Our yard remodel
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I just sat down with the wife and we dug deep into our yard budget.. So far we're up to $2,288 spent out of the budgeted $4,000. With the $1,712 left we still need, pavers, sand, gravel, patio furnature, wood/hardware for pergola, and motion lights.. We're doing pretty good!
Anyone know where to get great pricing on sand(2yds?)/gravel(10ish yds)/wood...
Ps.. Bryson, I'll try to shoot you an email very soon with the sizes of wood we need... Or think we need.
Anyone know where to get great pricing on sand(2yds?)/gravel(10ish yds)/wood...
Ps.. Bryson, I'll try to shoot you an email very soon with the sizes of wood we need... Or think we need.
For the sand, Reynolds on 5400-ish S. and 8000-ish W is the place to go. (the cement place)
Gravel, depends on what you want...but Strang Excavating is a decent option. Unless you want the crushed/recycled concrete, that's super-cheap from Bland Recycling. (it's less decorative, but great for certain things...I used it for under our concrete)
Gravel, depends on what you want...but Strang Excavating is a decent option. Unless you want the crushed/recycled concrete, that's super-cheap from Bland Recycling. (it's less decorative, but great for certain things...I used it for under our concrete)
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
Is that a driveway? I'm SURE that wouldn't get caught in the tread of my all terrrains, but don't know how it'd pack?
From my calculations I'll need a minimum of 10 tons of gravel, but could easily use 15+ tons to cover much of the east side of the house since right now it's dirt and weeds.. Suprise suprise!
Strang $180 @ 10tons & $226 @ 15tons
Reynolds $225 @ 10tons & $250 @ 15tons
Gorilla $180 @ 10 tons & $210-220 @ 15tons
Bland no answer
Strang $180 @ 10tons & $226 @ 15tons
Reynolds $225 @ 10tons & $250 @ 15tons
Gorilla $180 @ 10 tons & $210-220 @ 15tons
Bland no answer
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So sod will be here for sure this Saturday morning.. Anyone is welcome to come help 
.. I realise it's NPLD, and would've been at 5 Mile myself except they botched the sod delivery last weekend... Anyways, I have WE Rock Oct 1-2, and out of town Oct 6-10th. This leaves the tail-end of Oct and into Nov to construct the patio and pergola. It's getting cold by then.. In the big picture, we're still very much on schedule since my goal was to have everything planted and sod laid by WE Rock.
If I were to start building this patio in late October, would the grass be OK to drive on by then? That is, if I were to have sixb come back out with his Kubota to move the gravel around. Or am I better off waiting until spring to finish building the patio/pergola? Thoughts?
.. side note.. The sod company that screwed me last Saturday may bring an extra 1,200sq ft at no cost for my front yard..
.. I realise it's NPLD, and would've been at 5 Mile myself except they botched the sod delivery last weekend... Anyways, I have WE Rock Oct 1-2, and out of town Oct 6-10th. This leaves the tail-end of Oct and into Nov to construct the patio and pergola. It's getting cold by then.. In the big picture, we're still very much on schedule since my goal was to have everything planted and sod laid by WE Rock.If I were to start building this patio in late October, would the grass be OK to drive on by then? That is, if I were to have sixb come back out with his Kubota to move the gravel around. Or am I better off waiting until spring to finish building the patio/pergola? Thoughts?
.. side note.. The sod company that screwed me last Saturday may bring an extra 1,200sq ft at no cost for my front yard..
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BCGPER
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- Sunny Arizona
Not sure on your gravel plans, but keep in mind a lot of areas do not allow storing vehicles on gravel.
My running FJ55 is legal to sit on the side of the house.. Ask me how I found this out.
I'd really only need the area that would see the occasional foot traffic to have 2-3"s of gravel (approx 250-300sq ft). That way when it rains/snows there's not mud everywhere.BC, what's your opinion on driving a small tractor on 3-4 week fresh grass? Go for the patio/pergola before snow flies, or wait til Spring?
Corban_White
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- Payson, AZ
After having done it my opinion is to never drive anything on your grass, no mater how mature it is. Unless the vehicle is specifically designed for driving on turf (IE low ground pressure) it will leave ruts in the lawn. This defeats all of the work you did to smooth the dirt out before the sod. Either get the tractor back there before the sod comes or do the work by hand. My .02.
BCGPER
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- Sunny Arizona
As was said, I wouldn't..... Do the tractor work now maybe?
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
My dad has a small kubota, a bx24. I would NEVER drive that thing on my lawn. It weighs 2800 lbs and I have sunk it in mud twice in my front yard.
Jeremy, sounds like you may need some help in your yard too!
I'm starting to lean toward doing the patio/pergola in the spring. But, if I decide to pull the trigger on it sooner I'll prob end up wheelbarrowing it.
There is a 3rd option that popped into my head the other day. The north end of our yard, lowest point, is the same level as the neighbor's yard. Their yard looks like what mine did before I started all this, minus the 5' tall weeds... So, dirt and lots of weeds. The fence between our yards is really old, and I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to dismantle a 6' section of it.. I may be able to ask them politely that I take a section down, and run the Kubota through their yard for the dirt removal and gravel/sand for the patio.. This could work, and spare my lawn. Probably a full days work with removal of dirt, and bringing in 2yds of gravel for patio area..
I'm starting to lean toward doing the patio/pergola in the spring. But, if I decide to pull the trigger on it sooner I'll prob end up wheelbarrowing it.
There is a 3rd option that popped into my head the other day. The north end of our yard, lowest point, is the same level as the neighbor's yard. Their yard looks like what mine did before I started all this, minus the 5' tall weeds... So, dirt and lots of weeds. The fence between our yards is really old, and I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to dismantle a 6' section of it.. I may be able to ask them politely that I take a section down, and run the Kubota through their yard for the dirt removal and gravel/sand for the patio.. This could work, and spare my lawn. Probably a full days work with removal of dirt, and bringing in 2yds of gravel for patio area..
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- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Marc, I went with 1.5" crushed and I love it. It has locked down nicely after a year of driving on it. River rock would have just rutted out after driving on it.
If it's just for a "driveway" (i.e. not necessarily decorative rock) go with the crushed concrete from Bland. It'll be cheaper than "real" gravel by probably 1/3. It also doesn't move around as much as roundish rocks, so it's nicer to drive on. (feels more compacted from day 1)
You'll still be paying a bunch for the delivery, so the total cost won't be 1/3 cheaper....
You'll still be paying a bunch for the delivery, so the total cost won't be 1/3 cheaper....