Frequent Questions
Driveway
- 3/4″ granite
- road base
Flagstone Patio – Underneath:
- sand (makes it level)
- crusher fines
- breeze
- nothing
Flagstone Patio – In Between:
- breeze
- crusher fines
Flowerbeds
- small bark
- bark fines (condition soil)
- aspen humus (condition soil / robs soil of nitrogen)
- recycled – roses for winter (holds moisture)
- planters mix
- screened top and add supreme (1:4 ratio)
Playgrounds
- pea gravel
- small bark
- pole peelings
- Sand Boxes
- washed sand
Sod
- supreme – 3 yards per 1,000 sq. ft.
- amended top – 1 yard per 100 sq. ft.
Fabric Pins
- maximum every 4 feet
- ex. 4×100
Coverage Chart – (All Figures are Approximate)
Soil Coverage Chart – (All Figures are Approximate)
- 3 yards of soil 3/4″ deep covers 1,000 sq. ft.
- 1 yard of soil 3″ deep covers 100 sq. ft.
Mulch Coverage Chart – (All Figures are Approximate)
- 1 yard of mulch 4″ deep covers 80 sq. ft.
- 1 yard of mulch 3″ deep covers 100 sq. ft.
- 1 yard of mulch 2″ deep covers 150 sq. ft.
Rock – (1 yard of most type of rock is approximately 1-1/4 tons)
| Rock | Ton | Yard |
| 2″ deep | 105 sq. ft | 150 sq. ft |
| 3″ deep Breeze – Road Base | 65 sq. ft. | 100 sq. ft |
| 3″ deep | 80 sq. ft | 100 sq. ft |
| Cobble | Ton | Yard |
| 2 – 4″ | 105 sq. ft | 150 sq. ft |
| 3 – 6″ | 45 sq. ft. | 60 sq. ft. |
| 4 – 12″ | 30 sq. ft. | 40 sq. ft |
| Rip Rap | Ton | Yard |
| Wall | 15 face ft. | 20 face ft. |
| Slope | 35 sq. ft. | 45 sq. ft. |
| Flagstone | Ton | Yard |
| 1 – 1/2″ | 100 sq. ft. | |
| 1-1/2″ – 2″ | 80 sq. ft |
| Drystack | 15 face ft. | |
| Strips | 15 fact ft. |