San Francisco is unlike most cities on our coverage map: lots are small, streets are steep, and access for a full-size dump truck is a genuine planning problem rather than an afterthought. Row house backyards and small side spaces still need the same base material as anywhere else, and crushed run base material is used under the compact patios, garden paths, and rear-yard parking pads common in the city, just in smaller volumes than a suburban delivery. Where a small side yard needs a finished, walkable surface rather than a work base, pea gravel is a common choice given the tight footprint most city lots have to work with.

Retaining structures are a bigger part of the work here than in flatter cities, since a hillside lot often needs a wall before any finish landscaping can go in behind it. Backfilling behind a retaining wall calls for free-draining material rather than compacted fill, and open-graded 1 1/2" clean rock is the standard choice, since it lets water escape through weep holes instead of building up pressure against the wall. We deliver to residential properties and commercial sites across the city, with delivery logistics assessed individually given how variable street access can be.