Blue Moon Gravel 3/4" - Per Yard
The saying "once in a blue moon" applies really well to this Northern California material, a crushed stone fine material that is an excellent hardscape, utility area and light vehicle pathway material. This material is more blue than our Blue Decomposed Granite but is a crushed stone fine, so a slightly different texture. Samples of the two are available.
Northern California quarry shipping bulk throughout the region, the Central Valley and into the Reno Sparks metro region. SuperEarth-sack delivery anywhere requested.
This "screened" gravel does not contain the large amount of fines the "minus" screen grade does. The screened material is about 90% 3/8" gravel offers a very clean look for planterbeds.
Material Size ChoicesThe use of decorative rock as a landscape ground cover or rock mulch to save water needs to be attractive to be effective. We believe that in most residential landscape and garden installation circumstances this is best done with 3/8" screened rock and not 3/4" screened rock. For pathways and drive areas where foot traffic is expected 3/8" rock materials are best. 3/4" rock works great in very large planterbeds and is important design element in large residential and commercial landscapes. For more creative rock work designs consider using various sizes of rock ruble from 1 through 12 inches.
Rate Per Ton
As a general rule of 3/8" or 3/4" of crushed rock or river pebble material will generally cover a little over 100 square feet of an ground area at a 2" depth.
Rate Per Yard
As a general rule 1 cubic yard of 3/8" or 3/4" of crushed rock or river pebble material will generally cover 125 square feet in a 2" inch layer. A cubic yard of crushed rock or river pebbles material weighs between 2,300 and 3,200 pounds depending upon the type of rock quarried.
Purchase by the Scoop, Skip, Yard or Ton ?
Landscape supply yards are infamous for providing buyers with horrible rates of measurement. In nearly all cases they tell you that "their" scoop or skip is the best deal around and that they always give a little extra. Nothing could be further from the truth. All companies that buy at the wholesale level in our industry pay for their rock by the ton. When buy rock by the tone you are buying value, not hype.
Ask For A Scale House Receipt
Almost any quarry that sells quality rock with a good reputation has a certified scale for weighing large truck loads of rock material. Each "scale house" or "weigh master" issues a weight ticket for the truck passing over the scale. Selling materials by mythical measurements such as the "scoop" or "skip" is the snake oil salesman in the rock yard method for making a quick buck off buyers.
When you pay for materials by ton you know exactly what you are getting. We strongly urge buyer's to request a scale receipt for their orders and not the word of the tractor operator that he put 4 or 5 skips, scoops or yards in the truck.
When ordering use the Purchase Order function at checkout and enter ROCK as your payment method. This will allow you to create an order for a firm transportation quote without having to pay for it at this time. While we have posted transport rates, in many circumstances we are able to ship the order to you for less. You will be given a firm cost on the whole order within a few minutes to a few hours.
Tons vs. Yards and Square Feet.
In most cases we charge by the ton and we have the receipts from the scale house at the quarry to show upon request. Materials sold by the yard tend to have very in-accurate amounts in the trucks. Amounts depend the size of the loader bucket, how well the material was scooped up and who was supervising the loading of the truck. Scale House totals don't lie, so why take a chance on losing money and time with how many square feet, scoops, skips and or dumps were made in loading the truck?Architects, public agencies, contractors and owner-builders requiring a competitive bid for the materials and transport costs should
E-mail us with material specifications, amount and date needed and buyers contact information. We typically employ trucks with carrying capacities ranging from 17 to 26.5 tons.
Decomposed granite, crushed rock, gravel, sand and similar materials are typically hauled in;
Truck n Transfers from 24 to 26.5 tons,
End-dumps from 24 to 25 tons
Bottom and Side Dumps 25 tons
Super-10's from 10 to 17 tons
River rock and cobbles are most commonly hauled in Truck n Transfer units and End-dumps to about 25 tons.
Rubble and boulders hauled in bulk are transported in End-dumps and Super-10's. Loads range from 10 to 24 tons per load.
Moss Rock and Specialty Boulders are banded to pallets and shipped via flatbeds to about 24 tons per load.
Supersacks, palleted rock and specimen boulders are hauled on flatbeds in amounts to about 24 tons.
Flagstone and other specialty stone materials are haul on flatbeds in amounts up 24 tons per load.
Beach Pebble Orders - Mexican Beach Pebbles are hauled from warehouses space we maintain in San Diego, Ontario California and other
cities in the USA on a seasonal basis on common carriers. Pallets weigh 2,000 to 3,000 pounds each and there are service charges if you do not have a forklift or loading dock at the delivery location.
Mixed or Split Loads - Many crushed and decomposed granite quarries produce more than 1 type of rock and several different sizes of materials. To make the most of your trucking expenses we often can to your site 2 different rock colors or sizes.
End-dump deliveries boulders can often be added to crushed rock orders.
Casa Grande AZ and Colorado Springs Distribution Yards From these yards we can ship mixed loads of Mexican Beach Pebbles, decomposed granite, crushed rock, Arizona and Colorado River Rock, flagstone, boulders and other rock products to landscape and building construction sites throughout the USA and Canada. In many cases contractors and DIY Pro's can get the entire job delivered in a single truck load(s).
