Mountain Granite Rip-Rap

$44.95 - $55.95 per ton

Typical dry laid retaining wall detail. Consult a registered engineer if in doubt. Mountain Granite Rip-rap works well in a wide variety of applications. It is used for retaining walls, around culvert openings, on steep slopes to slow erosion, around the base of trees and many other uses.

Prices

4" average - Multi-colored Mountain Granite Rip-rap - $44.95 per ton
6" average - Multi-colored Mountain Granite Rip-rap - $47.95 per ton
9" average - Multi-colored Mountain Granite Rip-rap - $51.95 per ton
12" average - Multi-colored Mountain Granite Rip-rap - $55.95 per ton

Larger sizes available by bid

Note

Average size rock of the 2" - 6" is 4".
Average size rock of the 3" - 15" is 9".

Coverage Averages

2" - 6 " - 4" Average covers 32 square feet per ton - Tracking Pad.
2" - 12" - 6" Average covers 34 square feet per ton.
3" - 15 " - 9" Average covers 23 square feet per ton.
4" - 21" - 12" Average covers 17 square feet per ton.
6" - 30" - 18" Average covers 11 square feet per ton.
9" - 42" - 24" Average covers 8 square feet per ton.

If you need more information or would like to talk over your project needs, contact us and we can walk you through this. Remember these are guidelines, not absolute numbers.

Tips

9" Avg. (3" - 15") Mountain Granite Rip Rap works the best for most home decorative / stacked wall projects. The 9" Avg. rock is about the largest sizes that most adults can place, for a dry stack wall, without hurting themselves. Even so many pieces will require 2 people to install.

9" Mountain Granite Rip Rap is the perfect material to use on parking lot islands to keep people from walking on them and possibly slipping and falling off them while trying to cross. We have had several companies order the rip-rap for that exact reason. You also don't have to water it, reseed it or mow it. It won't dry up and die, no matter how hot and dry it gets. It's the perfect material for the job.

9" Avg. Mountain Granite Rip-rap

Beautiful landscape design using 9” average mountain granite rip-rap this installation showcases dramatic look of the rock. This shows the rip-rap after a couple rains. This is the true dry color of the rock.

18" Avg. Mountain Granite Rip-rap

Notice: The yellow card placed in the image is 6-1/4" x 9". This rock is for extreme erosion control and usually used in commercial projects.

9" Avg. Mountain Granite Rip-rap

9 inch average Mountain Granite Rip-rap is usually the largest size used for most residential projects. It can be moved by hand as well as machine. It is most often used for dry stack rock walls, retaining walls, hillside erosion control, and decorative accents usually among 1 1/2" or 3/4" minus Multi-color Mountain Granite. 1 ton of 9" Rip-rap covers 23 square feet. Rip-rap is usually housed in Gabian boxes.

9" Avg. Mountain Granite Rip-rap

A delivery of 9" Avg Rip-rap delivered for a dry stack wall. Our Mountain Granite makes the most attractive walls of any large rock available in the Denver area, from 6" Avg. to 18" Avg.

18" Avg. Mountain Granite Rip-Rap

Notice: The yellow card placed in the image is 6-1/4" x 9". This rock is for extreme erosion control and usually used in commercial projects. If you need this size, please call in for pricing.

4" Rip-rap - 4” Avg. Mountain Granite rip-rap wet with business card to show average size. We cannot guarantee the amount or types of colors but it is always attractive. It dries to a little lighter color.