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    Arvada Stone Delivery

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    #8 washed gravel: small angular crushed stone perfect for drainage, French drains, and concrete bases.
    A. Gaige Brunner
    A. Gaige Brunner
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    I used Mulch Mound to have 3 cubic yards of garden soil delivered. The process was easy and I love that I didn't have to call anyone. I placed my order online, picked my delivery date, laid out my tarp and the dirt was delivered. My delivery had to be pushed back, but I was ke...

    Two to three inches is the standard depth for decorative rock in Arvada, which is enough coverage to suppress weeds without burying plant crowns. One ton covers roughly 100 square feet at two inches deep.
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    A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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    Arvada Stone Delivery

    Arvada Stone Delivery

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    About this stone

    #8 washed gravel: small angular crushed stone perfect for drainage, French drains, and concrete bases.
    A. Gaige Brunner
    A. Gaige Brunner
    Google Review

    I used Mulch Mound to have 3 cubic yards of garden soil delivered. The process was easy and I love that I didn't have to call anyone. I placed my order online, picked my delivery date, laid out my tarp and the dirt was delivered. My delivery had to be pushed back, but I was ke...

    Two to three inches is the standard depth for decorative rock in Arvada, which is enough coverage to suppress weeds without burying plant crowns. One ton covers roughly 100 square feet at two inches deep.
    Use our free stone calculator

    A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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    Make sure you adjust the quantity to your home's needs. You can use our calculator to estimate how much you'll need.

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    From The Mouths of Arvada Folks

    4.7
    out of 5 based on 137 reviews
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    A. Gaige Brunner
    A. Gaige Brunner

    I used Mulch Mound to have 3 cubic yards of garden soil delivered. The process was easy and I love that I didn't have to call anyone. I placed my o...

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    I used Mulch Mound to have 3 cubic yards of garden soil delivered. The process was easy and I love that I didn't have to call anyone. I placed my order online, picked my delivery date, laid out my tarp and the dirt was delivered. My delivery had to be pushed back, but I was kept informed via text, which was great. So why not 5 stars? The description of garden soil on the website is "A balanced mix of topsoil and organic amendments ready for raised beds, flower gardens, and new planting areas. Good drainage, solid nutrients, easy to work with." What I got was more like fill dirt. It had a lot of gravel, a lot of clay, and random trash mixed in. I didn't test the soil to see if it actually had "amendments" because I already have compost and alpaca manure ready to add, but if I'd known the quality of the dirt was going to be the same as the bagged dirt I bought last year, I probably would have gotten 2 yards of top soil and a yard of leaf compost for better quality, especially since the leaf compost is cheaper. Photo of my mountain of dirt and just some of the trash I found in it.

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    Michelle Ivette Ponce
    Michelle Ivette Ponce

    Really appreciate the care and follow thru that this company had with our order. A hiccup came up but they were quick to respond and address all co...

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    Really appreciate the care and follow thru that this company had with our order. A hiccup came up but they were quick to respond and address all concerns, which made our garden day a success! Thank you for your prompt care.

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    Measure your area in square feet, then multiply by your depth in inches and divide by 324 to get cubic yards, or multiply cubic yards by 1.4 for tons. Break irregular shapes into rectangles and triangles rather than eyeballing the total. Order a little extra, because unlike mulch you cannot easily match a stone color or size on a small second order.

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    Mulch Mound Pro Tip

    Do not run rock mulch right up to the foundation on a south or west facing wall. That combination of reflected wall heat and radiating stone creates a microclimate that can run 20 degrees above ambient on a July afternoon in Arvada, stressing shrubs and drying the soil to depth. Leave a planted or organically mulched buffer of at least eighteen inches, or reserve those hot strips for true xeric plants that thrive in the heat.

    Mulch Mound Pro Tip

    Size your dry creek bed for a real Front Range storm, not an average rain. Arvada gets short intense summer cells that drop most of a month's moisture in half an hour, and clay loam cannot absorb it. Build the channel wider and deeper than looks necessary, use mixed cobble from two to eight inches so it does not wash out, and anchor the low end into a drywell or a spot that daylights safely away from the house.

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    Plan your wheelbarrow logistics before the truck arrives. A single ton of stone is about 30 wheelbarrow loads, and most Arvada backyard projects run six to ten tons. Stage the pile as close to the work as your driveway allows, lay plywood sheets over any turf you have to cross, and recruit help. Rock installs are almost always limited by moving material, not by spreading it.

    The Unique Landscape of Arvada

    Decorative rock has a real place in Arvada landscapes, where 16 inches of annual precipitation makes water wise design more than a trend. Stone holds up to the chinook winds that blow lighter materials out of beds along the west side of town, and it never needs replacing the way organic mulch does. It also solves drainage problems, which matter here because clay loam sheds water fast during the summer thunderstorms that dump an inch in twenty minutes. Dry creek beds, rock swales, and gravel borders channel that runoff away from foundations instead of letting it pool against the backfill. On the practical side, stone in walkways and side yards eliminates the mud that clay soil produces every spring melt. Just use it thoughtfully, since rock absorbs and radiates heat at 5,348 feet and can cook plants placed too close in a south facing bed.

    Frequently Asked Questions

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    Is rock mulch a good idea around plants in Arvada?

    It depends on the plant and the exposure. Rock radiates a lot of heat at our elevation, and a south or west facing bed with rock can run 15 to 20 degrees hotter at the soil surface. That suits xeric natives like blue grama, yucca, rabbitbrush, and penstemon just fine. For hydrangeas, hostas, or anything needing consistent moisture, stick with organic mulch instead.

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    How thick should I spread decorative rock?

    Two to three inches for one to one and a half inch river rock or granite, and about two inches for smaller three eighths inch material. Going deeper wastes money and makes weeding harder without improving coverage. In high wind areas of Arvada, larger stone at three inches stays put better than a thin layer of small gravel.

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    Does stone stop weeds in Arvada beds?

    It slows them considerably but does not eliminate them. Our windblown dust and organic debris settle between the stones over three or four years and create a thin growing layer on top. Bindweed and cheatgrass are the usual culprits around Arvada. Blowing debris out each fall and spot treating in early spring keeps a rock bed clean for a decade or more.

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    How many tons of stone do I need for my project?

    Most decorative rock weighs about 1.4 tons per cubic yard, and one ton covers roughly 100 square feet at two inches deep or 70 square feet at three inches. So a 400 square foot Arvada side yard at three inches needs about six tons. Larger cobble and boulders cover less per ton because of the air space between pieces.

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    Will a dry creek bed actually help with drainage on my lot?

    Yes, when it is built to follow the natural grade. Arvada clay loam absorbs water slowly, so summer downpours produce fast surface runoff. A properly graded dry creek bed with fabric underneath and mixed cobble sizes carries that water away from your foundation and keeps it from carving channels through the lawn. Aim for a fall of at least one to two percent along the run.

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    Should I use landscape fabric under rock?

    Under stone, yes, unlike under mulch. Fabric keeps rock from sinking into Arvada clay loam, which happens quickly once the soil goes through a few freeze thaw cycles and softens each spring. Use a woven professional grade fabric rather than the thin rolls, pin it every couple of feet, and overlap seams by six inches so wind does not lift an edge.

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    What size gravel works best for a walkway or side yard path?

    Three eighths inch to three quarter inch crushed material compacts and stays underfoot much better than smooth round river rock, which shifts and rolls. Crushed granite or a road base with fines locks together into a firm surface. In Arvada, a crushed base also drains fast enough that a shaded north side path stays usable through the snow and ice cycles of a Front Range winter.

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