This weekend we went to a place where they sell lots of rocks. Tons of different kinds, and shapes, and all sorts of stuff. And let me tell you, rock is expensive! I mean, some of the stuff we are talking about is the same stuff that you just find out in nature. And they charge a boatload for it. We are looking into doing some 'hardscaping' with rocks in the backyard, and putting down a flagstone patio instead of the cracked concrete we currently have. And some of the flagstone we looked at was $500 per ton. Now, I know a ton sounds like alot, but if it is heavy rock, it doesn't really get you very far. For example, on one kind of rock we looked it, we calculated that we could get about 7 rocks and that would weigh a ton (2000 lbs).
This isn't something we'll be doing right away. Our bathroom definitely takes priority, but it was good to get a sense of how much it might cost us to re-do the backyard. The trees that we bought (raywood ash) will be planted in early october so as to minimize the trauma/wilting that might occur.
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Hey Liz! You guys are welcome to come down to the ranch and take all the rock you need for free, anytime! Hehe. Okay, that would be quite a haul... but you may want to keep an eye out on Craigslist under the "free" section. I see several people giving away free decorative and river rock at the moment in Seattle, so maybe there will be some flagstone in the future. Also, perhaps you could find some for cheap at a building materials reclamation center? Or better yet, sneak over into your neighbors' yards late at night with a crowbar and chisel... they'll never miss it!
J/K, but hope you find some cheap rock!
"the same stuff you just find out in nature"... as opposed to those rocks they make in a lab :)
Just teasin' with you Hon'!
What I meant is...that I don't normally see marble and granite out in nature, but the kind of "normal" rocks we were looking at are the kind you see when you go on a hike.
Mel-we'll definitely keep our eyes out on craigslist. I don't know why,but I often forget to look there.
I was going to say the same thing david said...
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