Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is your service area? Our service area is a pretty big circle on the map surrounding the Rockford and Stateline areas. We service customers from Beloit down to Oregon and over to Marengo. Please contact us to see if we deliver to your area, we are more than happy to help!
How long does it take to get a delivery? From 1-3 days, sometimes same-day service. Orders can be called in during hours of operation or left on voicemail after hours. Someone will confirm voicemail orders the next business day.
What are your hours? Monday-Friday 8-5
Saturday 8-1pm.
These are our normal business hours, however we are a 24 hour Tree Removal Service and can be contacted on any day at anytime!
What forms of payment do you accept? We accept personal checks, business checks and cash.
How much wood do I need for a winter season? A face cord (also known as a rick) is 8 ft. long and 4 ft. high. This is about 180 pieces of wood. A typical 2-3 hour evening fire uses about 7 pieces of wood, so a face cord should last about 25 nights.
How do I know when firewood is ready to burn? Look for gray or darkened, brittle wood that has lots of cracks in the inner rings. If split open, seasoned wood is white inside but dry to the touch. Green wood is shiny and is heavy and wet to the touch. You can often see the water in the grain and this is wood that is not ready to burn.
What kind of wood is best to burn? It depends on if you are burning for heat or for ambiance. hard woods such as oak, hickory, cherry, and hard maple are denser so they burn longer and hotter, but are more difficult to get started and the flame is lower. Softer woods like soft maple, ash and fir are easier to start and produce a bright, cheery flame. They burn fairly quickly so you will need to feed the fire more often.
- Premium Hardwood Bark Mulch
A shredded blend of indigenous bark ideal for all mulch applications.
Hardwood bark mulch aids in weed control, and water conservation. - Screened Topsoil
- Living Mulch
Low carbon premium hardwood bark mulch and OMRI listed organic compost offers the benefits of a mulch with the added bonus of the compost for time release of nutrients and balanced carbon to nitrogen ratio to your plantings. - Red Oak Mulch
- Wood Chips for Playgrounds, Dog Runs & Equine safe surfaces
Products available for delivery:
- Sand
- Gravel
- Granite Chips
- River Pebbles
- Boulders
- Pavers-Unilock
- Topsoil
- Compost
We provide the following services for homeowners, businesses, and commercial properties:
- Debris loading and hauling.
- Construction clean up and hauling by hand or use of Bobcat.
- Exterior demolition, especially garages and sheds.
- Bobcat digging, grading and seeding.
- Gravel delivery and spreading.
- Delivery and hauling of most materials.
What is the difference between Premium hardwood mulch, hardwood mulch and dyed mulch?
Premium hardwood mulch is made from Oak wood and uses the bark and the wood. Hardwood mulch can be any type of hardwood and not include the bark of the tree. Colored dyed mulch is usually made from waste wood and is dyed with a colorant to create a variety of colors.
How often will I need to mulch?
You will need to mulch once every year since mulches may fade. To keep them looking good you May top-dress them once a year or you can rake existing mulch over. Top dressing is applying about an inch of material on top of existing material.
Does hardwood mulch attract termites?
The answer is no. Termites in Illinois are subterranean. They are only attracted to wood below the earth’s surface. Since mulch is above ground it does not attract them.
No, we do not treat our mulches with any chemicals. The materials used are all natural.
Sometimes I get mold on top of mulch. What is it and is it harmful?
When it gets very hot and humid a fungus sometimes grows on top of mulch. It looks yellowish brown in color and can be unpleasant to look at. It can easily be gotten rid of by hitting it with a rake or hoe or blast with water from the hose. This fungus is not harmful.
Mulch helps control soil temperature and is an effective method of preventing weed growth. As well as inhibiting weed growth mulch adds nutrients to the soil as it decays.
Mulch can be applied anytime throughout the year. Some seasons are desirable than others. In cold winter months apply only 1 inch thick to insulate the ground to prevent soil warming. In spring mulch should be 2 inches thick and pushed away from planting. In fall mulch should be a 2-4 inch coverage to delay frost penetration, allowing more time for root growth.
The area should be cleared of all weeds, leaves and grass. If you are replenishing the mulch on an existing area, be sure to loosen up the old mulch. Using your hands to spread the mulch produces the best results. Use a thickness of 2 to 5 inches.
How do I calculate how many yards I need?
One yard of mulch will cover approximately 100sq feet at 2-3 inches deep. Multiply the length times the width of each of your beds. Then add all your totals up and divide by 100 and that is the number of yards you will use.
| Example: 10ft X 15ft = 150 ft | 1 ½ yards |
