FIELD NOTES
Material guides, how-tos, and seasonal calls from the yard. Written for homeowners and pros installing across south DFW.
How to size a gravel driveway
A gravel driveway needs 6 inches of crushed limestone base plus a 2-inch top coat. That's about 1 ton per 25 sq ft. Formula, depth chart, and DFW prep tips.
READ →How much topsoil for a raised bed or yard?
One cubic yard of topsoil fills a 4×8 raised bed to 10 inches, or covers 100 sq ft at 3 inches deep. Here's the formula, the blend math, and what to buy.
READ →How to size a French drain
A standard French drain takes 1 ton of 3/4" washed rock per 10 linear feet, plus 4-inch perforated pipe and non-woven fabric. Here's the full formula.
READ →How much rock or gravel do I need?
Rock and gravel are sold by the ton. 1 ton covers ~100 sq ft at 2 inches deep for most decorative rock. Formula, tonnage chart, and pro conversions.
READ →How to measure sod for your lawn
One sod pallet covers 450 sq ft. Measure your yard, divide by 450, round up. Here's the formula, the satellite shortcut, and what to do about beds.
READ →How to measure a flagstone or paver patio
Flagstone is sold by the ton and covers ~100 sq ft per ton at 1.5 inches. Here's the formula, the joint-sand math, and what contractors add for waste.
READ →How much mulch do I need?
One cubic yard of mulch covers 100 sq ft at 3 inches deep. Here's the formula, a worked example, and the mistakes that cost an extra trip to the yard.
READ →Welcome to the blog
We made a blog We just turned on a blog at theoutdoorcompanycompany.com/blog. Going forward we will use this space to talk about what is in the yard this week,…
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