material rate and a vague delivery charge is not necessarily cheaper — it is simply harder to compare.
Large filling quantity? Load size moves the total
A fuller load spreads the trip cost over more material
How to Estimate and Order Filling Soil
Measure the space you are filling
Area multiplied by depth, in consistent units. A 2,000 sq ft area raised by one foot is 2,000 CFT.
Add a compaction allowance
Loose soil reduces in volume once compacted, so you need more loose material than the finished volume. The allowance depends on the soil and the compaction specified — take it from your engineer rather than a rule of thumb.
Decide which unit you are buying in
For volume-measured filling, CFT matches the work. If you buy by weight, ask what volume the load is expected to give.
Price the material
At the listed ₹25 per CFT, 2,000 CFT is ₹50,000 for material alone — an illustrative calculation from the listed rate, not a quotation.
Confirm the soil is right for the job
Check the specification against your requirement, particularly organic content and compaction behaviour where the fill is structural.
Get transport and delivery quoted separately
Ask for the material rate, transport, unloading, taxes and the delivery window as distinct lines.
Confirm access before dispatch
State your road width, the largest vehicle that can reach the site, where the load is to be tipped and who unloads it.
Check the load on arrival
Look for debris, excessive organic matter, construction waste and unexpected wetness. Raise anything doubtful before tipping — afterwards it is your problem to remove.
Raising site levels before you build?
Soil, soling aggregate and cement scheduled together
How to Compare Supplier Quotations
Put every quotation on the same unit
Convert ton quotes to a per-CFT equivalent, and ask what density the supplier assumes when doing so.
Compare delivered cost, not material rate
Transport is a large share of soil cost, so the material rate alone tells you very little.
Ask what the soil actually is
Screened natural soil and site-excavated spoil are different products at different prices.
Check the load size each quote assumes
A cheaper rate on a smaller vehicle can cost more once trips are counted.
Buying Filling Soil in Chennai
When comparing suppliers of construction materials in Chennai, ask for the specification alongside the rate — soil type, screening, moisture, organic content and the compaction behaviour you can expect. For filling work those details decide whether the material performs, and they are what separates a low quotation from a cheap one.
BUILDING THE GROUND WORKS?
Filling rarely arrives alone. Alongside it: 60mm aggregate for soling, 40mm jelly price, buy cement online, river sand price in Chennai and buy TMT steel online. Browse the full Sand & Aggregates collection. Consolidating deliveries usually reduces transport cost per item.
₹48,800 or ₹58,600 for the Same 2,000 CFT
Bought by weight, the bill depends on how wet the load happens to be — a ₹9,800 swing on one order. Bought by volume, it is ₹50,000 and the moisture is not your problem.
Other Materials for Your Chennai Site
Screened natural red soil, tested against IS:2720.
Browse soil →6mm to 60mm jelly, river sand, M-Sand and P-Sand.
Browse aggregates →OPC, PPC and PSC — one brand throughout the build.
Browse cement →Fe 550 bars for the footings and the frame above.
Browse steel →Frequently Asked Questions
Buy the Volume, Confirm the Delivery
The filling soil price in Chennai listed by Buildiyo Store is ₹25 per CFT and ₹575 per ton — listed rates, subject to change, and not presented as independently confirmed market prices. What you finally pay depends far more on transport, site access and load size than on the material rate, and on soil the unit you choose matters because weight includes water while volume does not. Measure the space, add a compaction allowance, buy in the unit that matches the work, and get delivery quoted as its own line. Do that and the comparison between suppliers becomes straightforward.
Confirm the rate and your delivery charge
Check the product listing for the current rate, then send us your location, the quantity you need and your site access details. We will confirm the latest price, the unit it is quoted in, and what delivery to your site would cost.
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