Soil Direct

I have had the best experience with Soil Direct. Very easy to order, with direct and very professional contact every time I rang. I had asked for a delivery of decomposed granite on a saturday morning and expected them between 9 and 11. At 9am a very clean truck showed up, a very courteous and accommodating young man discussed with me where he could drop off the DG, in few minutes it was done. I am very happy with the whole experience, the quality of the DG and the price. I never imagined it could be that easy. Thank you so much Soil Direct!

The website was super easy. I ordered 10 yards of Class 2 Base. Price was fair, delivered on time, just where I wanted it, Driver friendly and helpful. I’m going to order another 10 yards.
I just took delivery of my second 10 yards of Class 2 Base, every thing went without a hitch.
Same 5 star service. I just have one question. Two loads of the same amount, of the same material, at the same location. Why did the second load cost me $ 39.24 more than the first load? Would you please respond in this forum? Thank you.

This was the cheapest place I could find to get 3/​8″ California Gold gravel at the qty of 2 cu yds. Was hesitant to purchase online at first — since ordering just seemed too easy. Thought there was a catch somewhere since their pricing was about 20% cheaper than what all the other landscaping providers quoted me.
Figured I’d give it a shot and placed the order 1 week ahead of when I wanted the delivery. I had to change the time to an earlier time slot last minute and they accommodated me without any issues.
The gravel arrived on time. The driver was polite. The gravel was exactly what I wanted.
What I loved about this place was how easy it was to get pricing online. Sure beats calling around during work hours for quotes.
Would order from this place again in a heartbeat.

I have to say that I was a bit concerned after reading some of the Unilocal reviews, but my experience in ordering pea gravel with Soil Direct was GREAT!
Some of the reviews said their pricing was good because it was the cash price, but Erik told me that I could pay with a credit card, cash or check, so that took care of that concern.
Some of the other reviews mentioned how late delivery was, but once again I didn’t have a problem with that. Erik told me that delivery would be between 7AM-​9AM and the driver showed up at 7AM.
People also said that the driver wasn’t nice, but the guy who delivered the pea gravel was SO nice. I told him that I was worried about the gravel spilling off of my driveway onto my grass and plants and he said that he would let the gravel out slowly… it was no problem.
Some people said that they didn’t like that Erik answered the phone in his car. I couldn’t care less if he answered the phone in his car or in his bathroom. The end result was that his price was good, he delivered as promised, and the product was exactly what I wanted.

I’m in the Tujunga, CA area and needed 12 cubic yards of mulch and 7 cubic yards of pea gravel. Soil Direct seems to be only a website (not an actual location) that basically fills orders on line. I assume the local suppliers pay a fee to Soil Direct to be listed as a supplier. I wanted to deal directly with the local place and see the product so I called the Soil Direct Tujunga phone # three times and left messages. No return calls. Finally, on the fourth call, Erik answered. They only have a mailing address and no where to go see samples of their products. To get samples you have to pay $ 10 and wait for them in the mail. Who knows if what you get as a sample matches what will be delivered? Mulch quality can vary widely. So I asked 3 different local gardeners and a contractor who they used. They all recommended The Soil and Sod Depot out by Whitemen Airport. I went there to check it out. No fancy website, just a friendly staff who gave me advice and labelled ziplock bags for samples They had everything Soil Direct had at much lower prices. Example: 12 cubic yards of «Supreme Walk On Mulch» at Soli Direct $ 969. The Soil an Sod Depot price was $ 660 plus $ 85 delivery.
Most of the guys there placing orders were pros. They know what’s best.

Excellent service. Ordered rock dust to be delivered on short notice, and they were so helpful. Placed two separate orders, both delivered quickly.

Good experience. Bought the Unilocal deal, call the place, gave them the dimensions of the patch we were building up. Easy to communicate with, timely delivery, good quality dg — will repeat for the next project.

Pro: Fast delivery, Friendly
Cons: Expensive, So-​so Quality
I was disappointed in the quality of the «top soil» it was more like volleyball sand, not what I was hoping for to mix into some vegetable beds. I believe it was said to me that it was a sandy-​loam, it was definitely not.
Many of the river rocks were broken in half or chipped badly.
The «playground sand» may not be safe enough for children to play in, very fine and powdery, not certified lead-​free, or free of anything else.
Overall I felt that I was delivered generous portions, which may be a good thing for those of you needing a little extra, but for me the extra material laying around was something I had to pay to have removed from my job site.
I will be trying some other company’s for comparison sake.

This place is great for your landscaping projects. I ordered my sod on a Sunday evening for a Tuesday morning delivery, and come Tuesday morning, there it was! It was good quality St. Augustine sod which looks excellent in our yard. Erik was very helpful in making my transaction a smooth one. Their prices are very competitive also.

I’ve dealt with Soil Direct twice for pea gravel and I’ve been happy with both orders. I used the Unilocal deal most recently and saved the cost of a cubic yard or two. Delivery was available the next day and it occurred within the two-​hour time window. The quality of the gravel is excellent.
I had to call in to use the Unilocal deal — service was great and ordering over the phone only took a few minutes. Someone responded within a couple of rings the two times I called.

Be Wary of the nice and easy to use website — that service ends as soon as you purchase.
I am a first time home buyer with a need to get soil delivered fast. I ordered soil on this company with a same day delivery date (which the website allows) and was not even contacted within 24 hours of the order. I called the 1 – 888 number the following day and tried every extension — no one answered. Finally I received a confirmation email about my order and called with the extension provided. After 12 rings someone (clearly on their cell phone) picked up with dogs barking in the background and told me he needed to call me back to look up my order. There is no administrative support for the company at all — the website is it. So you are basically working on the whim of whatever contractor they contracted with to supply the materials for your job. In other words this is the opposite of transparent. Call a local soils/​rock contractor and deal with them directly. This has been a nightmare. Nothing has been delivered and I have yet to receive a call back.

I needed planting mix for my raised beds. I called one day and spoke with a guy on the phone. He quoted me one price. I said I would get back to him when I needed delivery. I called back a few days later and the price with higher. I asked about the discrepancy. Erik, the owner, mentioned perhaps it was a cash price. Either way… why are your prices different from one day to another? Also, a «cash price» was never mentioned in the earlier conversation. The delivery date was set. Sometime between 7am — 9am. No show. I called at 10am No one was there. Called again a half hour later and got Erik on the phone. No explanation when I asked why they didn’t call or show up. Just a lame excuse that he forgot to call me. I said I took a half day off work for this delivery, can you please do something to rectify your mistake. i. e…a small discount of 20 bucks or how bout an apology??? No, he said. I already have the cash price. No apology, no compensation, no trying to make it right. No professionalism. While I understand things happen, equipment breaks down, etc. As a business owner, make it right with your customers. Starting with an apology! Rude, incompetent, unprofessional. Then he hung up on me saying he didn’t want my business.
I then did some online research, called The Organic Soil Blend (818) 899‑7183 in Sylmar and spoke with Gustavo. His prices were better, the delivery charge cheaper, and he even delivered when they typically won’t unless you buy a certain amount. And it was delivered within two hours the same day.
You’re right Erik. You DON’T want my business!

We decided to take on the project of turning a dirt patch into a beautiful lawn and Soil Direct made this super easy. We price shopped around and this was definitely comparable in price with other local places and was much easier to do as everything could be done online. Plus the Unilocal deal saved a few bucks!
We made 2 separate orders on different weekends: compost on one Saturday and sod on the next. Both arrived as expected and the quality of both was wonderful. Also the turnaround time was great — I ordered the compost one day ahead and the sod 2 days ahead with no issue.

This is a great place to buy soil! I ordered soil for our garden on Friday bag it was delivered (for free) on Saturday. The soil is great quality and I am very happy with the experience. Highly recommended!

I really wanted to like this company because their website is so easy to use and prices seem fair. I bought a Unilocal deal, so the price was even better. However, we had scheduled delivery for between 11 – 1 and they did not show up until after 5 pm. We got one phone call letting us know they would be late, but couldn’t get ahold of them after to check on status.

Bought the Unilocal DEAL $ 200 for $ 155.
Ordered 4Cu.Yds. of pea gravel for my yard on Friday. Delivered Monday morning. Could not be HAPPIER. Great service. Couldn’t have been any easier or better
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Installed/​landscaped it. Totally transformed my yard in a few hours.

Actually I like this place, as a landscaper I like the prices and service, delivery fee is reasonable, I have made businesses with them a few times and they have always help,
Probably what people do not understand about a business with low prices is we do not hire a pretty face always smiling, we do work hard for every penny…

I had less than a stellar experience with this company. Ordered a pallet of rocks on Monday for delivery late Friday afternoon. There was some rain in LA and they called me on Friday to tell the forklift was stuck in the mud. Apparently they only have one. Really??? I was told I would have my rocks first thing Saturday morning. Come Saturday after 3 phone calls, more excuses, and more than 3 hours I finally see a truck. The driver backs into our driveway and dump loose rocks onto the driveway. Several of the stones broke and splintered when they fell on the driveway rendering them useless. The driver never as much as rolled down his window and then just drove off without a word.
Needless to say I will not be using this company again!

Setting up the organic veggie garden –
Ordered 3 cubic yards of veggie and flower mix.
They said it would be delivered at 8am Saturday morning and the truck came at 8am on Saturday morning.
Soil beautiful — everyone professional –
Would order from Soil Direct again in a heartbeat!
Excellent customer oriented business!
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