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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 / Placerville / Flowable Fill (CLSM)
Controlled low-strength material for utility trenches, abandoned pipes and tanks, and structural backfill that never needs compaction.
Flowable Fill (CLSM) · El Dorado 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.
We've built our El Dorado County routes around communities like Placerville — morning staging, clear dispatch windows, and a call-ahead so your crew isn't standing around waiting on material. Ask about mix options when you book: strength, slump, fiber, and admixtures are all set at batch time, because the batching happens at your curb instead of across town.
Placerville is a El Dorado County community of roughly 10,650 residents, about 41 miles from our West Sacramento yard — typically 71–91 minutes for a mixer to reach, traffic willing. Placerville sits toward the outer edge of our delivery range, so call dispatch at 916-248-2860 to confirm scheduling and any distance considerations for your address before you plan the pour.
Also in Placerville: Rapid-Set Concrete · Specification Concrete · Bulk Cement & Super Sacks · all Placerville concrete services.
Nearby communities we serve: Diamond Springs · Deer Park · Camino · Coloma · 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.
916-248-2860