Gravel costs: compare offers
If roads are built or tracks are laid, a ballast bed is required. Compacted ballast is also regularly used under the foundations and floor slabs of buildings. The cost of a ballast delivery depends on the prices of the suppliers. Self-collectors save a lot.
Gravel is easy to distinguish from gravel. Gravel has rounded shapes that were created naturally. Ballast is obtained from rubble stones that are processed in special crushing systems in the quarry. Therefore, gravel is always sharp-edged.
Different high costs of gravel
- You can get gravel in various grain sizes from building materials stores or quarries. Gravel is available, for example, as fine chippings or paving stones. The grain size here is 2 to 5 millimeters. The costs range from 10 to 60 euros per ton. You can count on about 1.5 tons for one cubic meter. The order quantity and the total costs can then be determined from this, taking into account the thickness of a possible leveling layer under paving or dry stone walls.
- Coarse gravel or scrapings are available in different grain sizes. The optimal grain size starts at 32 millimeters (smallest grain) and goes up to 63 millimeters (largest grain). The costs per ton are around 8 to 25 euros per ton. If you order one cubic meter of crushed stone, you will receive around 1.6 tons.
- Gravel of this grain size is ideally suited as a substructure for paths and squares. It is also used to backfill dry stone walls and base layers for lighter structures.
Compare offers online or on site
- The costs for a ballast delivery depend on the one hand on the supplier. On the other hand, you can also pick up the ballast yourself and save around 60 euros per hour of transport. As a bulk buyer, you can of course negotiate even lower prices.
- You can find manufacturers of ballast in the regional business directory. You can also ask in any building trade. Of course, the internet is a good opportunity to look into prices.
- There are small price differences between the individual gravel grain sizes. Still, it does matter what type of gravel you ultimately choose. Current prices for a ton of gravel are 9 to 12 euros per ton. Here you have to add the 19 percent VAT.
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Then the delivery is only ex works. There are additional costs of around 60 euros per vehicle and driver-hour for transport to the delivery address. Some suppliers also charge a small customer surcharge of around 2 euros.
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