Howdy,
Aha! It turns out that if you use the right factor to convert cubic feet
to cubic yards, you get much better answers... Still, I get $2853 for the
material below... Not cheap!
Mark
On Mon, 13 Jun 2005, Mark Andy wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> Ok, talked to a guy at a local gravel/sand/limestone/slag supplier.
>
> He recommended 4"-6" of "1 to 2's" (or "102's" or "1/2's"?) which are
> apparently 3-3.5" or so sized rocks. Cost per ton was $12.95, and he said
> you'd get around 1.7 tons per cubic yard.
>
> Over the top of that, he recommended 304's (3 or 4's?) that ranged from 2" in
> size to dust. Those were $11.95/ton and you get 2 ton per cubic yard.
>
> He also said something about slag as a surface instead of the 304's, which
> might be more suitable for later paving with blacktop, but it didn't make a
> whole lotta sense to me. Slag cost was $12.95/ton.
>
> So is all this making sense? I'm gonna stop by their place tomorrow or the
> next day to check it out in person and see the material they're talking about
> (also easier to soak up some knowledge in person).
>
> They didn't sell Mirafi fabric, but the guy thought it was probably a good
> idea...
>
> Looking at costs... If I have 7000 square feet at a depth of 6" and at a
> cost of $12.95/ton, with 1.7 tons per cubic yard, I get $8561, and that's for
> just the first layer... Holy crap!
>
> I've _got_ to be doing something wrong here, right?
>
> Mark
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