Cost to have gravel base installed for a storage shed?

Question

I m going to be putting a 10x16 storage shed on pretty level grassy ground. Figuring 1 overlap on all sides that would make the gravel pad 12x18. I live in the hudson valley New York. Any idea how much it would cost to have someone install it? (My back is shot otherwise I would do it myself)

Update:

1 foot overlap

Spock (rhp) · Accepted Answer

how deep does it have to be?  what will contain the gravel?  does this require digging?

find a couple of handymen and get quotes.

at four inches deep, that's 2 and 2/3rd cubic yards of gravel.  at six inches deep, it is four yards.  gravel, plus delivery, should then be on the order of $300 [hudson valley is pretty big -- you want us to guess the price?  hint:  it's higher closer to NYC]

SteveN · Answer

I can't tell you prices, because I'm not in New York, and have no idea without seeing your property anyway. But I would like to suggest one thing... If you are just putting the shed on a gravel pad, you will probably want to have the person doing this dig down all around the shed perimeter and install about 18" of narrow gap chicken wire around it.

After building my shed of the same size (10'x16'), the next year I found dozens of little holes around the base. Turns out our area has voles (or field mice) and they decided to make their nest under this new warm location for the winter. I ended up having to dig a trench all around it 12-18" deep and install the 1/4" wire mesh the subsequent year to eliminate the "mouse condo".
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwbdqTEno907UHprX2hGRWdyREE/view?usp=sharing

Word of advice: If you want to make sure you don't get critters living underneath (mice, skunks, racoons, etc) in a few years, install some sort of barrier while you have the ground already dug up. Saves a lot of time and energy.

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Cost to have gravel base installed for a storage shed?

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