Help with getting gravel

queenc268

Wondering if anyone can help me out
I'm looking to gravel my back garden and will probably need about three bulk bags of gravel. The issue is I need the gravel delivered via 'crane' and not by pallet. Unsure of which company's will deliver this way ! Tried searching but only some describe how they deliver ! In
Manchester if anyone knows
Thanks

alanobrien

Most will only deliver to the kerbside or driveway via a grab lorry. You then have to wheel barrow the gravel to site. Not heard of any supplier that would use a crane, even if they did i suspect the cost would be more than having someone supply and do the work for you.

queenc268

alanobrien wrote: »

Most will only deliver to the kerbside or driveway via a grab lorry. You then have to wheel barrow the gravel to site. Not heard of any supplier that would use a crane, even if they did i suspect the cost would be more than having someone supply and do the work for you.

A grab lorry would be fine. Just can't find a company that has one

Gewens

All building merchants have them. Have you looked at the likes of travis Perkins?

auroan

Wickes and B&Q both delivery 850KG bags by HIAB trucks.

Hintza

Give your local builder merchants a ring and in many instances are cheaper than the national chains.

PixieDust

Travis Perkins

phill99

I had a bulk bag of sand delivered a couple of weeks ago from Tradepoint. Came on a HIAB Lorry.

Furts

Grab lorries are like hens teeth. There are very few outside the utility contractors. Any grab lorry will collect gravel from a quarry - you just need to source a lorry.

When you next see one parked up ask the driver, or if you see trenching or reinstatement being done ask the workers. I did that recently in one city and got my grab lorry through them.

ValHaller

Furts wrote: »

Grab lorries are like hens teeth

Are they as good for picking up eggs?

jblack_2

If you want bulk bags you want a HIAB not a grab lorry. All builders merchants I know use HIABs. I assume you need to get the gravel over a wall? A HIAB can easily do this (as long as it's not an unusually high one).