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Flowable fill
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Controlled low-strength material for utility trenches, abandoned pipes and tanks, and structural backfill that never needs compaction.
Home / Service Areas / Alta / Flowable Fill (CLSM)
Controlled low-strength material for utility trenches, abandoned pipes and tanks, and structural backfill that never needs compaction.
Flowable Fill (CLSM) · Placer County
Flowable fill — controlled low-strength material (CLSM) — is a self-leveling, self-compacting slurry that replaces compacted backfill. It flows into trenches and voids, sets firm enough to support loads, and can be excavated later if the utility ever needs to come back up.
Volumetric batching is ideal for CLSM: quantities are metered on the spot, so a long trench or an odd-shaped void gets filled without guessing truckloads in advance.
Around Alta, jobs range from quick residential pours to full contractor schedules, and the volumetric model fits both: dispatch books your window, the mixer stages at your site, and the meter squares the bill with reality instead of an estimate. Repeat contractors get a rhythm going with dispatch — standing windows, familiar mixes, and a call-ahead system that keeps crews placing instead of waiting.
Alta is a Placer County community of roughly 610 residents, about 58 miles from our West Sacramento yard — typically 104–124 minutes for a mixer to reach, traffic willing. Alta sits toward the outer edge of our delivery range, so call the order desk at 916-449-2300 to confirm scheduling and any distance considerations for your address before you plan the pour.
Also in Alta: Patio Concrete · Residential Concrete · Shotcrete · all Alta concrete services.
Nearby communities we serve: Colfax · Foresthill · Meadow Vista · Georgetown · all service areas.
Utility trench backfill, filling abandoned pipes, tanks, and vaults, and structural void fill. It eliminates compaction in lifts — the material consolidates itself and supports load when set.
Standard CLSM mixes are designed to be excavatable with normal equipment, which is why utilities prefer them over lean concrete for trench work. Tell us the intended use and we will batch the right strength.
Yes — Alta is part of our Placer County service area. Call the order desk at 916-449-2300 to schedule, or request a quote online and we will confirm timing for your address.
A few days' notice books most residential pours; larger or inspected work benefits from more lead time. Same-day dispatch is sometimes possible — it never hurts to call.
Tell us what you're pouring and when. We'll bring the mix to your site and meter it by the yard — so every dollar you spend ends up in the forms.
916-449-2300