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Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 7:07 pm
by Sam.
Planning to sort the garden out once and for all but i have hit a wall on where to source bedding stone from for the land drainage, I know B&Q and wickes sell it both for £35-£40 per tonne but have heard of people paying less and any saving I can make will go a long way.
I am located in Manchester M29 area.
I know that I have only joined but I have long been a reader and only after 2 years of reading lol have decided 2013 is the year!
Thanks
Sam
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 8:28 pm
by mickg
try these
Travis Perkins in Leigh or Salford
Buildbase in Swinton
Keyline in Atherton
Benchmark in Bolton or Irlam
Huws Gray in Bolton or Wigan
Howarth Timber And Building Supplies in Sale
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 8:28 pm
by GB_Groundworks
£35-40 for an 800kg bulk bag is about standard, you'll only get cheaper loose or on bulk orders
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 9:29 pm
by lutonlagerlout
we pay similar for bulk bags down south
buy 10 tonne loose and it will be cheaper
circa £250
LLL
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 12:12 am
by Sam.
Many Thanks for all of the suggestion i will work down mickg list tomorrow and see where I end up as there is more that I am after so maybe able to work some sort of deal out.
Don't mind it being loose and dumped on drive as that will be the next job. 
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 12:19 am
by Sam.
Just so I know and don't sound stupid when asking what exactly is it I would be asking for is it 10mm gravel, limestone? As the people I have rung up on Tuesday all seem to call it different things.
BTW I am looking for roughly 4-5 ton.
Thanks
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 7:20 am
by mickg
you can only try and get a little bit of discount but its up to the merchants really
any clean 20mm stone would work, look on the main site for the specification on how to install a land drain
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 9:00 am
by GB_Groundworks
Pipe bedding will get you what you want
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 2:44 pm
by Bob_A
I've always known it as pea shingle.
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 10:31 pm
by Sam.
Right after ringing every company within the northwest lol I have managed to source it at £20 a ton loose or £25 ton bagged, forgot what the company's called but have their phone number so when I ring up to order I will post the name, rang that many and forgot lol
All of the suggested ones above quoted between £34 - £54 a ton mainly between £34-£40.
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 7:26 am
by GB_Groundworks
Be interesting to see what you get, are those prices plus vat on the cheaper ones?
Loose price is usually quoted as collected not delivered?
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 10:13 am
by Sam.
He said I would have to order a min of 5 ton to have it delivered loose think gonna get it in bags. He also a said I could go and have a look at the stone toake sure it's what I want. I am not due to order anything just yet as I wanted to get a price list together before doing anything. Will google the phone number when I get back home and see if I can find out the name or just give them a quick bell. When he said the price I nearly fainted lol but someone else also quoted simular at £24 ton loose but as they where about 15 miles away they wanted £30 delivery.
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 11:20 pm
by canary
You don't want limestone as its not suitable and bad practice to use as a filter medium when installing land drainage. Have you tried Offerton sand and gravel ?
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 11:27 pm
by lutonlagerlout
is that because acid can dissolve it over time?
LLL ???
Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 9:13 am
by mickg
the days of having a choice of 20mm stone are well gone, most merchant in my area only stock limestone in small or bulk bags these days and no longer stock 20mm sandstone ballast as we know it as
P gravel or pipe bedding as its commonly know as is a lot more expensive