Also, does anyone know what a fair price is to pay for pit run gravel from the land owner? Thanks
Well ??? ….. Lets grab the Dice and throw them on the table ! ….. Asking how much Processed Gravel or Pit-run per yard in its natural state, is like asking how much is a used car ??? …… It all depends on the Car ……. and it all depends on What your incurred costs of processing the raw material is or will be.
Location, location, location has alot to do with costs to the end user as well as producing the finished product …..
Here in Canada we have guys who take their raw material (pitrun) from private land owners too ….. As far as they the Land owner are concerned a fair rate may be a $1.00/yd to him for the use of the land …. then u'r gonna have to consider the reclaiming costs to you to return the property to an original state as you found it, ( meaning you might have to landscape it )….
BUT the kicker Here is we also have OUR GOVERNMENT they have things called Ministries of MINING and Natural Resources ….. the land owner may own the Land but he does not own what's beneath it past a 1' deep ….. SO NOW you have permits out the who-who and then there are the Royalties to the Crown (Canadian Govn't) ……
Cheaper may not be the answer to the issue at hand for you …. But you may find you found a niche in your area to create a more feasible $$$ product ….. never forget the costs of trucking/handling the material either, you may find that if you are trucking your own materials that you can give the end user a break in costs …… LOWBALLING only causes huge pissing matches and bidding wars where no-one wins !!! ……JMHO & .02 worth ….cheers