Culvert, where to buy?

[EddieWalker]

Here in my area, Lowes has them, but so does most lumber yards and bigger feed supply/ farm fencing places. Lowes keeps them in stock out in there Garden area where they keep fencing supplies and 20 foot lengths of PVC pipe. Their prices are fair, but I've found that if I tell the owner of the farm fence and supply place what it's selling for at Lowes, he will sell to me for ten bucks less.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/ADS-15-in-x-20-ft-Corrugated-Culvert-Pipe/3526584

$262 is what they are listing one for at Lowes.

 

[ovrszd]

Or in some localities your local municipal road maintenance department will provide it to you at their cost.

Edit: Corrected typo.

Yep. I run a grader for my township. I purchase culverts for residents often. What we pay, they pay. Savings of 30-40% below retail suppliers.

While you are there discuss your project. I've provided the township grader for finish work many, many times at no cost to the taxpayer.

 

[ovrszd]

Just checked our governmental cost. $5.10 per foot for 15" dual wall plastic.

Don't buy from a retailer unless you have to....

 

[CADplans]

DO NOT buy from Lowes,,, DO NOT,,,

Have I mentioned,, DO NOT buy from Lowes,,,

Lowes sells single wall, the website says their culvert is heavier than single wall,,
IT IS NOT double wall,,

Luckily, I only bought one, and when I got it home, found it was "thicker" single wall,,

I should have taken it back, the Lowes single wall 12" culvert can only flow 1/2 the water that a double wall pipe can flow.
I have since installed three 12" double wall culverts,, the double wall, due to the smooth interior, flows water crazy fast,,,

My neighbor was the first to notice the water speed,, I saw him and several others standing in the rain looking at the double wall culvert.
A couple days later, I asked what they were looking at,, they were there to see the water velocity,,,

I may end up tearing out the Lowes culvert, if it clogs due to slow water,,, :confused2:

DO NOT buy from Lowes,,, DO NOT,,,

 

[EddieWalker]

Guess Lowes is different from place to.place. Here, they sell double wall plastic culverts, which is what's shown in the link to my local store.

 

[4570Man]

DO NOT buy from Lowes,,, DO NOT,,,

Have I mentioned,, DO NOT buy from Lowes,,,

Lowes sells single wall, the website says their culvert is heavier than single wall,,
IT IS NOT double wall,,

Luckily, I only bought one, and when I got it home, found it was "thicker" single wall,,

I should have taken it back, the Lowes single wall 12" culvert can only flow 1/2 the water that a double wall pipe can flow.
I have since installed three 12" double wall culverts,, the double wall, due to the smooth interior, flows water crazy fast,,,

My neighbor was the first to notice the water speed,, I saw him and several others standing in the rain looking at the double wall culvert.
A couple days later, I asked what they were looking at,, they were there to see the water velocity,,,

I may end up tearing out the Lowes culvert, if it clogs due to slow water,,, :confused2:

DO NOT buy from Lowes,,, DO NOT,,,

How heavy the culvert is is irrelevant to rather it’s double wall or not. They didn’t claim its double walled. You should have noticed the inside wasn’t smooth in 2 seconds. Sounds like buyers remorse to me.

 

[CADplans]

29 minutes from Gaffney SC is a Ferguson store,, our local Ferguson has a lot full of culvert.

Ferguson Plumbing - Spartanburg, SC - Supplying residential and commercial plumbing products.

 

[CADplans]

How heavy the culvert is is irrelevant to rather it’s double wall or not. They didn’t claim its double walled. You should have noticed the inside wasn’t smooth in 2 seconds. Sounds like buyers remorse to me.

Oh, I agree 100%, at the time, I did not know Roanoke had a half dozen places that handled double wall,,

I had called or visited the local "farm" supply locations, they all carried thin wall single wall.
I was worn out from shopping, and bought the Lowes.

A couple weeks after I installed the Lowes culvert, I found the double wall.
and actually, the double wall was cheaper than the Lowes pipe,,,

 

[Diggin It]

Yep. I run a grader for my township. I purchase culverts for residents often. What we pay, they pay. Savings of 30-40% below retail suppliers.

While you are there discuss your project. I've provided the township grader for finish work many, many times at no cost to the taxpayer.

Seems like there would be some procurement/contract issues. Governments usually can only sell material to the public by publishing for bids. I had to buy my culvert from a local farm supply and pay for it myself. County would install it on their dime since it's in the right of way, but since I didn't have a 20' trailer, they agreed to pick it up for me and bring it with them.

 

[ovrszd]

Seems like there would be some procurement/contract issues. Governments usually can only sell material to the public by publishing for bids. I had to buy my culvert from a local farm supply and pay for it myself. County would install it on their dime since it's in the right of way, but since I didn't have a 20' trailer, they agreed to pick it up for me and bring it with them.

Sorry you were treated that way. If a culvert is in the right of way we provide it and install it.

Where are you located?