Customer Comments

“Regraded and based fifteen tons of road base along a shared beach association lane in Charlestown that four cottages use for summer access. Compacts firm enough that even the propane truck gets through without churning it up anymore. Only snag was the final invoice rounded the load up to the next full ton and came in a bit higher than the phone quote.”

“No more channels cutting through to the garden after a hard rain, and the rounded stones from Rhode Island Rock Supply look a lot more finished than the plastic splash blocks we had there before. Held its color and position through a full year of weather.”

“My grandson helped me spread two tons of walkway gravel along the path from the patio to the garden shed in Middletown last month. It is light enough that an eight year old with a rake can move it around without much trouble, which made the job almost fun. Drains well after rain and has not needed any topping up so far.”

“Leveled out low spots across the whole side lawn in Tiverton with six yards of top soil this spring after years of the ground settling unevenly. Raked in smooth and grass took to it within a couple of weeks without any bare patches showing through.”

“Two tons of 3/8 inch stone from Rhode Island Rock Supply went into a memorial garden path we built behind the church in Warren. Volunteers spread it by wheelbarrow over a single Saturday morning without much trouble since it is light and doesn't fight the rake. The color matches the brick walkway out front better than we hoped, and after a full winter of freeze and thaw it hasn't heaved or shifted at all.”

“Diverted runoff from the barnyard into a dry creek bed lined with four tons of large river rock out in Foster. Works exactly like it should, keeping the mud from spreading toward the fence line during spring thaw.”

“Backfilled behind a new retaining wall with five tons of drain rock on a sloped lot in Glocester. Rhode Island Rock Supply had it delivered within a day, and it keeps water from building up pressure against the wall the way plain dirt backfill would, draining through the weep holes exactly like it should. Better graded and cleaner than the mix I used to get from a pit closer to home, less fines mixed in overall.”

“Our farm pond dam in Richmond had been slumping on the downhill side for a couple of years, so we finally brought in ten tons of riprap to armor the whole face. Sits much heavier than the fieldstone we tried piling on ourselves a while back, which kept shifting every spring thaw, unlike what Rhode Island Rock Supply delivered this time. This is the first winter the dam has held its shape without needing any patching.”

“Topped off a shed pad in Lincoln with three tons of 67 stone after the base settled over the winter. Spreads easy, compacts nice underfoot, and the shed door finally closes square again.”

“Every winter the feeding area behind our barn in Coventry turned into a churned up mess, and after trying crusher run and plain gravel with no luck, we switched to railroad ballast on a neighbor's advice. Went with eighteen tons split between the feeding pad and the worst stretch of the farm lane leading to it. The tri-axle handled the narrow approach off the town road without trouble, dumping in two piles exactly where we marked with stakes. A full winter later, including a stretch of thaw that turned everything else to soup, this area alone stayed firm enough to walk across without boots sinking, cutting down on morning chores.”

“Ten tons of road base from Rhode Island Rock Supply fixed the turnaround by our hay barn in Richmond. Tractors and the feed truck no longer sink in wet weeks, holding through freeze and thaw. Simple fix, one season in.”

“Our farm road back to the equipment barn in Hopkinton turns to soup after an inch of rain, and has been that way since we bought the place eight years ago. This fall we finally ordered twenty five tons of road base to grade the quarter mile stretch and the turnaround at the end. Two trucks came the same Friday, and both drivers worked around the fence line without moving a single post. Compared to the crushed asphalt a neighbor recommended, this compacts harder and has not potholed through a wet November and snowy December. My tractor finally makes it back to the barn without a running start.”

“Water kept creeping under the crawl space access door every time East Providence got a hard rain, and we'd already tried extending the gutters and running a dehumidifier that just hummed uselessly all summer. A contractor suggested a drain rock trench along the foundation instead, so we ordered three tons and had it dumped in the side yard where the truck could reach without crossing the neighbor's fence. He dug the trench, laid fabric and pipe, and backfilled with the stone in an afternoon. Through two nor'easters since, the crawl space has stayed bone dry for the first time since we bought the house.”

“Ordered eighteen tons of number four for a base course on a new build in Smithfield. The Rhode Island Rock Supply tri-axle got down the shared driveway without tearing up the neighbor's lawn, which the last yard I used couldn't manage. Compacted hard under the plate and the topcoat sits solid now, even after the November rain we got.”

“Eight tons of riprap went along the eroding bank behind our place on the bay in Portsmouth. Heavy enough to stay through a couple of nor'easters, and the erosion creeping toward the patio has stopped. Money well spent.”

“Leveled the ground under a shed foundation at a rental property in Providence with three tons of gravel sand from Rhode Island Rock Supply this fall. Compacts evenly and the shed has sat level ever since, no more doors sticking from an uneven base.”

“After two rounds of mulch rotted and blew off the path to the beach access in Narragansett, we switched to five tons of 3/8 inch crushed stone instead. Rhode Island Rock Supply timed the delivery around the tide since our lane floods at high water, and the driver waited the extra half hour rather than rushing the drop. We used part of the load for bedding under the flagstone steps, and together the two projects used less material than the bagged stone we used to haul home from the hardware store one trunk load at a time. A year of nor'easters later, none of it has washed off the path.”

“Put four tons of driveway gravel down on the entrance lane to my shop in North Providence to knock out the potholes before winter. Packs down nice and customers have stopped commenting on the bumpy ride in.”

“The entrance to our rental property off the county road in North Kingstown washes out every time we get a nor'easter, and I finally got tired of patching it with bags of stone from the hardware store that never lasted a season. Ordered twenty five tons of the number four this time and had it delivered on a Tuesday morning window that the dispatcher actually kept. The tandem backed in tight along the fence line and dumped exactly where the stakes were without tearing up the mailbox post. Six months and one big storm later the grade is holding and tenants have stopped calling about puddles at the end of the driveway.”

“A church in Coventry wanted a fifteen car parking pad regraded before their fall festival, and I quoted twelve tons of crusher run without knowing if I was low. Rhode Island Rock Supply had it on the lot the same week, the driver spread the first few scoops with the tailgate to save me some shoveling, and once it compacted under the roller, the deacon walked it in dress shoes without sinking. I charged what I quoted and slept fine that night.”

“Two tons of drain rock filled a new dry well behind the house in Foster. Water disappears fast now instead of pooling by the back door. A few pieces ran bigger than expected and needed breaking up.”

“Running a small marina in Jamestown means dealing with wake erosion along the bulkhead every season, and two years ago we finally committed to armoring the worst stretch instead of patching it with whatever fill we had around. Rhode Island Rock Supply barged part of the order and trucked the rest, about twenty tons, timing the drop around our tide schedule. The stone locked together along the slope almost immediately once the excavator worked it into place, and unlike the loose fieldstone from the previous owner, nothing has slid into the channel since. Slip renters have commented on how much more solid the walk down to the docks feels now.”

“Sixteen tons of crusher run went down as the base for a full driveway rebuild on a job in Newport. Rhode Island Rock Supply had the tri-axle there within the two hour window even with all the one way streets near the harbor, and the driver found a spot to dump without blocking the neighbor's gate. Compacted like concrete once we ran the plate over it twice.”

“Six tons of gravel sand from Rhode Island Rock Supply became the base layer under a paver walkway outside my shop in Central Falls. Compacts firm under the plate and gives the pavers a rock solid foundation that has not shifted with foot traffic all summer. Cheaper than the premix bags I priced out at the hardware store for the same square footage, by a wide margin once delivery is factored in.”

“Our shop's back lot in East Greenwich turns into a swamp every time it rains hard off the bay, so we had nine tons of 67 stone spread to fix the drainage before customers started complaining about their shoes. Rhode Island Rock Supply had it delivered within two days of the order, faster than the quote I got from a place in Warwick. Three months of rain since and the puddles by the loading door are finally gone.”

“One ton of washed sand leveled the floor under a shed we rebuilt in Scituate. Packs down even and firm, no lumps to fight with a rake.”

“Put five tons of river rock around the foundation of a rental building in Pawtucket to replace mulch that needed replacing every single year. Tenants like the low maintenance look and it has not blown or washed away in any storm since going down.”

“Top soil covered the backyard after an addition tore up the lawn at our place in Portsmouth, about twelve yards from Rhode Island Rock Supply spread over what used to be grass. Screened clean with none of the construction debris the excavator left mixed into the subsoil, which made seeding straightforward. Grass came in thick within a few weeks, thicker honestly than the bagged topsoil we used on a smaller patch a couple years back.”

“Repointing a chimney on one of the narrow streets near the harbor in Newport meant parking the mixer half a block away and hauling buckets by hand the whole afternoon. Weeks later, nobody asking about the materials anymore, only the chimney gets compliments.”

“Six fence post footings around our Johnston yard needed a solid pour, so we picked up gravel sand from Rhode Island Rock Supply for the concrete. Coarse and clean, no clay lumps. Footings set rock hard within two days.”

“Managed the reorder of ten tons of 3/4 inch stone to fix the potholes in the shared driveway at our condo association in North Providence. The only snag was the invoice first listed half the tonnage we actually got delivered, and it took a phone call the next day to get the paperwork straightened out.”

“Three tons of stone screenings from Rhode Island Rock Supply went in for bedding under a flagstone patio job in Cumberland. Packs tighter and sets the stones more level than the mason sand a lot of guys default to, and it does not wash out from between the joints the way sand can after a hard rain. Client's patio has not had a single stone come loose after a full season of foot traffic.”

“Mixed five tons of gravel sand into the concrete for a new driveway apron in North Providence. Sets up strong and the batches came out consistent pour to pour.”

“Three tons of pea gravel came from Rhode Island Rock Supply for the outdoor seating area behind my coffee shop in Bristol. Customers love how it looks with the string lights, smooth enough that chairs slide easily without digging in, and it has not faded after a full season in direct sun. Cleanup after a spill is just a quick rake and it looks new again.”

“Replaced a failed septic drain field at our horse barn in Richmond and the installer spec'd out 57 stone for the trench bedding. Delivery showed up inside the window and the driver walked the truck right up the farm lane without hesitating.”

“Lined a drainage swale between two properties in Cranston with five tons of large river rock to slow the water down before it reaches the storm drain. Sits heavy and looks finished without any edging needed, which clients like. The truck ran almost two hours past the promised window, which pushed the whole install into the next afternoon.”

“One ton of 3/8 inch stone finished a garden path beside the shed in Glocester. Looks sharp against the mulch beds, holds up better than the pea gravel it replaced.”

“Four yards of shredded mulch from Rhode Island Rock Supply freshened the beds of a rental in Central Falls before new tenants arrived. Dark and finely shredded, no bark chunks onto the sidewalk. Held color through a hot, dry August.”

“Two tons of crusher run made a solid parking pad behind my little shop in Central Falls. It compacted hard with a hand tamper in one afternoon and hasn't shifted under customer cars all summer. Held together nicely through a wet August.”

“Ordered two and a half tons of number 8 for a walkway top layer at a rental property in Johnston. The stone itself spreads smooth and looks sharp against the siding, tenants have already commented on it.”

“Built out a heavy equipment lot behind our shop in Glocester with fourteen tons of railroad ballast since the excavators and dump trucks were sinking the old gravel every spring. Drains so fast that puddles never form even after an all day rain, which the crusher run we used before could not manage. The tandem driver spread it in two passes across the whole lot without us needing to direct him twice.”

“Lined a dog run along the back fence at our in-home daycare in South Kingstown with a ton and a half of 3/8 inch stone. It stays cooler underfoot in the summer than the mulch we tried first, and the dog tracks almost nothing into the house anymore. Parents have actually asked where we got it because it looks so tidy next to the fence line.”

“Built a small sand beach on the edge of our farm pond in North Kingstown with ten tons of washed sand from Rhode Island Rock Supply this summer. Feels nothing like the gritty bank sand a neighbor used on his pond years ago, soft enough underfoot that the grandkids do not complain about it. Held its shape well through a couple of heavy rains without washing out into the water.”

“Spread two tons of pea gravel under the deck at a rental in Portsmouth to keep the mud from splashing up on the siding. Looks clean and the tenants like that it does not track in like the bark mulch did before. Without any edging along the grass line it has migrated a foot or two into the yard, so I will be adding a border before next season.”

“Ordered three tons of number 8 stone through Rhode Island Rock Supply to mix concrete for a small patio pour out in Tiverton. It runs cleaner than the aggregate from the last yard I used, less dust kicked up when we loaded the mixer. The batches cured hard without any weak spots, and the leftover pile worked fine as a chip seal topper on the walkway after.”

“Four tons of stone screenings topped off the round pen behind the barn in West Greenwich. Packs down smooth and firm, easy on the horses' legs compared to the rocky base underneath. Held up through a whole summer of daily use.”

“Spread five yards of shredded mulch around a dozen young trees we planted last fall on our property in Johnston. Holds moisture well through the dry stretches of summer and has kept the grass from creeping into the tree rings.”

“The downspout beds at my rental in West Warwick needed something better than dirt, so I ordered two tons of river rock.”

“A homeowner out on Jamestown wanted a fire pit patio that stayed barefoot friendly for her grandkids, which meant pea gravel instead of the crushed stone I usually spec. Two tons of the 3/8 inch went down smooth and round underfoot, no sharp edges anywhere.”

“Every June I mulch the same beach cottage rental in Narragansett before the Fourth of July turnover, and this year the outgoing tenants dragged their feet on move out, leaving about a day and a half instead of the usual three to get it done. Two yards of shredded mulch went down around the foundation beds and the mailbox post, and the smell of fresh bark in that July heat was strong enough that the new renters mentioned it before they'd even unpacked the car.”

“Filled a fire pit patio with pea gravel, about a ton and a half, over paver base in Westerly. Smooth and rounded, comfortable barefoot, and the color stayed bright through a few storms. Simple weekend project with my son.”

“Twenty five yards of fill dirt from Rhode Island Rock Supply graded a low pad before we poured a foundation for a new pole barn out in Foster. Compacted well once we ran the plate over it and the slab has not settled a bit since.”

“Getting two yards of garden soil out to our cottage on Block Island meant working around the ferry schedule like any delivery out here. It arrived the day we asked for and filled both raised beds with plenty left for pots, richer than the topsoil we tried the first summer we had the place.”

“We ordered three tons of walkway gravel for the path connecting the mailbox kiosk to the clubhouse in our development in East Greenwich. Looks tidy and residents have stopped cutting across the grass to get there.”

“A patio customer in Portsmouth argued over every line of the estimate until we agreed on eight hundred forty dollars for six tons of number 89 to bed the pavers. He stood by the tailgate most of the afternoon, checking that the screed board stayed dead level before he'd let me start setting stone. Once the joints were swept and compacted, the surface sat tight enough that his wife walked across in heels without a wobble, and he finally stopped hovering long enough to sign off on the invoice.”

“Eight tons of road base went down along the overflow parking lane beside our church lot in South Kingstown. Cars used to bottom out in the ruts every rainy Sunday before we fixed it, and Rhode Island Rock Supply had it delivered two days ahead of schedule. The whole strip stays firm now even after a downpour, and the committee is already talking about extending it another fifty feet next year.”

“Six tons of washed sand from Rhode Island Rock Supply went into a volleyball court we built in the backyard in Barrington for the kids and their friends. Clean and consistent depth once we raked and leveled it, no rocks or debris to deal with barefoot. Every weekend all summer there has been a game going, and the sand has not needed topping up once.”

“A ton and a half of 89 stone went under the pavers for a small patio in Charlestown. It packs in tight and drains fast, even during the wet stretch we had in June. Looks clean against the foundation too.”

“Half a ton of mason sand filled the joints on a small paver patio in Smithfield. Fine and consistent, packed into the gaps with a broom, and it has not washed out after a few storms. Simple job, simple result.”

“Our CSA expansion in South Kingstown added twenty new raised beds this spring to clear the waiting list, which had four families on it going into the season. Twenty five yards of garden soil filled every box level, delivered in two loads since the lane out to the field is narrow. Rhode Island Rock Supply worked with us on timing so the crew could spread it over two weekends instead of rushing it. We mixed in a nitrogen top-up before planting since the soil alone runs light for heavy feeders like tomatoes and squash. All four waiting-list families have their own plot, and the seedlings are up in every bed.”