Customer Reviews

“Four yards of shredded mulch for the flower beds around the house out in Payette. Dumped a bit of fine dust into the air while we forked it out of the pile, enough that I wore a mask for the second load. Once spread, though, it looks great and has kept the weeds down all summer.”

“Three tons of stone screenings for the chicken runs behind our little farm stand out past Marsing. Material itself is exactly what the birds needed, packs down and keeps the mud out of the coop doors. Load came in soaking wet from sitting through a storm at the yard, though, which made it heavier to spread and slower to compact than it should have been.”

“Pour a fair amount of flatwork around Burley and the rest of the Mini Cassia area, and gravel sand is the one I reach for when mixing concrete since it grades out coarser and stronger than mason sand. Ordered fourteen tons this batch for three small jobs, patio slabs and a shop apron, and most of it worked exactly as expected. One load had noticeably more fine silt in it than usual, enough that I ran an extra rinse before mixing, which slowed the crew down on a day we were already tight on time. Cured out fine in the end and none of the pours show weakness from it.”

“Two tons of washed sand for mixing concrete on a small equipment pad out past Worley. Idaho Rock Supply's price beat the co-op by enough to matter. Mixed clean, no silt floating up in the wheelbarrow.”

“Poured a new equipment slab for a shop out near Burley and used the three quarter crushed under it for base before the concrete went down. Ten tons compacted to a hard, even surface with the plate compactor, no soft spots when we checked with a probe before pouring. Held its grade through a rainy stretch the week before the pour without turning to mush like the pit run we tried on the last job.”

“Four tons of stone screenings for the bedding under a paver patio job out near Filer. Idaho Rock Supply had it out the next morning, which kept my crew from sitting idle waiting on material. Screeds out flat and consistent, and the pavers haven't settled or rocked at all through a full season of freeze and thaw already.”

“Five yards of garden soil for the community plots our congregation runs out past Sandpoint. Delivery window was eight to noon and the truck didn't show until nearly two, which had a handful of us standing around waiting instead of planting. Soil itself is loose, dark, and easy to work by hand, and the beds have produced well all summer since.”

“Three tons of river rock for a dry creek bed running from the downhill side of our cabin near Cascade to the tree line, where snowmelt used to carve a new gully every spring. Idaho Rock Supply mixed sizes in the load, which gave it a more natural look than I expected from a bulk order. One full runoff season later, the water follows the channel instead of cutting a new path through the yard.”

“Five tons of large river rock for a border along the irrigation canal bank out past Melba. Most pieces were a size I could roll into place myself, but a few chunks were closer to six inches and took the tractor bucket to move. Once placed, it's held the bank through a full season of canal flow without shifting.”

“Eight yards of shredded mulch for the entrance beds at our little subdivision out in Star, refreshed every year before the summer walk through. This batch was darker and finer than what we got two years back from the big box store, and it held its color through the whole dry season without fading out by August like the cheaper stuff always did.”

“Twelve tons of riprap faced the downhill side of our stock pond dam out past Soda Springs. We'd lost a chunk of the bank two years running before this went in. The rock locked together better than the broken concrete a neighbor used on his dam, and it came through this year's snowmelt without so much as a slump.”

“Ordered two and a half tons of walkway gravel for a path along the garden rows out here near Blackfoot. Most of it is the right foot-friendly size, but a handful of chunks closer to fist sized got mixed in and had to be picked out by hand. Once sorted, the path looks sharp and has held up fine through a wet spring.”

“Replaced a rusted culvert under our gravel lane outside Weiser and used number 8 to backfill around the new pipe before compacting the road base on top. Took just under two tons for the job. The stone settled in tight around the culvert with no voids, and it hasn't washed out even with the ditch running full during spring runoff this year.”

“Our farm sits out on the Camas Prairie above Cottonwood, and the road into the shop turns to butter every spring. Forty tons of road base graded in over two days fixed the worst quarter mile of it. Planting season came and went without a truck getting stuck for the first time in years, and it's held through two good rains since.”

“Eight yards of top soil for the common area lawn at our little condo association up in Ketchum, where gopher holes had left the ground lumpy for years. Spread it with rakes over a weekend and reseeded right after. Owners have already noticed the difference walking to the mailboxes, and the mower doesn't catch on hidden dips anymore either.”

“Five tons of drain rock went around the low side of the barn out near Buhl, where runoff used to pool ankle deep every time it snowed hard and thawed fast. Dug the trench myself over a weekend and let gravity do the rest. First real thaw since it went in, and the barn floor stayed dry for the first time since we built the place.”

“Six yards of top soil to level the yard after our new build settled out in Blackfoot. The online calculator came up just short and we had to order one more yard before the sod crew could finish the back corner. Screened clean otherwise, no rocks to rake out, and the new grass took root within two weeks.”

“A client near the Snake River canyon in Twin Falls had water undermining a retaining wall every spring runoff. We had Idaho Rock Supply run six tons of 57 stone behind the wall as a drain field, tied into a pop up emitter at the bottom of the slope. Six months and one soggy April later, the wall hasn't budged and the client keeps sending pictures of her dry basement.”

“Manage a handful of rental docks and boathouses around Spirit Lake, and washed sand is what we use for leveling pads under storage sheds and touch up concrete on the boat ramps. Ordered fifteen tons split between two properties this spring, clean and well graded both times, no silt clouding up when it gets wet. Only hiccup was the truck showing up almost an hour ahead of the window we'd agreed on, before I'd finished moving a boat trailer out of the way. Once it was down, it compacted well under both pads and hasn't shifted through a full season of dock traffic.”

“Six tons of large river rock lined a swale that carries pivot overflow away from the shop out here in the Cache Valley near Preston. Bigger stone than I expected from the photos online, but that's exactly what kept it from washing downhill the first time we ran the sprinklers too long. Looks like it belongs there, and the grass around it has already filled back in.”

“A ton and a half for a garden path behind the house here in Driggs. Small enough for bare feet, doesn't track into the house, and it's held its spread through one full winter under snow.”

“Our elementary school in Genesee wanted a path of stepping stones through the garden beds the kids planted this spring. Volunteers hauled in a ton and a half of 89 stone to bed the pavers so they wouldn't wobble when the little ones ran across after recess. Idaho Rock Supply gave us a discount for the school project and the whole load fit in the corner of the lot where we asked.”

“Our daycare's back play yard in Coeur d'Alene turned into a swamp every time it rained off the lake, so we had Idaho Rock Supply bring four tons of 67 stone under the mulch to help it drain. The driver was careful backing down our narrow lot line without hitting the fence and dumped it in one pile like we asked. Parents have noticed the kids come inside with drier shoes since it went in.”

“Forty yards of fill dirt to raise the low corner of a building lot above the Clearwater River in Lewiston before the foundation crew showed up. Tri-axles ran most of a day getting it all in, dumped in rows so the dozer could push it around fast. Compacted in lifts and passed the density test on the first try, no soft spots for the footings.”

“Nine tons of riprap for the bank along an irrigation return ditch near Homedale, close to the Snake River. Delivery window was noon to four and the truck didn't roll in until almost six, which pushed my afternoon plans back. The rock itself is exactly the size we needed and has held through one full irrigation season already.”

“Ten tons of road base for the driveway leading up to our orchard outside Weiser. The lane is narrower than it looks on a map, so the tandem couldn't make the turn and dropped the load by the mailbox instead of at the top. Took my son and me most of a Saturday moving it with the tractor bucket, but it packed in solid once it was there.”

“Our dairy sits in a low spot in the Magic Valley outside Wendell, and the lane out to the county road turned to soup every time it rained hard. Eighteen tons of railroad ballast, the big angular stuff, went down over fabric and it drains almost on contact. Milk truck comes through twice a day rain or not, and for the first time in years it doesn't get stuck.”

“Four tons of river rock went around the foundation beds and under both downspouts at our place in Payette. Rounded stone looks a lot more finished than the mulch we had there before, and it keeps the splash from downspouts from digging holes in the flower beds during heavy rain. Been down since last fall and hasn't scattered or faded in the sun.”

“We pulled out a failed septic drain field on a farmstead outside Moscow last fall, in the middle of the Palouse wheat country, and the county required a specific bed depth before backfill. Twelve tons of number 57 stone gave clean, uniform coverage over the distribution pipe with no fines clogging things up. Idaho Rock Supply got a tri-axle out on a Tuesday, and the driver backed patiently between the grain bins on a farm road still soft from harvest. Six months of freeze and thaw later, the ground over the field hasn't settled or shifted a bit.”

“Put down two tons of 67 stone under a travel trailer pad behind the house in Post Falls so we'd stop dragging mud into the camper every time it rained. Idaho Rock Supply delivered right to the gravel lane and the driver dumped it in a neat pile exactly where we'd staked it out. Spread and tamped it ourselves over a weekend and it's held level through a whole winter of freeze and thaw.”

“Managing three rental units in Post Falls means the shared parking pad takes a beating every winter. Eight tons of crusher run was supposed to cover it, but the online calculator came up short and I had to call back for one more ton. The stone itself compacted fast and the potholes by the mailboxes are finally gone.”

“One of our rental buildings out in Rathdrum has always had water creeping into the crawlspace whenever the snow melts fast off the roofline, and previous owners never fixed the grading around the foundation. We brought in five tons of 89 stone and laid it in a band around the entire perimeter, tucked under the downspout drops where the erosion was worst. The tandem truck squeezed down the shared driveway between two units without touching either mailbox, which the last delivery from a big box store's rental yard couldn't manage. Since it went in last spring the crawlspace has stayed bone dry through two seasons of heavy runoff.”

“We resurface two or three driveways a month up around Grangeville, and this one took twenty two tons of driveway gravel over a base we'd laid the year before. The load itself compacted well and filled the ruts from log truck traffic without any trouble. Only ding is the color came in noticeably grayer than the sample we were shown, which meant explaining to the homeowner why it didn't match the photo on the site. Structurally it's holding up fine three months later, no rutting even with the same log trucks still running that road every week.”

“Our driveway climbs a steep grade up to the house above Cascade, and anything smooth just slides downhill in the snow. Eight tons of three quarter inch crushed stone locked together nicely once compacted, angular enough to grip under tires even with studs. Idaho Rock Supply's driver crept up the grade in low gear and dumped it in two spots so we could spread by hand on the steepest part.”

“Fifteen tons of railroad ballast went down through the wet corner of the feed yard out near Aberdeen where the cattle churned it to soup every winter. Idaho Rock Supply's tri-axle dumped in three spots so we could spread with the loader. Drains fast even after a hard rain, and the cattle aren't standing in mud anymore, which was the whole point.”

“I ordered eight tons of number 4 to firm up the low end of our driveway before winter set in near Bonners Ferry. The dump truck driver was right on time and placed it exactly where my husband marked with stakes. It compacted well under the tractor tires, though a handful of chunks were bigger than a softball and we had to roll those off to the side by hand.”

“Farm up on the Camas Prairie above Craigmont, and every spring the creek that cuts through the north forty would eat another foot or two off the bank, taking good wheat ground with it. Twenty tons of riprap went in along the worst hundred feet, ordered through Idaho Rock Supply after the local quarry quoted three weeks out and we didn't have that kind of time before spring runoff hit. The tri-axle made two trips in one day and the driver placed it exactly along the toe of the bank like we walked him through. Two runoff seasons later, the line hasn't moved and we haven't lost another foot since.”

“Ran a new downspout drain line across the side yard in Idaho Falls and needed number 8 stone to bed the pipe before backfilling with the fill dirt. A ton and a half was plenty for a forty foot run with room for a slight grade toward the ditch. It stayed put once tamped and the pipe hasn't shifted through a full winter of frost.”

“Twelve tons went down for a parking pad behind our shop in Kuna. The Idaho Rock Supply driver eased the tri-axle around a tight corner and dumped it exactly where we marked. Compacted with the plate after two passes and it's carried the box truck all summer without a dip. Better hold than the pit run we used on the last job.”

“We run a small equipment yard outside Grangeville and every spring the two track leading in from the county road would wash out where it dips through the draw. Thirty tons of number 4 crushed stone went down over geotextile fabric last fall, and we capped it with a smaller stone this spring once the ground firmed up. The tandem truck made two trips because the lane is narrow and the driver never once tore up the fence line getting in. Snowmelt came hard this year and for the first time in five years nothing washed out. Worth every dollar for what we saved in graded repairs.”

“been watching that ditch bank along the Big Lost River slump into the water more every spring since my kids were small, and this fall we finally piled riprap along it so my grandkids won't watch it slide too.”

“Two tons went toward a dry well at the bottom of the downspout run here in Orofino. Clean, no fines, drained the first big storm we tested it with. Simple fix for a problem that bugged us for years.”

“Manage a small block of rentals out in Post Falls, and the back lot behind two of the units had sunk low enough that water pooled against the foundations every spring. Twenty five yards of fill dirt was the fix, ordered to raise the grade and slope it away from the buildings. The access lane behind the units is narrow and the tri-axle couldn't get past the carports, so the driver dumped everything at the front curb instead of around back. Took a rented skid steer two full days to move it where it needed to go. Once graded and seeded, the drainage problem that had bothered tenants went away.”

“Retired up here on a dirt road outside Priest River, and the potholes from last spring's thaw were getting embarrassing. Fourteen tons of driveway gravel filled every low spot from the mailbox to the garage. My neighbor with the skid steer helped spread the last of it, and the whole quarter mile drains toward the ditch now instead of pooling in the middle.”

“We run base rock for three or four driveways a month, and the cul-de-sac pad we did off a lake road near Coeur d'Alene was our biggest order yet at sixty tons. Idaho Rock Supply staged two tri-axles back to back so we never lost a minute waiting between loads, and the gradation was consistent truck to truck, no clay balls or oversized rock to sort out. We compacted in four inch lifts and had it passing a proof roll by that afternoon. Eight months of freeze thaw later and the pad hasn't shifted a bit, which says more about the material than anything we did.”

“Our lot above the Clearwater River near Kamiah drops off fast toward the water, and the erosion along the bank had gotten worse every spring for years. Ten tons of large river rock was the fix, stacked to break up the flow where runoff comes off the hillside. The delivery truck couldn't get down our steep gravel lane safely, so the driver dumped it at the top by the county road instead of near the bank. Took my brother in law and me three weekends hauling it down by hand truck, one rock at a time. Once placed, the bank held through spring runoff for the first time in years.”

“Five tons of gravel sand for mixing concrete on a small equipment pad out past Malad City. Coarser than mason sand, which is exactly what you want for strength, and it mixed smooth in the drum without clumping. Poured on a cool morning and the pad cured hard with no cracking through the first freeze thaw cycle of the season.”

“We needed a solid pad under a new machine shed on the farm outside Blackfoot before harvest equipment started rolling in for the season. Twenty five tons of 67 stone went down over a compacted base, and the driver ran two loads back to back so the crew could keep grading behind him without losing daylight. It rained the week after we finished and the pad drained clean instead of turning into the gumbo that swallowed a tractor tire two years ago. Compared to the pit run we used last time, this stone locked up tighter and hasn't rutted under the potato trucks once this whole harvest.”

“Landscape two properties out near Donnelly every summer for absentee owners, and river rock is what most of them want around the foundation beds since it holds up better than mulch through our winters. Six tons this round split between both places, and at one property the driveway was too soft from spring runoff for the truck to risk it, so the driver dumped near the road instead of by the house. Cost us most of a day moving it with a cart, but the stone itself is exactly the mix of sizes and color the owners wanted, and it's settled in nicely against the siding.”

“The elementary school's PTA out in Twin Falls organized a work day to fix the low, boggy corner of the soccer field that had been unusable most springs. Twenty yards of top soil, ordered through Idaho Rock Supply since they could deliver on a Saturday when volunteers were actually available, went down over drain rock a contractor had donated the week before. A dozen parents showed up with rakes and wheelbarrows and had it graded by early afternoon. Grass seed went in that same day, and by the time fall practices started the field was solid enough for the whole team to scrimmage on without a single muddy patch.”

“Used 89 stone as a pea gravel substitute around the base of a mounting block and along the barn aisle in Filer. Three tons did both areas with stone left for touch ups. It looks clean and drains well after wash stall water, but without edging it migrates into the grass a little more than I expected and I'll be adding a border this fall.”

“Run a small daycare out of our house in Nampa, and the path around the fenced play yard was pure mud by October. Three tons of walkway gravel later, kids can walk that loop in tennis shoes without tracking mud into the classroom. Parents have noticed. It's stayed put through a full winter of freeze and thaw with only a little scattered at the gate.”

“Our lane out past Moscow needed a hard driving surface before harvest trucks started rolling through every day. Crusher Run stone plus fines packs into a hard surface fast, and Idaho Rock Supply hauled twelve tons out on a tandem that eased right down the fence line without tearing up the ditch. It took a good rain and one pass with the tractor blade to knock the dust down, since the load was noticeably dusty coming off the truck. Once it set up, though, the lane locked in tight and has carried every loaded truck since without a single soft spot or rut forming anywhere along the stretch.”

“Runs a little coffee shop in Ketchum and redid the outdoor seating area with pavers this spring. A ton and a half of three eighths stone went down as the bedding layer under a weed barrier, and it drains fast after the mountain thunderstorms we get most afternoons in July. Customers comment on how clean the patio looks compared to the gravel that used to wash out every year.”

“A fire pit patio out at our place near Rathdrum got five tons of pea gravel, smooth and comfortable to sit around barefoot. Idaho Rock Supply's price beat the two other quotes I got locally. The steel edging we installed was not quite tall enough, so a fair amount has already migrated onto the grass after just one summer of use.”

“Screenings finished off a shed pad out in the Teton Valley near Victor, two tons total. Smooth enough to sweep, packed tight within a week. No dust tracked into the tack room since.”

“Two and a half tons for a drain line along the garage in Kuna. Stone was clean and right for the pipe, but the truck came near the end of the window and I had already left for work.”

“Five tons for a short pull-off above the lake near Sandpoint. It compacted after one good rain and hasn't rutted since. Loose stone was minimal once it settled in.”

“We use the three eighths crushed stone as chip seal cover on two private roads out toward American Falls where the county won't touch the surface. Ordered eighteen tons for two jobs back to back this summer, and Idaho Rock Supply got both loads out inside the same week we called, which matters when you are chasing a paving crew's schedule. Only issue was the first load came noticeably wetter than the second, like it had sat under a tarp after a storm, and it clumped instead of spreading evenly off the tailgate spreader until it dried out some in the sun. It set up fine once it dried.”

“Landscaping around Ketchum and Sun Valley means every client wants a path that looks natural but doesn't turn to mud when the snow melts off the mountain. I've ordered walkway gravel from Idaho Rock Supply for four different jobs this year, five tons at a time, and it's been consistent load to load, same size, same color, no surprises when I'm trying to match an existing path. Delivery has been on time to job sites that are tricky to find, tucked back on unmarked lanes off the highway. Clients notice the difference from the pea gravel a previous landscaper used, since this stuff actually stays where you rake it.”