Sayers Fuel

I paid $ 195 to have 3 yards of 1 inch river rock delivered, for my garden. My landscaper pointed out that only half the pile is the river rock and the other half is just gravel! He said that Sayers Fuel are banditos!

I love this kind of place.
If you need bark or pea gravel or a few other things that come in a dump truck, they got you covered.
Gravel is about $ 40/​yard — I didn’t know how much a yard is but apparently, it’s two ‘slightly overweight’ Toyota pickups full.
They deliver, but it seemed that the price for delivery was about $ 80 – 100 so if you only want a small amount, it’s not really great for that.
The greatest thing was that I had a ‘helper’ who needed to pick it up so I went in, pre-​paid and they had no issue letting him come get it when he gave his name, they had it marked down so it was no hassle.
I love no hassle.

I’ve been using Sayers for landscaping and gardening materials for about 20 years. They are awesome and often deliver within an hour or two of when I call. I’ve also had to have them make multiple deliveries when I misestimated the amount I needed. And they are reasonably priced.

This is a great business. I have used them for years. Their prices are great, their delivery service is wonderful.

Sayers is a cool old school business on Rainier Ave S, if you need a pile of dirt or sand etc and you have a truck then this is the cheapest fastest way to get it.
The place is starting to seem more and more out of place in quickly changing south Seattle, a little too industrial and messy for all of the new businesses that are going in… so go there quick before they fade away!

I don’t recommend buying firewood from this company unless you plan to season the wood yourself. I bought a full cord for $ 300 last fall and am unhappy with it. It contains lots of pine, which is not good to burn in a fireplace or stove, and I am still finding lots of pieces of wood almost six months later that are not seasoned. Most firewood companies in Seattle sell wood that is unseasoned, but at least they tell you so. I have called Sayers Fuel twice since purchasing my cord last September, and both times (different) employees assured me that their wood is fully seasoned. It just isn’t. I wish they had the courage to admit this and move on. Both times they also grew testy, which often indicates that someone is lying. They like to say things like «we are a family business for eighty years» which they expect us to take as proof that their products are good, rather than the actual performance of their products themselves. It’s a shame.

I’ve driven by these piles of mulch and rocks on Rainier dozens of times, but this last weekend I finally needed to buy some. And I was so happy that I’m now dreaming up other projects so that I can use more garden materials. This is a bare-​bones operation — tiny shed with a half-​charming, half-​sullen high school girl who takes your order between texting her friends; high school girl’s no-​nonsense mom who whips around on a loader like nobody’s business, and occasionally mom’s boyfriend hanging out between deliveries. The story is that the boyfriend (of 14 years!) is the son of the original owners.
Anyhow, they sell basic landscaping material — crushed rock, mulch, sand — at a very good price. You can get a full yard (that’s a small pick-​up load full) of Cedar Grove organic compost for 40 bucks or so. And it’s there ready to shovel onto your garden — no stupid plastic bags. The only drawback is you need a truck, but even with borrowing or renting a truck, this will probably be loads cheaper than buying dirt by the bag at Home Depot.