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April 23, 2009
Where can I buy gravel???
Hello, I need to level off my 22x10 back yard area to lay down some synthetic grass. In order to do so I need to lay down about 2 cubic feet of 1/4" minus aggregate (gravel). I went to the Lowe's and Home Depot and they have nothing of the sort.
Can anyone tell me where I can buy this stuff? Being in Brooklyn I have no clue where a rock quary might be or even if they sell such small amounts retial.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Watermellon...
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Try Kings Materials. They are on Dahill Rd at 16th ave and 39th St.
Posted by: yaakovdoe at April 23, 2009 10:16 PM
There is a mason's yard behind Lowe's on second ave. (13th or 14th) I believe that it is called Ranari (?). 3/8 pea is a readily available aggregate, which means all the pea stones are screened through a 3/8" grid so that nothing is larger that 3/8 on its smallest diameter.
Two cubic feet is a very very small quantity. If you need a small quantity of a smaller aggregate I would check out a store that sells aquariums.
Posted by: southslope at April 24, 2009 12:00 PM
2 cubic feet spread across 22x10 would yield 12/220 = 0.1ft (3cm) of height. Is this correct number or we make boo-boo in units of measurement?
Posted by: bobjohn at April 24, 2009 5:31 PM
new century lumber on 15th and 2nd ave they also have pea gravel. What hight do you need it to be at? If you need it to be at 0.1 ft I think you would need 22 cubic ft
Posted by: parkslopian at April 25, 2009 10:54 AM
THE space is 22x10. 220 sq feet. to make it cubic yards:
220/27 (cubic yard 3x3x3)=8.148
8.148/.1667 (2 inch depth / 12 inches in a foot=.1667)= 1.358
I need exactly 1.358 cubic yards of pea gravel to cover my 220 sq foot back yard at a depth of 2 inches.
This equates to about 55 bags of the stuff at lowes, that is too much to put in one car, I want to get it delivered.
Posted by: Watermellon at April 27, 2009 7:51 AM
Apologies, my first post said 'cubic feet', I meant 'cubic yards'
Posted by: Watermellon at April 27, 2009 7:54 AM
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