Who has Decorative / Smooth Landscape River Rock / Pebbles in Area? (Raleigh: how much, landscaping)

[bradesp]

Anyone know of a supplier in the area with a decent selection of smooth, river rock type decorative stone in medium sizes (2-3") for landscaping. I'm NOT looking for crushed stone or pea gravel... something larger that is mostly smooth.

Thanks!

bradesp

[cstleddy]

Have you tried Triangle Landscape Supplies? There are three locations in the Triangle, but I stopped by Raleigh (near Capital Blvd and Gresham Lake Rd?) last year looking for something similar to you. Triangle Landscape Supplies - Rock, Sand, and Gravel (http://www.trianglelandscapesupplies.com/products_rock.html - broken link)

[al_roethlisberger]

This type of stone is often called "River Jack" or "River Stone", and the 2-3" is usually the small size. Medium is usually 4-6". But it depends on who you buy it from, so just ask.

We bought our "Medium Pennsylvania River Jack" down in Sanford, so I unfortunately can't recommend a specific vendor in Raleigh though. Although a quick Google did turn up quite a few vendors in the area. I've been told to check with Marietta stone before, but I don't know if they are only a construction stone vendor versus architectural/decorative.

I don't know how much you need, but be prepared for sticker shock. It's about $200-250 a ton/pallet, not delivered.

Al

[bradesp]

Any idea about coverage per ton?

[cstleddy]

Originally Posted by bradesp

Any idea about coverage per ton?

I found this on Triangle Landscape Supply's website (under the question section):

[LEFT][SIZE=2]8. How much aggragate do I need?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]1 ton of granite will cover 72 square feet.
1 ton of marble will cover 72 square feet.
1 ton of river rock will cover 80 square feet.
1 ton of brickchips will cover 120 square feet.
1 ton of sunlite will cover 180 square feet.
1 ton of topsoil will cover 75 square feet.
1 ton of lava rock will cover 270 square feet.
1 ton of limestone will cover 108 square feet.
1 ton of sand will cover 108 square feet.
1 ton of sand will cover 90 square feet.
1 ton of stone fines will cover 108 square [/SIZE][/LEFT]

[al_roethlisberger]

Originally Posted by cstleddy

I found this on Triangle Landscape Supply's website (under the question section):

[LEFT][SIZE=2]8. How much aggragate do I need?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]1 ton of granite will cover 72 square feet.
1 ton of marble will cover 72 square feet.
1 ton of river rock will cover 80 square feet.
1 ton of brickchips will cover 120 square feet.
1 ton of sunlite will cover 180 square feet.
1 ton of topsoil will cover 75 square feet.
1 ton of lava rock will cover 270 square feet.
1 ton of limestone will cover 108 square feet.
1 ton of sand will cover 108 square feet.
1 ton of sand will cover 90 square feet.
1 ton of stone fines will cover 108 square [/SIZE][/LEFT]

Yep, that's about right.

In our case, 1 ton(1 pallet) covered our french drain area of approximately 4x20'.

Al

[Kim Wagner]

Luck Stone

[nashwolfpacker]

There is a place right off hwy 55 between durham and cary that sells stone but I don't know if they have the kind you are looking for. I also don't know the name of it.