Posts by Tom Torocco
Can You Use Recycled Stone For Your Project?
With the rising cost of construction and paving materials these days, you may be wondering if you can use recycled materials, such as stone, concrete, RCA or asphalt to not only save some money on your project costs, but also to complete your construction project in a more environmentally friendly manner. Fortunately, you will find…
Read MoreWhat Can You Use Crushed Stone For?
There are many uses for crushed stone, with uses varying depending on the sizes of the stone in any particular batch. Although referred to as crushed, not all options involve very small, fine pieces of stone. Rather you can select from a rather finely ground stone dust, with particles too small to uniformly measure as…
Read MorePea Gravel vs. River Gravel
If you are trying to determine what type of gravel to use for your next landscaping or outdoor project, you may be wondering whether you should opt for pea gravel or river gravel, or if there is even any difference at all between the two. In fact, there are more similarities than differences in what…
Read MoreDIY Driveway Project Using Belgian Block
Belgian block is an easy to use material that can add aesthetic appeal, as well as increased functionality, to your outdoor spaces. Often used as a curbing along driveway blocks or roadways, the stones can also be used to define flower beds and add interest around walkways and patios. One of the most common DIY projects…
Read MoreInteresting Facts About Topsoil
While you may not lay awake at night thinking about how much you know about topsoil, you may find some of our facts about this critical natural element rather interesting, as well as eye-opening. Here is some info to fill your head with all things related to the top layer of our planet… Interesting Facts:…
Read MoreSand Is Not Just For Beach Fun
It’s hard to imagine living in Staten Island, New Jersey or anywhere else along the shore and conjuring up images of anything but hot days in the sun and surf when the word sand comes to mind. But when it comes to this fine granular substance, a day at the beach is not the only…
Read MoreDon’t Forget The Crushed Stone For Your Outdoor Project
Whether your summer consists of landscaping or re-landscaping your property or you are embarking on an outdoor construction project, chances are pretty good that you will require crushed stone at some point in the process. This material comes in a selection of different sizes and is used in a wide variety of applications, from laying…
Read MoreHow Much Dirt Do I Need?
One of the hardest parts of planning a DIY landscaping project is trying to figure out how much dirt you need to complete your project. Proper calculation of materials will save you from having to put your project on hold while you run out to the store or wait for another delivery because you didn’t…
Read MoreWith Summer Here, Now Is The Time To Get Those Outdoor Projects Completed
The summer solstice officially falls this year on Saturday, June 21st but for many, summer begins as soon as Memorial Day has come and gone. No matter when you signal the beginning of summer, it’s clear that this is the time of year that many people get outdoors and start working on the outdoor projects…
Read MoreGo Green With Recycled Materials
Construction and landscaping projects generally require a great deal of material usage, and one sure-fire way to green up your project is with the use of recycled materials. When it comes to outdoor projects, there are a number of situations in which reusing materials works just as well as using never-been-used-before materials. If you are…
Read MoreWhat Fill Dirt Can Be Used For
What is fill dirt? Fill dirt is comprised of soil that sits below the nutrient-rich top layer of dirt and may also be referred to as subsoil. This type of dirt has virtually no organic matter in it but may include things like rocks, stones or sand. The dirt can be purchased either screened or unscreened,…
Read MoreWhat Can You Use Gravel For?
Gravel is sometimes referred to more generically as simply rock or stone and comes in a variety of sizes and colors and overall looks, depending on where it originates from and how it is categorized. In general, the material is comprised of rock fragments or complete rocks that are relatively consistent in size. Unlike crushed…
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