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Controlled low-strength material for utility trenches, abandoned pipes and tanks, and structural backfill that never needs compaction.
Flowable Fill (CLSM) · Sacramento 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.
Whether it's a weekend homeowner project or a contractor pour on a deadline in Fruitridge Pocket, the process is identical: confirm the mix with dispatch, stage the site, and pour exactly the yardage the job takes. Inspections and pours have to line up: tell dispatch your inspection schedule and the batch window gets planned around the sign-off, not the other way around.
Fruitridge Pocket is a Sacramento County community of roughly 5,800 residents, about 5 miles from our West Sacramento yard — typically 10–22 minutes for a mixer to reach, traffic willing.
Also in Fruitridge Pocket: Rapid-Set Concrete · Bulk Cement & Super Sacks · Specification Concrete · all Fruitridge Pocket concrete services.
Nearby communities we serve: Parkway · Florin · Sacramento · Rosemont · 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.
Formed and staked forms, clear truck access, someone authorized on site, and a washout area. Our Before You Order guide walks through all of it.
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.
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