Mendo Mill & Lumber Co

Mendo Mill & Lumber Co runs a bulk landscape materials yard in Clearlake, California, selling to both trade and retail customers. Google lists the business under 4 categories — Hardware store, Home improvement store, Paint store, Tool store — which points to a broader inventory than a single-product yard carries.

The business holds a 4.3-star Google rating from 914 reviews. For comparison, the California average across 1,411 listed suppliers is 4.6.

What Mendo Mill & Lumber Co supplies

Bulk suppliers sell loose material by volume, which becomes markedly cheaper than bagged product once a project passes a few cubic yards.

Confirm exactly which product you are quoting — screened topsoil, fill dirt, compost blends and aggregate are priced very differently.

Because Mendo Mill & Lumber Co carries several material lines, it is often possible to combine an order across products — soil, mulch and stone on one truck — rather than paying separate delivery charges to two or three different yards.

How much material you need

Bulk landscape materials is sold by the cubic yard. Confirm coverage rates for your project depth before ordering.

As a rough guide: 1 yard covers about 100 sq ft at 3 in; 5 yards covers about 540 sq ft at 3 in; 10 yards covers about 1,080 sq ft at 3 in.

Order slightly over rather than under. Coming up short means a second delivery charge, which almost always costs more than the extra material would have.

Ordering and delivery

Delivery pricing usually keys off distance from the yard, so confirm both the charge to your address and any minimum load before comparing quotes.

Check where the truck can actually dump. Tandem trucks need overhead clearance and firm ground, and most drivers will not reverse across a soft lawn or a new driveway. If access is tight, ask whether they run a smaller truck or can leave the load at the kerb.

Pricing for bulk material is rarely published in full, since it moves with stock and season. The business website may list current products, but a phone call will get you a firm delivered number faster.

Ratings and reputation

Of the 914 reviews on file, 507 are five-star (55%) and 236 are four-star. 64 reviews sit at one or two stars, and those are worth reading directly — complaints at material yards usually concern delivery timing or short loads rather than the product itself.

Among the suppliers we list across California, this rating places Mendo Mill & Lumber Co in the top 78%.

Across the 8 suppliers we list in Clearlake, the average rating is 4.5.

Review volume matters as much as the score. A 4.3 drawn from 914 reviews reflects a substantial track record.

Hours and visiting the yard

Mendo Mill & Lumber Co is open 7 days a week. The yard opens as early as 7 AM and runs until 6 PM, early enough to load before a normal work day begins.

Saturday opening makes this a practical option for weekend projects — a real advantage, since plenty of bulk yards shut for the weekend and leave homeowners unable to collect material outside working hours.

Loading is weather-dependent whatever the posted hours say. Heavy rain turns yards to mud and makes wet material heavier and harder to spread, so call the same morning if conditions look poor.

Best time to buy in California

California's longer growing season spreads demand across more of the year, which generally means better availability than northern markets. Even so, spring remains the peak for bulk landscape materials, and summer heat makes midday loading and installation punishing — early-morning pickups are worth the alarm clock. Autumn and winter are frequently the best value windows, with shorter queues and more flexible delivery scheduling.

Other suppliers nearby

There are 6 other suppliers we list within a short drive, the closest being Layne Paving's Rock Yard in Clearlake, roughly 0.9 miles away. 19 suppliers sit within a 25-mile radius of this yard.

Pricing the same material at two or three yards is usually worth the phone calls. Bulk rates move with stock on hand, and delivery radius often decides which supplier is genuinely cheapest to your address.

Buying bulk landscape materials in Clearlake

We list 8 bulk suppliers in Clearlake and 1,411 across California, spread over 365 cities and towns.

Bulk material pricing is intensely local. Trucking is a large share of the delivered cost, which is why a nearby yard usually beats a cheaper one further out once the full quote lands.