The Best Gravel Installation Services
We graded 25 companies on seven things customers actually report: satisfaction, reliability, workmanship, value, momentum, track record and how owners handle complaints.
From 1,928 Google reviews of 25 top-rated gravel installation services nationwide. Updated November 3, 2026.
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Going the Extra Mile LandscapingHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Drainage solutions”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%5Overall Experts Score 20%54Job match= 75Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.67★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.75Job match = this company’s ★ on reviews Google tagged “Drainage solutions” (shrunk toward the category average when there are few), how many such jobs it has done, and its overall Experts Score.
What customers said about drainage solutions
Going the Extra Mile LandscapingCedric is a great man and does great work! I cannot recommend him and his team highly enough. They completely transformed our backyard and it looks incredible!
Going the Extra Mile LandscapingCedric Webb and Staff has been Providing Professional Services @ my Property for 3 years. Dependable!!!! Or even comes @ Short notices!!!
Going the Extra Mile LandscapingWe had them replace a retaining wall along a 100 ft. driveway bed complete with new drainage system and create a rock stairway down a rough grade in the backyard to our swing set. They promptly came out for the estimate, started the job exactly when they said they would, charged exactly what they said they would…
Going the Extra Mile LandscapingFrom the initial call and meeting, Cedrick was prompt in answering the phone and keeping us posted on his process in preparing the yard and installing a French drain. Our side yard was exceptionally challenging to access and his team had trees removed (including stumps) and installed the drain which has already been…
Overall ratings
Experts Score 0–100Experts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. and a letter grade per factor (A = top 20% of gravel installation services).
| # | Company | ScoreExperts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. | FactorsFactor grades, in orderSatisfaction (54%): Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Reliability (24%): How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Craft & service (0%): Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Value (14%): Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Momentum (0%): Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Replies to reviews (7%): How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.One letter per factor score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = below 20. | ★Google star rating as shown on Google Maps. | Typical billMedian bill customers of this company reported in their reviews (needs 3+ priced reviews). |
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| 1 |  Martin 7 Enterprises LLCLittle Rock, AR | A 95How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%97+67.2Reliability 31%92+28.3Experts Score= 95Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––A– | 5.00 | — |
| 2 |  UnderDog Landscaping & Lawncare LLCLittle Rock, AR | A 91How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%91+49.6Reliability 24%94+22.8Value 14%89+12.6Replies to reviews 7%78+5.5Experts Score= 91Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AAB | 4.93 | — |
| 3 |  Southern Pines Landscaping and ExcavationLittle Rock, AR | A 91How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%93+64.4Reliability 31%86+26.5Experts Score= 91Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––A– | 5.00 | — |
| 4 |  BuildologyAlbuquerque, NM | A 86How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%86+59.5Reliability 31%87+26.8Experts Score= 86Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––A– | 4.88 | — |
| 5 |  North East Ohio Stone, LLCYoungstown, OH | A 85How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%86+59.5Reliability 31%83+25.5Experts Score= 85Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––A– | 4.87 | — |
| 6 |  Whelchel Landscaping & ConstructionAlbuquerque, NM | A 84How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%89+48.5Reliability 24%86+20.8Value 14%94+13.3Replies to reviews 7%85+6Craft & service penalty52−4.8Experts Score= 84Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AACAAA | 4.87 | — |
| 7 |  MT TRUCKING, LLCAlbuquerque, NM | A 82How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%82+48.1Reliability 26%87+22.7Value 15%93+14.2Craft & service penalty81−1.9Momentum penalty85−1.5Experts Score= 82Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAA– | 4.88 | — |
| 8 |  Masonry Materials PlusYoungstown, OH | A 80How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 64%85+54Reliability 28%89+25.1Replies to reviews 8%15+1.2Experts Score= 80Not enough data for value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––AF | 4.86 | — |
| 9 |  Urban Earth LandscapingAlbuquerque, NM | B 62How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%71+38.7Reliability 24%50+12.1Value 14%56+7.9Replies to reviews 7%81+5.7Craft & service penalty71−2.9Experts Score= 62Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BCBCAA | 4.68 | — |
| 10 |  River Valley Horticultural Products, Inc./Site One Landscape SupplyLittle Rock, AR | B 62How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 64%67+42.6Reliability 28%72+20.3Replies to reviews 8%45+3.7Momentum penalty56−4.4Experts Score= 62Not enough data for value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BB––CC | 4.75 | — |
| 11 |  Highland Landscape SupplySouth Euclid, OH | C 59How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 64%71+45.1Reliability 28%56+15.8Replies to reviews 8%12+1Momentum penalty76−2.4Experts Score= 59Not enough data for value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BC––BF | 4.72 | — |
| 12 |  Savarino Brothers Garden Center & Landscape MaterialsSouth Euclid, OH | C 57How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 64%57+36.2Reliability 28%49+13.8Replies to reviews 8%100+8.2Momentum penalty83−1.7Experts Score= 57Not enough data for value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | CC––AA | 4.55 | — |
What jobs cost
What customers paid, from the price Google asks reviewers to report.
| Job | Low25th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid less than this. | TypicalMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range). | High75th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid more than this. | FairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”. |
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Gravel Installation Services at a glance
How the 25 gravel installation services we rated compare, and what customers praise most.
Experts Score grades
A = score 80+, F = below 20.
- Grade A832%
- Grade B28%
- Grade C1456%
- Grade D14%
- Grade F00%
Google ratings
Average stars per company.
- 4.90★ and up312%
- 4.80–4.89★520%
- 4.60–4.79★1144%
- Below 4.60★624%
What customers praise
Share of Google review highlights.
- Quality11922%
- Professionalism11522%
- Responsiveness10820%
- Punctuality9418%
- Value9618%
Was the price fair?
All price verdicts left with reviews.
- Great price2426%
- Reasonable6268%
- Overpriced44%
- Not sure11%
Price verdicts by year
Share calling it great / reasonable / overpriced.
How we grade
Satisfaction (54%) — Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.
Reliability (24%) — How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.
Craft & service (penalty, up to −10) — Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.
Value (14%) — Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.
Momentum (penalty, up to −10) — Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.
Replies to reviews (7%) — How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.