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    Elmira 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 right for decorative stone beds, while driveways and patio bases in Elmira need six to eight inches of compacted crusher run to survive freeze and thaw. One cubic yard covers about 100 square feet at three inches.
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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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    Elmira Stone Delivery

    Elmira 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 right for decorative stone beds, while driveways and patio bases in Elmira need six to eight inches of compacted crusher run to survive freeze and thaw. One cubic yard covers about 100 square feet at three inches.
    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 Elmira 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 length by width in feet, then decide your depth by the stone size, since larger river rock needs more depth than pea gravel to cover properly. Divide square feet by 100 for a three inch layer to get cubic yards. Because stone is sold by weight as well as volume, confirm the conversion with us so your truck is not short a half ton.

    Complete Your Outdoor Stone Project

    Add woven landscape fabric under any stone bed, steel or paver edging to keep stone from migrating downslope, and a few yards of crusher run if you are building a base under a patio or walkway.

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    Mulch Mound Pro Tip

    Compact in lifts, not all at once. When building a driveway or patio base on Elmira silt loam, spread crusher run three to four inches at a time and run a plate compactor over each lift with a light misting of water. Dumping eight inches and compacting the top only leaves loose material below that will settle unevenly the first winter and give you a dished, puddling surface by spring.

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    Match stone size to slope. On the hillside lots above Elmira, pea gravel and small decorative chips will migrate downhill with every heavy rain and end up in the gutter. Use 1 to 3 inch river rock or larger angular stone on anything with real pitch, and set a hard edge at the bottom of the run. The extra cost is far less than re raking your bed every June.

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    Keep stone out of the drip line of thirsty plants. Light colored stone reflects heat and pushes summer soil temperatures up, which stresses hydrangeas, azaleas, and shallow rooted perennials during Elmira's humid August stretch. Reserve stone for foundation strips, paths, drainage runs, and beds planted with junipers, sedum, ornamental grasses, and other plants that genuinely prefer hot, sharp draining conditions.

    The Unique Landscape of Elmira

    Elmira gets serious runoff, with 36 inches of annual precipitation funneling off the hillsides toward the Chemung River valley floor, and slow draining silt loam that cannot absorb it fast enough. Decorative and functional stone gives that water somewhere to go, whether it is a river rock swale beside a Southside driveway or a crushed gravel base under a patio. Stone also solves the freeze and thaw problem that Zone 6a winters throw at hardscapes, since a properly compacted crusher run base drains rather than holding water that would lift pavers by March. Unlike mulch, stone does not break down in our humid summers, so a well built stone bed or path is a one time job rather than an annual chore. For sloped lots above the city, it is often the only thing that stays put through a spring downpour.

    Frequently Asked Questions

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    What size stone should I use for a driveway in Elmira?

    Crusher run in a 3/4 inch minus is the standard here because the fines lock together and compact into a firm surface. Build a base of six to eight inches on Elmira's silt loam, which is soft and will let a thin layer sink and rut after a wet spring.

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    Will stone mulch keep weeds out of my beds?

    It reduces them a lot but nothing eliminates them. Elmira's summer storms deposit silt and organic debris on top of the stone, and weed seeds germinate in that layer within a couple of years. A quality woven fabric underneath plus an annual blow out of leaf litter keeps stone beds looking clean much longer.

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    Is stone better than mulch around my foundation?

    For the strip right against the house, yes. Stone does not hold moisture against the siding the way decomposing mulch does, which matters in a humid valley climate, and it will not wash into the driveway during a heavy rain. Just avoid it around acid loving shrubs and anything that needs cool roots in full sun.

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    What stone works best for a drainage problem in my yard?

    For a French drain or dry creek bed, use a clean 3/4 inch washed stone with no fines so water can move freely through it. On the flatter ground near the river where silt loam saturates fast, a dry creek lined with 2 to 4 inch river rock over fabric moves storm runoff away without eroding.

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    How much does a yard of stone weigh?

    Most crushed stone and gravel runs about 1.3 to 1.5 tons per cubic yard, so even a modest three yard order is over two tons. That is worth knowing before you plan to move it in a wheelbarrow across a soft Elmira lawn in April.

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    Will road salt from the winter hurt my stone beds?

    The stone itself is fine, but salt spray from Elmira streets and sidewalks builds up in the soil underneath and damages plants in those beds. Choose salt tolerant plantings near the road and flush those beds with a good soaking early each spring once the ground has thawed.

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    Can I put stone right over my existing lawn or soil?

    Not if you want it to last. Elmira silt loam is soft and stone laid straight on it sinks and disappears within a couple of seasons. Strip the sod, lay landscape fabric, and for paths or patios add a compacted crusher run base before your decorative layer.

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