Here at Texas Rock Milling, we take the natural obstacles your land poses and repurpose them into resources you can use for your new project.

Compared to the traditional process of paying excavators to break down your barriers, then paying transportation fees to remove that waste, then paying to import brand new materials and finally hiring a contractor to handle your new build, the TRM way is far more efficient and cost-effective.

Our services are unique because they require a fleet of state-of-the-art milling equipment and specialized expertise. By taking an extraordinary approach, we’re able to deliver extraordinary value. 

But don’t take our word for it—today, we’re crunching the numbers so you can see exactly how the Texas Rock Milling way compares to traditional building methods. First, let’s take a look at three key areas in which our team cuts down project costs and passes the savings on to you:

1) Cost of Excavation and Hauling

When starting a project—whether it be clearing a plot of land, refurbishing a road, or preparing the foundation for your future build—a significant portion of the costs come from hiring excavators to break down unwanted barriers and haul them away from the site. 

And in the South Texas Hill Country, you’d be hard-pressed to find a chunk of land without barriers like rock, limestone, uneven land, thick brush, or cedar trees.

But when you think about it, removing all of this raw material doesn’t make much sense. If you wanted to freshen up your home, you wouldn’t pay someone to come over and throw out all your furniture—you’d repurpose as many pieces as possible. 

In the same way, our team is here to reduce the amount of resources you waste by taking full advantage of the materials you already have available onsite.

The overall cost of hauling material off of a project site can range from $100 to $300 per load. Depending on the size of your project, the amount of money you’re shelling out to cart off waste can add up fast.

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2) Purchasing and Importing New Materials

If you pay an excavator to come in and haul away all the material you had onsite, then you’re going to have to start completely from scratch when it comes to investing in new materials. 

From topsoil to mulch to paver base or concrete for your foundation, there are a lot of materials necessary to ensure your project has a firm foundation that can stand the test of time.

For example, new gravel or fill material can cost around $30 to $60 per ton. And that doesn’t even cover the delivery fees! 

To put that number into perspective, in order to cover one acre of land 3” deep of gravel, you would need to purchase around 563.5 tons of material. That can total up to $33,810—plus delivery!

The Texas Rock Milling method repurposes as much of your raw material as possible—taking a huge chunk out of the price tag you would need to pay for new materials.

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3) Contractor Costs

When you go the traditional route, you have to hire a whole lot of people to complete just one project. You might have to bring in one contractor to clear the land and haul off the materials, then another contractor to level and grade the land, and then yet another contractor to actually handle your new build—and all of these people have to coordinate together. 

The cost of contractors can range from $50 to $150 per hour, and that’s on top of the cost of materials.

Our state-of-the-art equipment allows us to complete with one machine what may take other contractors 3-4 machines and several contractors to do. Our team is equipped with years of experience and the best equipment to streamline your project process, avoid delays, and reduce costs.

Estimated Savings with Texas Rock Milling

We’ve crunched the numbers and estimate that our clients save between 30-50% on their final project costs. Texas Rock Milling saves you money by avoiding expensive transportation costs, reducing the amount of new materials required, and eliminating the need for additional contractors in order to create the foundation of your project.

We don’t just stop there! Beyond the direct savings you can expect to see on your overall costs, we also deliver faster project timelines by completing projects that would usually take multiple contractors to do. With us, you avoid the headache of coordinating schedules, timing, and progress.

What’s more, many of our clients enjoy increased property value due to our superior site preparation and landscaping.

And did we mention the reduced environmental impact? Our milling process promotes a more sustainable building practice by repurposing the raw material on your land. Those raw materials can be repurposed back into the soil in creative ways or be used as mulch for landscaping. This process returns nutrients back into the soil rather than discarding them.

Potential Cost Savings: A Case Study

Let’s take this a step further and run a theoretical case study.

We are going to use a straightforward example—a gravel driveway—so anyone can visualize just how much these savings can really add up across a project—large or small.

Using 2024 data reported by Forbes, we’ve calculated how much you can expect to pay for a gravel driveway when you opt for the traditional method versus how much you could save if you partner with us:

Traditional Expenses	Estimated Average Cost
Excavation & Hauling	~ $3,250
New Material	~ $2,025 (for 1,500 sq ft)
Contractor for New Build	~ $40/hour at 2 hours of labor
Traditional Way PROJECT ESTIMATE	~ $5,355

TRM Way PROJECT ESTIMATE

~ $2,678 – $3,749

It’s clear that the Texas Rock Milling way is the winner—and as project sizes and complexity increase, this price gap between us and traditional methods only widens more. 

Here’s how we make these low prices possible:

• We utilize the existing materials on site, eliminating the need for excavation and hauling. 
• We greatly reduce the need to purchase new material by recycling the existing material on your land.
• We help you avoid additional contractor costs because Texas Rock Milling does everything to prepare the foundation from start to finish.

We are ready to handle your next project the Texas Rock Milling way and pass the savings on to you. Learn more and give us a call or text at 210-854-1362 so we can start transforming your barriers into assets.