Way OT: Stone/Landscaping Yard

[bitnez]

I appreciate that this is way OT but it is an off week so I am hoping the board can point me in the right direction. I am looking for 6"-12" river rock (probably need about 150 ft.) and some Pennsylvania blue stone slabs 1'x1' or 2'x2'. Can anyone recommend a good stone/landscaping yard? Thx.

 

[RUDutch]

Braen Supply of Wanaque, NJ has the blue stone but that's in north jersey off of Rt. 287. Where are you?

 

[bitnez]

that's a drive for me but i work in morris cty. so i could probably make it up there.

 

[FanuSanu52]

Y don't you identify where you are so you don't waste your/others' time.

 

[newell138]

Call a fellow Rutgers alum and my buddy Jim Brophy over at Rutgers Landscaping in Flemington.

 

[MCY]

Wicki Stone in Hackettstown might be a better choice for you if you live in Morris County. Call ahead to make sure you can walk the yard without your contractor - they say they are wholesale only, but I have gone there before without my landscaper.

Another option is the Stone Center in Bridgewater. Not as big as Wicki, but better organized and more retail friendly.

 

[bitnez]

Y don't you identify where you are so you don't waste your/others' time.

i appreciate the insight but i am open to travelling anywhere, which is precisely why i didn't put where i am located. but, to narrow it down, i do live in jersey. thx.

 

[FanuSanu52]

then why did you say "that's a drive for me"?

 

[bitnez]

then why did you say "that's a drive for me"?

because it is, but it doesn't mean that i won't drive there. once again, thx.

 

[FanuSanu52]

Still a weird, unnecessary comment, but you're more than welcome.

At the very least, I've bumped your OT several times for you :sunglasses:[thumb2]

 

[RUaMoose]

I appreciate that this is way OT but it is an off week so I am hoping the board can point me in the right direction. I am looking for 6"-12" river rock (probably need about 150 ft.) and some Pennsylvania blue stone slabs 1'x1' or 2'x2'. Can anyone recommend a good stone/landscaping yard? Thx.

I am in the market for landscaping stone myself. Just renovated my garage and want to put stone around. Need enough to cover about 130 square feet at a 2" depth. Anywhere in CNJ ? All places mentioned above seem a bit far although flemington isn't too bad.

 

[Dr. Potato]

http://www.builddirect.com

 

[RU5180]

Guys guys guys.... you are all thinking about this the wrong way. You need to find a supplier near you because these guys charge per mile or per "next town over" for delivery. Don't expect free delivery for such a "small order." Nobody retail in Monmouth County is going to deliver to Morris County.

You need delivery. Youre not going to pour 2 cubic yard of stone into your Nissan Rogue. Right???

You said 120 sf, but you didn't say how deep.

Assuming 6" deep then: 12'x10'x.5' = 60 cubit feet. Delaware river stone or goose egg stone (or any other bulk material for that matter) is sold in cubic yards which are 3'x 3' x3' or 27 cubic feet.

60/27 = 2.2 yards of Delaware river stone. Now realistically they just scoop it up with the 1CYD scooper on the front end loader and dump it in the dump truck. Also, know that you usually cant mix bulk material with palleted material, Its going to be a separate delivery or truck.