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Fill, Gravel, Stone and Mulch Delivery in Miramar, FL

Bulk gravel, crushed stone, sand, soil and mulch delivered across Miramar, FL, priced by the load for your ZIP.

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2 tons or 2 yd³
Area
Miramar and nearby ZIPs
From
$427 delivered

Every price below is the delivered total.

Gravel Valet brings bulk fill, gravel, crushed stone, soil and mulch to Miramar homes and lots. Enter your ZIP above to see what can reach your address.

The notes below start from the Sanibel muck at the ZIP's center point, the limestone beneath it and the rainfall at a nearby airport station, then show how to raise, drain and finish a yard that sits close to the water table.

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Coverage
200 sq ft
Cubic yards
1.85
Tons to order
2.5
Delivered to Miramar, FL
$436
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The ground and weather in Miramar

Sanibel muck and a high water table

The USDA soil survey maps Sanibel muck at the ZIP's center point, and the Sanibel series fills 90 percent of that map unit. Muck is dark, decayed plant matter that built up where the ground stayed wet for a very long time. It is soft, spongy and full of water, and it squeezes down under weight the way a wet sponge does.[1]

The survey rates the Sanibel soil very poorly drained and puts it in hydrologic group A/D. The split rating means the soil acts like group D, with water barely soaking in, while the water table is high, and like group A, with water entering fast, where the ground has been drained. So the same patch of Sanibel ground can shed a storm one month and swallow it the next, depending on how close the water sits to the surface.[1]

Under the organic layer, the top mineral layer is fine sand, and its shrink-swell rating is low, at 1.5 percent. Clean fine sand like that makes a stable footing once the muck above it is out of the way, which is why muck removal is the first step in almost any build on this soil.[1]

Miami Limestone below the sand

The state geologic map shows Miami Limestone under the center point, a Pleistocene unit made of limestone and sandstone. It is a pale, porous rock with many small holes, and in South Florida it can lie only a short dig below the sand.[2]

For a yard project, that rock layer matters in two ways. A post hole or a trench for a drain line may hit hard limestone and need a breaker bar or a rented auger. And because the rock is porous, it can carry water sideways once the sand above it is full, which is part of why the water table here rises quickly after heavy rain.[1],[2]

The ground at the mapped point lies just 10 feet above sea level. On flat, low ground, every inch of raised grade around a house or a drive helps keep water moving away from the places you want dry.[3]

Rain at the North Perry station

Weather normals come from the NOAA station at Hollywood North Perry AP, FL, about 3 miles away, which averages 62.0 inches of precipitation a year. Much of that falls in short, heavy storms that drop more water in an hour than the sand can take in when the water table is already high.[4]

The North Perry station counts 0 days a year with a low of 32 F or colder. No stone needs to be chosen for frost resistance, and any time of year works for bed planting and base work, as long as the ground is not flooded. Water is the only weather force a Miramar gravel project has to plan around.[4]

On very poorly drained muck, puddles that form after a big storm can sit for days. A gravel surface that drains through, sitting on raised and compacted fill, dries out far faster than lawn or bare ground.[1],[4]

Raising a driveway or pad above wet ground

Begin by digging out the Sanibel muck down to the fine sand below. Muck left in place keeps compressing for years, and any base built on it will sag and crack. Haul the muck off site or use a little of it in planting beds, then check the depth of the water table in the hole before you start filling.[1]

Replace the muck with Fill Sand, spread in thin layers and compacted with a plate after each one. Raise the finished grade so the drive sits above the surrounding lawn. With the mapped ground standing only 10 feet above sea level, even a few added inches of compacted Fill Sand speed up how fast a drive dries.[1],[3]

Over the sand, lay woven fabric and build up compacted Road Base or Crushed Concrete in lifts. Finish the top with 3/4" Crushed Stone or #57 Crushed Stone, which lets heavy rain drop through instead of running across the surface. For a pad that floods now and then, Asphalt Millings make a firmer top that sheds water to the sides.[1],[4]

Beds and lawns on muck and sand

Muck is rich but soggy, and most plants dislike wet roots that stay wet. A raised bed filled with Garden Soil, or a mix of Topsoil and Compost, lifts the root zone above the wettest ground. Mound new shrub beds a little above the lawn so water drains off them after a storm.[1]

With no freezing days at the nearby station, mulch here works year round as a weed barrier and a way to keep the surface from baking in the sun. Brown Shredded Mulch, Black Shredded Mulch and Red Mulch all knit into a mat that stays put in heavy rain better than loose chips. Keep mulch thin over wet ground so it can dry between storms.[1],[4]

Along walls and under eaves, a strip of River Rock or #57 Crushed Stone keeps heavy rain from splashing sand onto the walls. Where water collects at a low corner, a shallow trench of Drain Rock wrapped in fabric gives it a path toward the street or a swale.[1],[4]

Fill Sand or Topsoil for raising grade

Raising a low lot near Sanibel ground calls for two materials, used in two different layers. Fill Sand does the heavy lifting. It drains freely, compacts well with a plate in thin passes and matches the fine sand already under the muck, so the new layer and the old one behave alike when the water table climbs.[1]

Topsoil belongs only in the top few inches, where grass, groundcover or shrubs will root. Spread too deep, it holds water and settles unevenly, the same weaknesses that make muck a poor footing. A raised lawn works best with compacted Fill Sand for the bulk of the height, then a thin cap of Topsoil raked smooth before seed or sod. Under a patio, shed or drive, skip the Topsoil entirely and go straight from Fill Sand to fabric and base.[1]

After the first heavy storm, walk the new grade and look for low spots where water still collects. Add a little more Fill Sand there and compact it, since the 62.0 inches of yearly rain at the North Perry station will find every dip.[4]

Housing in ZIP 33025 and the FDOT base spec

The Census counts 30,614 housing units in ZIP 33025. Detached single-family houses make up 28 percent of them, and owners live in 44 percent of the occupied homes.[5]

Miramar as a whole holds 46,380 housing units, and 62 percent are detached houses. The median home dates from 1995 in the ZIP and 1996 across the city. With many townhomes and apartments in the ZIP, many orders here are for shared spaces: a refresh of River Rock in a common area, Playground Sand for a play space, or a load of mulch for the beds along a row of units.[5]

The Florida Department of Transportation names Graded Aggregate Base in Section 204 of its Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (FY 2026-27). That section describes the dense, compacted stone layer placed under state pavements.[6]

The numbers behind this page

FactValueApplies toSource
Soil map unit at the ZIP's center pointSanibel muckCity center point[1]
Main soil seriesSanibel (90 percent of the map unit)City center point[1]
Drainage classvery poorly drainedCity center point[1]
Hydrologic soil groupA/D (D while the water table is high, A where drained)City center point[1]
Texture of the top mineral soil layerfine sandCity center point[1]
Shrink-swell in the top 100 cm (linear extensibility)low, 1.5 percentCity center point[1]
Mapped geologic unit at the ZIP's center pointMiami LimestoneCity center point[2]
Rock or sediment type of that unitlimestone, sandstoneCity center point[2]
Geologic age of that unitPleistoceneCity center point[2]
Ground elevation at the ZIP's center point10 feetCity center point[3]
NOAA normals station usedHollywood North Perry AP, FL, about 3 miles awayWeather station[4]
Average yearly precipitation62.0 inchesWeather station[4]
Days a year the low reaches 32 F or colder0 daysWeather station[4]
Housing units in ZIP 3302530,614This ZIP[5]
Share of homes in ZIP 33025 that are detached single-family houses28 percentThis ZIP[5]
Share of occupied homes in ZIP 33025 lived in by the owner44 percentThis ZIP[5]
Housing units in Miramar46,380Whole city[5]
Share of homes in Miramar that are detached single-family houses62 percentWhole city[5]
Median year homes in ZIP 33025 were built1995This ZIP[5]
Median year homes in Miramar were built1996Whole city[5]
Florida Department of Transportation aggregate base specificationGraded Aggregate Base, Section 204, Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (FY 2026-27)State[6]

Sources

  1. USDA NRCS Soil Data Access (SSURGO soil survey), retrieved 2026-10-31
  2. USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), queried through the Macrostrat API, retrieved 2026-10-31
  3. USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP), retrieved 2026-10-31
  4. NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, annual and seasonal, retrieved 2026-10-30
  5. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (tables B25001, B25003, B25024, B25035), retrieved 2026-10-30
  6. Florida Department of Transportation, Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (FY 2026-27), Section 204, retrieved 2026-10-29

Point and station values describe one spot, not every lot in town. Check your own site before you build.

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Minimum order
2 tons or 2 cubic yards
Delivered price from
$427 for 2 tons of Fill Sand
Priced from
Miramar, FL ladder (this city)

We coordinate the truck from the yards that serve Miramar; we do not run a yard in town.

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Where we deliver in Miramar

The drawing shows the nearest cities we price around Miramar, at true bearing and distance. Outside the rings, enter your ZIP and we quote the haul from the nearest ladder.

Miami Gardens, FL 4 miles; Pembroke Pines, FL 5 miles; Davie, FL 6 miles; Hollywood, FL 9 miles; Hialeah, FL 11 miles; Sunrise, FL 12 miles5 mi10 mi15 miNMiami Gardens 4 miPembroke Pines 5 miDavie 6 miHollywood 9 miHialeah 11 miSunrise 12 miMiramar
25.9921, -80.2712ZIP 33025

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Frequently Asked Questions

What should I do with muck before laying gravel?

Take it out. Sanibel muck at the ZIP's center point is soft, organic and full of water, and it keeps squeezing down under weight. Dig to the fine sand below, replace the muck with compacted Fill Sand in thin layers, then lay fabric and a compacted base of Road Base before the surface stone.

How do I raise a low yard in Miramar?

Fill Sand is the usual choice for raising grade on wet ground, because it drains freely and compacts well in thin layers. Topsoil works for the top few inches where grass or plants will grow. Raise the grade so water runs away from the house and toward the street or a swale. The mapped ground stands only 10 feet above sea level, so small changes in height matter.

Which gravel drains best in heavy rain?

Clean, open stone with no fines drains fastest. #57 Crushed Stone and 3/4" Crushed Stone let water drop straight through, and Drain Rock is the choice for trenches and French drains. With 62.0 inches of yearly precipitation at the North Perry station, an open stone top over a raised base keeps a drive usable after a storm.

What goes under pavers on sandy, wet ground?

Remove any muck, fill with compacted Fill Sand, then build a compacted base of Road Base or Crushed Concrete. Screed a thin bed of Concrete Sand over the base, set the pavers and sweep Mason Sand into the joints. Keep the finished patio a little higher than the lawn so rain runs off rather than pooling against it.

Does mulch work on a soggy lot?

Yes, used lightly. Spread a thin layer of Brown Shredded Mulch or Black Shredded Mulch so the surface can dry between storms. Raise beds with Garden Soil where the ground stays wet, so roots sit above the water. Shredded mulch holds its place in hard rain better than loose Wood Chips.

Can I plant at any time of year here?

Frost is not a concern, since the Hollywood North Perry AP station, about 3 miles away, counts 0 days a year with a low of 32 F or colder. The limit here is water. Plant when the ground is not flooded, raise beds on very poorly drained spots, and use mulch to keep the soil from crusting in the sun.

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