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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 / Rio Linda / Flowable Fill (CLSM)
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.
For a Sacramento County community like Rio Linda, flexibility matters: crews juggle inspections, weather windows, and finisher schedules. Because batching happens on site, a shifted start time doesn't spoil a load — the concrete isn't made until you're ready for it. Repeat contractors get a rhythm going with dispatch — standing windows, familiar mixes, and a call-ahead system that keeps crews placing instead of waiting.
Rio Linda is a Sacramento County community of roughly 15,106 residents, about 9 miles from our West Sacramento yard — typically 10–29 minutes for a mixer to reach, traffic willing.
Also in Rio Linda: Foundation & Slab Concrete · Shotcrete · Specification Concrete · all Rio Linda concrete services.
Nearby communities we serve: Elverta · McClellan Park · North Highlands · Foothill Farms · 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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