I use to watch craigslist and now marketplace. Have got some cheap and free deals on pavers, rock, brick and blocks.
My son and I watched a wall built. First blocks then covered with brick. 3 months after the wall was finished I saw a crew there cleaning up. I asked about the better stuff, larger broke and whole brick and blocks. Got 32 bags of mortar that had sat without cover too. At his culvert the mortar is stacked 2 bags high with brick and blocks behind them.
One ad had concrete test cores for 25 cents, 450 of them 45 miles away. 150 on my truck was a load. They stack great on one side of the culvert.
One ad had 600 12" castle stones for 50 cents 60 miles away, 200 per load. Building a wall along his driveway to divert water.
One ad said 300 brick. I watched it reduce until it was make offer. I said $50 and he took it. I got 780 brick.
One ad was for a free kidney shaped garden pond and stones. Remove it and it's yours. Got 60 stones, needed help getting 1 in my truck.
I had a girlfriend in Nashville, TN. Needed to build a wall to widen the driveway parking pad. Lot of old stone fences in the area that people won't let you have. Some land owners would let you get all you wanted that were laying around. I placed an ad on craigslist and got 5 replies. One ad had brick size stones with mortar for free, just pick up all you want. Used it to fill in the pad. Another ad had pea gravel sized crushed limestone free and they loaded too. Used it to fill in the pad too. Got 3 broken wheelbarrow, simple repairs.
My son and I watched a wall built. First blocks then covered with brick. 3 months after the wall was finished I saw a crew there cleaning up. I asked about the better stuff, larger broke and whole brick and blocks. Got 32 bags of mortar that had sat without cover too. At his culvert the mortar is stacked 2 bags high with brick and blocks behind them.
One ad had concrete test cores for 25 cents, 450 of them 45 miles away. 150 on my truck was a load. They stack great on one side of the culvert.
One ad had 600 12" castle stones for 50 cents 60 miles away, 200 per load. Building a wall along his driveway to divert water.
One ad said 300 brick. I watched it reduce until it was make offer. I said $50 and he took it. I got 780 brick.
One ad was for a free kidney shaped garden pond and stones. Remove it and it's yours. Got 60 stones, needed help getting 1 in my truck.
I had a girlfriend in Nashville, TN. Needed to build a wall to widen the driveway parking pad. Lot of old stone fences in the area that people won't let you have. Some land owners would let you get all you wanted that were laying around. I placed an ad on craigslist and got 5 replies. One ad had brick size stones with mortar for free, just pick up all you want. Used it to fill in the pad. Another ad had pea gravel sized crushed limestone free and they loaded too. Used it to fill in the pad too. Got 3 broken wheelbarrow, simple repairs.