filled land

filled land

An area where the grade—the level of the land—has been raised, preferably by depositing clay, soil, rock, and gravel and then compacting the fill at regular intervals as the grade is raised. Less ideal, but more common in areas with little regulatory oversight, is the practice of dumping tree stumps and other vegetation,covering them with 6 feet or so of clay,and then compacting only the top 6 feet.The property will pass most compaction studies,which bore down only 6 feet.In time, however, the vegetation will rot, the land will settle, and the owner will see potholes and foundation cracks.