Cosd Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Building a pond at home and went to Crews Hill a local garden centre/area to look at getting some rocks to add to a rockery. 35p per kilo seemed ok, picked up a rock about the size of a pineapple and weighed it to get an idea, and it came in just over £8 :blink: They're rocks for heavens sake, you find them on the floor! Rant over......we're now having a rockless rockery, more of a mound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Prices are set by the idiots willing to buy it, go straight to the quarry and fill you car for a few quid. There is a quarry up Paddock wood and another up hither green way that i have to go through to access the track and they let me have all i can carry for a few quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) Cosd now today may be your lucky day how does a load of rockery stone for gratis sound? I just happen to have just bought a house with a rockery and pond I'm removing so you could have all the reeds etc you want and stones! pm me if you want some pics etc sandstone colour but look like they are a hard rock. Edited July 11, 2011 by al4x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 It just depends on the market as Kevlar says - I've been trying to get rid of 9 tons of mixed setts for ages - garden centres around here sell them for 50p each, no shortage of takers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted July 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 I now understand why I had so many offers to take a load from my last house when we was getting rid of a rockery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Cosd now today may be your lucky day how does a load of rockery stone for gratis sound? I just happen to have just bought a house with a rockery and pond I'm removing so you could have all the reeds etc you want and stones! pm me if you want some pics etc sandstone colour but look like they are a hard rock. I would take him up on this offer, he is getting rid of hard rocks as apposed to those pesky soft spongy ones you see around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted July 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 I would take him up on this offer, he is getting rid of hard rocks as apposed to those pesky soft spongy ones you see around. Yes, I have pm'd him already....Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) CZ550Kevlar, on 11 July 2011 - 05:14 PM, said: I would take him up on this offer, he is getting rid of hard rocks as apposed to those pesky soft spongy ones you see around. Yes, I have pm'd him already....Thanks! FIGHT-------FIGHT I have 6 Very Large Rocks approx 2 tonnes in total not only are they free, I will make you a cup of TEA or give you a glass of BEER, and a day on the PIGEONS Edited July 11, 2011 by bakerboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polester Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 One reason why rockery stone is so expensive is the handling that goes into it. Rockery stone is usually hand picked so you get nice ones not just ones out of the blast face. Somebody has to pick them, bag or load them into a wagon, deliver them to the garden centre, All this isn't cheap fuel, labour and aggregate tax. The garden centre then handle it again and put premium mark up on them. It is cheaper to buy direct from the quarry but some aren't intrested in dealing in small amounts and letting the public into a working quarry. Nothing is cheap these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted July 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Ooh, what to do, what to do? Bakerboy has raised the stakes...... Waiting to see if Alex ups his offer now :o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Ooh, what to do, what to do? Bakerboy has raised the stakes...... Waiting to see if Alex ups his offer now :o) Free membership to the " Bah Humbug" and it is a free bar . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 I'll take 6 flat ones and a packet of shingle please.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNeq2Utm0nU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 CZ550Kevlar, on 11 July 2011 - 05:14 PM, said: I would take him up on this offer, he is getting rid of hard rocks as apposed to those pesky soft spongy ones you see around. Yes, I have pm'd him already....Thanks! FIGHT-------FIGHT I have 6 Very Large Rocks approx 2 tonnes in total not only are they free, I will make you a cup of TEA or give you a glass of BEER, and a day on the PIGEONS on a serious note if I could get down to you I would come and break them all up as I am so bored at home and would love a bit of manual labour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 With these rocks piled up outside my house, my neighbours have placed a plaque naming my house Humber (my surname) Heights, and it could now be one of the heighest points in North Hertfordshire,the kids like climbing on them, but how long before the broken arm or leg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Building a pond at home and went to Crews Hill a local garden centre/area to look at getting some rocks to add to a rockery. 35p per kilo seemed ok, picked up a rock about the size of a pineapple and weighed it to get an idea, and it came in just over £8 :blink: They're rocks for heavens sake, you find them on the floor! Rant over......we're now having a rockless rockery, more of a mound I reckon my 6 rocks go about 2.5 tonnes, that makes them worth abot £8/900.00, and I am giving them away!! I think a trip to the shrink is in order. So some one take them before I change my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliebrown Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Bakerboy, YHPM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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