Rock and gravel · Houston
Decomposed Granite
Decomposed granite screened to half-inch minus with the fines left in, for pathways, driveways, and patios. Bought in finished and stocked here.
$95 per cubic yard
Retail price at the yard, before tax.
Pick up at the yard, or we deliver around Houston. Delivery details · Contractor accounts
The material
What it is
Decomposed granite, often called DG, is screened to half-inch minus. That means nothing in it is larger than half an inch and the fine particles below that size are left in. The fines are what let it pack down into a firm surface instead of staying loose. It suits pathways, driveways, and patios where you want a natural look.
We stock it and sell it by the cubic yard. It is a common choice for low-maintenance, drought-tolerant landscapes.
What to know
Where it comes from
This is one of the few products we do not make. We buy decomposed granite in finished, ready to sell, and stock it at the yard.
Orders run one to four cubic yards at a time, sized to whatever truck or trailer you bring. We carry it and Black Star Gravel so a mulch and soil order does not turn into two stops.
Uses
Best for
- Pathways and walkways
- Driveways and parking areas
- Patios and seating areas
- Low-maintenance, drought-tolerant landscape areas
Good to know
Drainage
Because minus material includes fines, it drains more slowly than a clean, single-size gravel. Where you want water to move through quickly, a clean gravel behaves differently.
Questions about Decomposed Granite
Nothing in the material is larger than half an inch, and the finer particles below that size are left in. The fines are what let it pack down into a firm surface.
Pathways, driveways, patios, and low-maintenance or drought-tolerant landscape areas.
It drains, but more slowly than a clean single-size gravel, because it contains fines.
No. Decomposed granite is one of the few products we buy in finished rather than make here. We stock it and sell it by the cubic yard.
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