Online Design/Pricing Request Form Faxable Design/Price Request Form (measuring checklist)
Exact prices for your design received usually within one business day.
Hand Placement
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Online Design/Pricing Request Form Faxable Design/Price Request Form (measuring checklist) Exact prices for your design received usually within one business day.
Hand Placement
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Do I really want to set rocks by hand? Over the years we have had many people who want to order rocks that are just small enough to move by hand. These people will often say at the beginning of the price quote that they "would like a rock about three feet in diameter". A three foot in diameter rock will weigh as much as 3000 pounds, which is heavier than most medium sized cars. Even a rock that is only 1 foot in diameter will weigh from 40-90 pounds. This may sound manageable until you are standing in your driveway looking at 400 of these "sacks of cement", and planning to move them into place. If you do have the energy to pick them ALL up and move them into the back yard, you will probably be in the emergency room before the end of the weekend. If you don't end up having enough energy to move the entire rock pile, you will be very sore, with a big pile of rocks that are not even big enough to be considered a boulder. You still must figure out what to do with this pile of undersized rocks. The moral to these stories are, Don't set more than a couple of small watermelon sized rocks by hand. And don't buy rocks smaller than 2 ft. in diameter and expect them to look like boulders. An example of what small rocks look like in a "retaining wall". Two foot diameter rocks are really where people start saying that rocks begin to become boulders. When someone asks for a price on a 1 ft rock, I will usually ask them to go find a place in there neighborhood that has that size and measure the rock with a tape measure. Almost always our customers have come back saying that "yes, at least 2 feet in diameter is really what we wanted". These rocks are from 2-3 feet in size. Much nicer huh?
This is a regular thickness 2 ft. boulder example in a rock that is more rounded.
My advice to those who would like to save some money by using one foot diameter rocks, and place them themselves, is to jump to a 2 foot diameter rock and rent a skid loader or mini-excavator to set the rocks. This tractor will cost you from $150-300 per day and you will not be risking a back problem for the rest of you life. I don't want to turn you away from rocks but, none of our rocks, or any rock is worth getting a bad back over. Even better is to have a professional landscaper set the rocks for you. These guys that have experience setting rocks know much more than how to pick up a rock with a tractor. These guys know how to really make rocks show off your yard. Link to some landscapers Weights are all over the spectrum since no two rocks are the same shape. Approximate sizes and weights are as follows: 1ft diameter 40-90# 2ft diameter 400-1300# 3ft diameter 1200-4400# |
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