retaining wall issue

Posted by alex.cordero on March 19, 2008, 4:26 pm

Hello all -- I need some ideas...

I'm planning a 160sq ft retaining wall that will not go higher than
three feet. My wife found the stone that she wants at RCP block--a
local brick and stone vendor.

RCP wants $850 to deliver the stones and I think that's outrageous.
But ok, if I rent a truck and pallet jack, will it cost the same? I
don't know...

Home Depot only charges $60 to deliver but they don't carry any of the
stones that my wife likes. That's what they charged me to also
deliver 1500 sq ft of sod from the sod farm.

Any ideas as to how I can transport these stones? A pick-up truck will
not do. They're extremely heavy.

Posted by tmurf.1@juno.com on March 19, 2008, 6:59 pm

> Hello all -- I =A0need some ideas...
> I'm planning a 160sq ft retaining wall that will not go higher than
> three feet. =A0My wife found the stone that she wants at RCP block--a
> local brick and stone vendor.
> RCP wants $850 to deliver the stones and I think that's outrageous.
> But ok, if I rent a truck and pallet jack, will it cost the same? I
> don't know...
> Home Depot only charges $60 to deliver but they don't carry any of the
> stones that my wife likes. =A0That's what they charged me to also
> deliver 1500 sq ft of sod from the sod farm.
> Any ideas as to how I can transport these stones? A pick-up truck will
> not do. They're extremely heavy.

Do you have U HAUL in your area? They have flatbeds and other types
of trucks.

Posted by PeterD on March 19, 2008, 7:20 pm

On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:26:43 -0700 (PDT), "alex.cordero"

>Hello all -- I need some ideas...
>I'm planning a 160sq ft retaining wall that will not go higher than
>three feet. My wife found the stone that she wants at RCP block--a
>local brick and stone vendor.
>RCP wants $850 to deliver the stones and I think that's outrageous.
>But ok, if I rent a truck and pallet jack, will it cost the same? I
>don't know...
>Home Depot only charges $60 to deliver but they don't carry any of the
>stones that my wife likes. That's what they charged me to also
>deliver 1500 sq ft of sod from the sod farm.
>Any ideas as to how I can transport these stones? A pick-up truck will
>not do. They're extremely heavy.

Sure a pickup truck will do... Use a 1 ton rated truck, say a Dodge
3500, and make a few trips. Were I to do this, I'd put some in the bed
(about 3,500 lb) and some on my large flatbed equipment trailer
(another 2000 lb or so). Bet it would only take two or three trips
max...

Post a link to the stone you are using if you can.

BTW you can rent virtually any kind of truck if you want. A larger
truck will carry about 20,000 lb (and still be under the non-CDL limit
of 27K) and make the job even easier.

However, don't underestimate the issues of unloading (and perhaps
loading) this stuff!

Also, you say 'sq ft' but are you talking 3 ft high by 50+ ft, 160 ft
long by 3 ft, or what?

Posted by CWatters on March 20, 2008, 4:39 pm

> Sure a pickup truck will do... Use a 1 ton rated truck, say a Dodge
> 3500, and make a few trips. Were I to do this, I'd put some in the bed
> (about 3,500 lb) and some on my large flatbed equipment trailer
> (another 2000 lb or so). Bet it would only take two or three trips
> max...

If we said 160 cubic feet I make it about 15,000 lbs (used typical figure
for density of crushed stone).

Posted by RicodJour on March 20, 2008, 5:17 pm

On Mar 20, 4:39 pm, "CWatters"

> If we said 160 cubic feet I make it about 15,000 lbs (used typical figure
> for density of crushed stone).

I think it'd be more like 24,000 pounds. 160 CF x roughly 150 #/CF
and depending on the stone it could be more than that.

I think the $850 for delivery has to be a mistake. Maybe the OP means
_shipping_ as in interstate of something, or maybe he lives in the
boonies with no regular mail service. Since the OP said a local
vendor, that can't be the case, so it's just plain odd. Around here
delivery is a flat fee of 50 or 100 bucks regardless of order size.

R

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