Gravel, sand and soil prices
on southern Vancouver Island
5 yards publish a full price list. Four sell by the cubic yard, one sells gravel by the tonne and then switches to the yard halfway down the same page, and two give clean fill away. Every price below is the yard's own, in the yard's own unit, with a link to the list it came from.
$37 and $37.50 are not the same price
This is the single most expensive misunderstanding in bulk material buying, and it is two yards on this page, 45 minutes apart, selling the same product for what looks like the same money.
3/4" road base. The price list states plainly that gravel is sold by the tonne.
3/4" road base, clean. Priced by the full cubic yard.
Compacted crushed base is usually taken to run 1.4 to 1.6 tonnes per cubic yard. That is a band, not a number, and it varies with gradation, moisture and how hard the material is compacted in the box. Using it, a cubic yard of the Cobble Hill material carries about $51.80 to $59.20 of material against PND's $37.50: 38% to 58% more, behind a fifty-cent gap on the sticker.
That band is the one number on this page nobody publishes. Every price here is a figure the yard states about itself, with a source. The density is not: it is our working assumption for compacted crushed base, it carries no citation because there is none to carry, and it is the reason the two dollar figures above are a range rather than a price. Use it to sanity-check a quote. Never use it to build one, and never stretch it onto a material it was not meant for. Our yardage calculators use single-point densities to size an order you are placing; that is a different job from pricing one yard's tonne against another yard's cubic yard, and a single point would be the wrong tool for it.
Four yards, one unit, directly comparable
PND, BTY, Tuf-Turf and Victoria Landscape Gravel Mart all publish by the cubic yard. That makes this table a real comparison, and the spread on the same product is 63%.
| Product | BTY Gravel MartMetchosin | PND Soil & GravelLangford / Victoria | Tuf-TurfSaanich | Victoria Landscape Gravel MartVictoria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/4" road base | $41.50 | $37.50 | $60 | $61.25 |
| 3/4" clear crush | $55 | $50 | $78 | $77.50 |
| 1/2" clear crush | $59.50 | $60 | $80 | $79.50 |
| Screenings | $59.50 | $55 | $78 | $77.50 |
| Coarse road crush | $40.50 | — | — | — |
| Screened pit run | — | $18 | — | — |
| Unscreened pit run | — | $10 | — | — |
All four yards publish these prices PER CUBIC YARD. Grades and blends vary; confirm the product specification before ordering. An em dash means the yard does not publish that product, not that it is unavailable.
Sources: BTY Gravel Mart · PND Soil & Gravel · Tuf-Turf · Victoria Landscape Gravel Mart · verified August 26, 2026.
Five yards, two pricing bases
THE UNIT COMES FIRST. Central Landscape Supplies prices these gravel products per tonne. BTY, PND, Tuf-Turf and Victoria Landscape Gravel Mart price by the cubic yard. The figures below show that difference; they are not a cheapest-to-dearest ranking.
| Product | BTY Gravel MartMetchosin | Central Landscape SuppliesCobble Hill | PND Soil & GravelLangford / Victoria | Tuf-TurfSaanich | Victoria Landscape Gravel MartVictoria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/4" road base | $41.50per cubic yard | $37PER TONNE | $37.50per full cubic yard | $60per cubic yard | $61.25per cubic yard |
| 3/4" clear crush | $55per cubic yard | $49PER TONNE | $50per full cubic yard | $78per cubic yard | $77.50per cubic yard |
| 1/2" clear crush | $59.50per cubic yard | $59PER TONNE | $60per full cubic yard | $80per cubic yard | $79.50per cubic yard |
| Screenings | $59.50per cubic yard | $50PER TONNE | $55per full cubic yard | $78per cubic yard | $77.50per cubic yard |
Units differ: compare the pricing basis, not the dollar figures. No prices have been converted between tonnes and cubic yards. An em dash means the yard does not publish that product, not that it is unavailable.
Additional source: Central Landscape Supplies 2026 price list (PDF) · verified August 26, 2026. Sources for the four per-yard operators are linked above. Central's minimum is 0.5 tonne on machine-loaded sand and gravel; confirm each operator's minimum and delivery charge.
Drainage and bedding material
| Product | BTY Gravel MartMetchosin | PND Soil & GravelLangford / Victoria | Tuf-TurfSaanich | Victoria Landscape Gravel MartVictoria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/4" drain rock | $69.50 | $62 | — | $75.50 |
| 1 1/2" drain rock | $69.50 | — | $80 | $78.25 |
| Pea gravel | $79 | $70 | $80 | $78 |
| Navvy jack | $67.50 | $60 | — | $73.50 |
| Bedding sand | — | $20 | — | — |
| Fill sand | $49.50 | $50 | — | $55 |
| C-33 washed coarse sand | $60 | — | — | — |
| Concrete sand | — | — | — | $77 |
| River rock, 2–6" | $79 | $40 | — | $84 |
All four yards publish these prices PER CUBIC YARD. Grades and blends vary; confirm the product specification before ordering. An em dash means the yard does not publish that product, not that it is unavailable.
Soil and organics
Screened topsoil has the widest spread of anything on this page: $24.50 a yard at BTY against $54.50 at Victoria Landscape Gravel Mart, same unit, both published.
| Product | BTY Gravel MartMetchosin | PND Soil & GravelLangford / Victoria | Tuf-TurfSaanich | Victoria Landscape Gravel MartVictoria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screened topsoil | $24.50 | $35 | — | $54.50 |
| Lawn / garden blend | $66.50 | $50 | — | $69.50 |
| Premium garden soil | $76.50 | — | — | $74.50 |
| Compost | $69.50 | $85 | — | — |
| Fish compost / fish mix | $129.50 | — | — | $112 |
| Bark mulch | $36.50–$74.50 | — | — | $52–$57 |
All four yards publish these prices PER CUBIC YARD. Grades and blends vary; confirm the product specification before ordering. An em dash means the yard does not publish that product, not that it is unavailable.
Compare recycled supply with virgin road base
Recycled concrete, recycled road base and virgin road base are different products. Compare the project specification, grading, availability and delivered cost before choosing. An unpublished Butler price is not a zero-dollar price or evidence that it costs more. Rates above were checked August 26, 2026; delivery is extra.
Two yards give it away
Lists clean fill as free when available. Worth a standing phone check before buying fill anywhere else.
Free fill as a screening by-product, available for pickup or delivery. Not a spec material — it suits bulk build-up and rough grade.
Full catalogue, no prices
These yards, pits and quarries publish what they sell and never what it costs. That includes the armour rock and riprap out of the Bamberton quarry, the closest source of big rock to the Malahat corridor in this dataset. There is no number below because there is no published number.
MacNutt Enterprises — Victoria
Soils, mulches, aggregates, compost, cedar chips, sawdust, animal bedding
MacNutt's own calculator confirms the unit: bulk material is ordered by the cubic yard.
250-479-6560MacNutt Enterprises — Nanaimo
Soils, mulches, aggregates, compost, cedar chips, sawdust, animal bedding
250-714-1112MacNutt Enterprises — Lake Cowichan
Soils, mulches, aggregates, compost, cedar chips, sawdust, animal bedding
250-749-4067Taylormade Landscapes Supply Yard
Navvy jack, road base, driveway chip, blue driveway chip 3/4" with and without fines, blasted rock, small fractured gravel, pea gravel, clear fractured gravel, drain rock, 2–8" river rock, crusher and paver sand, washed sand
250-618-9000DBL Disposal Services Gravel Marts
Gravels and aggregates, soil blends, compost, mulches, decorative stone, river rock, sand, topsoil, planting mix, de-icing salt
250-741-8923Apex Soils & Landscaping Supply
Soils, landscape supply, aggregates
250-710-0233Peninsula Landscape Supplies
Topsoil, bark mulch and woodchips, compost, sand, aggregate, slate, bagged products
250-656-6719Peters Hauling & Landscape Supply
Aggregates, bedding sand, river rock, drain rock, soil, bark mulch
250-710-2331Hillbank Supplies
Rock, sand, gravel, topsoil, bark, mulch
250-715-7787Lussier and Son / Lussier Soil and Bark
Aggregate, sand, gravel, topsoil, bark, streambed blend
250-468-9994Coast Mountain Resources — Bamberton Quarry
Crushed rock, jaw run, sorted wall rock, quarried stone, gravel, screenings, ARMOUR ROCK, landscape rock, road base, clear crush, riprap
Armour rock and riprap out of the Bamberton quarry, which is the closest source of big rock to the Malahat corridor in this dataset. No price is published for any of it.
778-356-4056Butler Concrete & Aggregate — Duncan
Washed and crushed aggregate, RECYCLED ROAD BASE, CRUSHED CONCRETE, navvy jack, C-33 modified mound sand, limestone, topsoil, garden mix
Butler sells recycled road base and crushed concrete — a cheaper structural alternative to virgin crush, and worth asking the price of.
250-746-1080Peninsula Rock Products — Wain Rd Quarry
Road base, clear crushed gravel, sand, drain rock
A working quarry on the Saanich Peninsula. No working website and no published price list, so the number is the whole entry.
250-655-3396840 Industrial Way, Saanichton (operator disputed)
Crushed aggregate for construction and landscaping
DISPUTED SITE. The operator at this address does not agree across sources: directory listings return Peninsula Rock Products, other records name Capital City. Confirm who you are buying from.
250-652-5064Van-Isle Aggregates
Pit run, bedding sand, C-33 sand, concrete sand, manufactured sand, drain rock, pea gravel, birdseye, oversize, fracture, driveway chips, 3/4" road crush, navvy jack
250-245-4254Stoneridge Sand & Gravel
Sand, road base, drain rock, screenings, gravel
250-715-3003BC Marble Products
Island-quarried marble, bluestone, sandstone, granite
250-324-3021Ronin Earthworks aggregate delivery
Our own prices, in our own unit. These are priced at the pit and sold PER TONNE or PER LOAD, so they do not belong in the per-cubic-yard comparison in § 02 and are not shown there. Delivery is billed separately at the hourly truck rate.
| Material | Unit | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 3/4" Road BaseCompacting base for driveways, subgrade and road build-up. | per tonne | $17.60/tonne |
| 02 | 3/4" ClearWashed clear stone — drainage, perimeter tile, backfill. | per tonne | $21.45/tonne |
| 03 | HydroSpec (1/4")Fine spec bedding for utility and pipe installation. | per tonne | $24.75/tonne |
| 04 | BouldersLandscape and retaining boulders, sold by the load. | per load | $110/load |
| 05 | 2" MinusCoarse fill for bulk build-up and rough grade. | per load | $110/load |
| 06 | 5" Minus (Jaw Run)Heavy pit-run rock for structural fill and access mats. | per load | $209/load |
How much is a yard of road base in Victoria?
How much is a yard of 3/4 road base in Victoria BC?
Among the yards that publish a price list and sell by the cubic yard, PND Soil & Gravel in Langford is $37.50 per full cubic yard, BTY Gravel Mart in Metchosin is $41.50, Tuf-Turf in Saanich is $60.00 and Victoria Landscape Gravel Mart is $61.25. All four are per cubic yard, so they are directly comparable to each other. Central Landscape Supplies in Cobble Hill lists 3/4 road base at $37.00, but that price is PER TONNE and is not comparable to any of the four above.
Why do two yards show almost the same price but cost very different amounts?
Because they are not selling the same unit. Central Landscape Supplies sells 3/4 road base at $37.00 per tonne and PND sells it at $37.50 per full cubic yard. Working on an assumed 1.4 to 1.6 tonnes per cubic yard for compacted crushed base, a yard of the per-tonne material carries about $51.80 to $59.20 of material against PND $37.50, which is 38% to 58% more behind a fifty-cent gap on the sticker. That density band is our assumption, not a figure either yard publishes, so treat the range as an estimate. Always read the unit before the number.
Is recycled aggregate cheaper than virgin crush on Vancouver Island?
Substantially, at the same gate. PND Soil & Gravel publishes 1 inch recycled concrete at $17.00 per full cubic yard against $37.50 for virgin 3/4 road base, and unscreened pit run at $10.00 per yard. That is more than a 50% material saving on the same trip for sub-base and backfill work where spec allows it. Butler Concrete & Aggregate also carries recycled road base and crushed concrete but publishes no prices.
Can I get free fill on southern Vancouver Island?
Sometimes, and it is worth a standing phone check. BTY Gravel Mart in Metchosin lists clean fill as free when available. Sooke Soil offers free fill as a screening by-product, available for pickup or delivery. Neither is a spec material, so it suits bulk build-up and rough grade rather than anything structural.
Which yards near Duncan and the Cowichan Valley publish prices?
Central Landscape Supplies in Cobble Hill publishes a full 2026 price list, which is the closest published aggregate list to the Malahat in this dataset. Everything else in the corridor — Coast Mountain Resources at Bamberton, Butler at Duncan, Apex Soils, Hillbank Supplies, Peters Hauling, Stoneridge, Taylormade in Ladysmith, Evans and Bedrock Redi-Mix — publishes a product catalogue and no prices at all. Those are phone calls, and the phone numbers are on this page.
Every price on this page is published by the yard that charges it, recorded in that yard's own unit and wording, and was checked against its source on August 26, 2026. No price has been converted between units, averaged or estimated to fill a gap. The one place this page crosses a unit boundary is § 01, where the assumed density band, the arithmetic and the fact that the result is an estimate are all stated on screen and the answer is given as a range rather than a figure. Where a yard publishes no price, this page gives the phone number instead of a guess. Prices change and delivery is extra almost everywhere: confirm before you order.
Need it delivered, not collected?
We supply and haul aggregate across the Cowichan Valley and Greater Victoria. Published hourly rates, Net 15.