Rip Rap Near Me

Buying rip rap locally

Large, heavy, angular stones ranging from 6 to 24+ inches used primarily for erosion control. Rip rap protects shorelines, stream banks, bridge abutments, and steep slopes from water erosion. The heavy weight and interlocking shape resist displacement by flowing water and wave action. Yards also call it Armor Stone or Rip Rap Stone. GoodGravel lists 125 suppliers that stock rip rap across 41 states. 47 of them deliver and 32 are pits or quarries that sell straight from the stockpile.

Expect rip rap to run $35 to $80 per ton at the yard, or $45 to $100 per cubic yard. A 10 ton load is $350 to $800 before delivery. Extremely heavy — requires dump truck delivery. A tandem truck carries only 12-15 tons. Placement often requires an excavator or skid steer. Get quotes for delivery AND placement together. Pits sit at the low end of that range and landscape yards at the high end, since the yard bought it from a pit and trucked it in.

Rip Rap works well for shoreline protection, stream bank stabilization, steep slope erosion control, and culvert outlets. Skip it for driveways and walkways. The upside: extremely effective at preventing water erosion and heavy weight resists displacement by water. The catch: very heavy — requires heavy equipment to place.

Large angular stones typically 6-24 inches in diameter, though some applications use stones up to 36 inches or larger. Weight ranges from 25 to 500+ pounds per stone. Colors vary by source quarry — typically gray, blue-gray, tan, or brown. Sold by the ton rather than by the yard. One cubic yard of rip rap weighs about 1.65 tons. A 3 inch layer over 500 square feet takes 4.6 cubic yards, which is close to 7.6 tons. Add 10 percent for settling and the odd low spot.

Press the location button at the top of the page and the list sorts by distance from you. Call the closest yard and ask for rip rap by name and by size. Ask if it is washed or still has fines in it, because that changes how it drains and how it packs. If the nearest yard is out, the next one is usually within 20 miles when you are near a city.

Under 2 tons, pickup with your own truck or a trailer is the cheaper route. A half ton pickup takes about a third of a yard per trip. Above 5 tons, delivery starts to pay for itself because the fee spreads over more stone. Either way, get the total price for your exact tonnage from two yards and compare those totals, not the price per ton.

Read more about the material on the rip rap guide.