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Charleston Landscape Rock Delivery

About this landscape rock

Smooth tumbled river rock, heavy enough to stay put in drainage runs and handsome enough for beds and borders.
Jonathan
Jonathan
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Delivery was smooth and on time!
The triple shredded mulch was great quality and just what we were looking for.

One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, or a bit less if you go to the fuller 3 inch depth we recommend for weed and erosion control on clay soil. Measure your bed's length times width, decide on depth, and that tells you the yardage. Most Charleston foundation borders and downspout beds run somewhere between half a yard and two yards depending on the run.

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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Charleston Landscape Rock Delivery

Charleston Landscape Rock Delivery

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$132.00 per Yard
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About this landscape rock

Smooth tumbled river rock, heavy enough to stay put in drainage runs and handsome enough for beds and borders.
Jonathan
Jonathan
Google Review

Delivery was smooth and on time!
The triple shredded mulch was great quality and just what we were looking for.

One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, or a bit less if you go to the fuller 3 inch depth we recommend for weed and erosion control on clay soil. Measure your bed's length times width, decide on depth, and that tells you the yardage. Most Charleston foundation borders and downspout beds run somewhere between half a yard and two yards depending on the run.

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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How It Works

Getting started is easy — just follow these simple steps

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Choose your quantity

Adjust the quantity to match your project. One cubic yard covers about 100 to 160 square feet at a 2 to 3 inch depth.

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Select your delivery date

Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home

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Sit back and wait

Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.

From The Mouths of Charleston Folks

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Jonathan
Jonathan

Delivery was smooth and on time!
The triple shredded mulch was great quality and just what we were looking for.

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Charles Conley
Charles Conley

From the time I placed the order to the delivery it was quick and professional. I will highly recommend and will use them from now on.

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Complete Your Outdoor Project

Landscape fabric underneath is what keeps this a one time install instead of a yearly fight with weeds pushing through Charleston's clay. Edging, whether metal or stone, keeps rock from migrating into the lawn during heavy rain events. Some customers layer a bit of topsoil first if they're transitioning from a bed that used to hold plants.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

On Charleston's clay soil, grade the bed slightly away from the foundation before laying fabric and rock, clay doesn't drain, it just holds water at the surface until it finds somewhere to go. A quarter inch of slope per foot is enough. Skip this step and you'll see puddling on the rock after any real rain, which looks bad and can eventually push moisture back toward the foundation you were trying to protect in the first place.

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Rock traps falling leaves instead of breaking them down like mulch does, which matters more here given the tree cover around most established Charleston neighborhoods. Plan on blowing or raking beds clear each fall before leaf drop peaks, otherwise you get a mat of decomposing leaves sitting on top of the stone that holds moisture and eventually grows weeds anyway, undoing the low-maintenance point of the rock in the first place.

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If you're doing a large bed, pair rock with a cheaper base layer of crushed stone or gravel underneath in areas that won't show, and reserve the full decorative yardage for the top few inches that are visible. This cuts total cost without changing how the bed looks or performs, and it's a common approach on the bigger foundation beds we deliver to around the West Side and South Hills.

Decorative Stone in Charleston

Charleston's clay soil sheds water instead of absorbing it, so rock beds around foundations do real work keeping runoff from pooling against a house, especially with the rain this valley gets through the growing season. With a first frost around October 15 and freeze thaw cycling into spring, organic mulch breaks down fast here, but rock doesn't heave or wash the way loose bark does on a slope. It's a common choice on the steeper lots around the hills ringing downtown where erosion is a real concern. Once it's down over fabric, it stays down through winters and summers alike.

What Landscape Rock Is

Landscape rock is stone chosen for how it looks as much as what it does. River rock is smooth and rounded, decomposed granite is fine and packs firm underfoot. Both are sold by the cubic yard for beds, borders, paths, and dry creek beds.

River Rock vs Decomposed Granite

River rock stays loose and rolls, so it suits beds, borders, and drainage runs where it can sit in place. Decomposed granite compacts into a firm surface, so it suits paths, patios, and anywhere you will walk or roll a wheelbarrow.

Depth and Coverage

Spread river rock 2 to 3 inches deep over landscape fabric so it stays put and weeds stay down. Lay decomposed granite 3 to 4 inches deep, wet it, and compact it in lifts for a surface that sheds water instead of rutting.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Will landscape rock work over Charleston's clay soil or do I need to remove it first?

You don't need to remove the clay, but you do need fabric between the soil and the rock. Clay compacts and holds water, so without a fabric barrier the rock will sink into the soil over a season or two and lose its clean line. Grade for drainage first, then fabric, then rock.

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How many cubic yards do I need for a bed around my foundation?

Measure the length and width of the bed, multiply for square footage, and figure one cubic yard covers about 162 square feet at 2 inches deep. Most foundation borders in Charleston run 100 to 300 square feet, so you're typically looking at half a yard to two yards depending on depth and run length.

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Is there a bad time of year to install rock in Charleston?

Any time before the ground freezes works, but late fall after leaf drop or early spring before growth resumes are the easiest windows since you're not fighting foliage or mud. With last frost around April 25 and first frost around October 15, you have a long installable stretch either way.

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Where will the delivery truck place the rock, and do I need to prep anything?

We place the load wherever you specify, usually a driveway or the edge of the work area, so make sure that spot is clear and reasonably flat before delivery day. A cubic yard of rock is dense and heavy, so we place it once rather than moving it around the property.

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Should I choose rock or mulch for a bed near my downspouts?

Rock is the better call around downspouts since it doesn't wash away or float the way mulch can during heavy runoff, and Charleston gets enough rain events to make that a real factor. It won't feed the soil the way organic mulch does, so it's best in beds without plants that need that organic matter.

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