Should I order material by the ton or by the yard?

Both work. Bulk aggregate is often priced and loaded by the ton, while some materials are easier to figure by the cubic yard. The calculator on the product page converts between the two for the material you pick, so you can order in whichever unit fits your project and get the right amount.

Which stone is best for drainage in Athens County?

Clean stone by number is the choice here. #57 limestone is the size Ohio suppliers stock most widely, and #4 crushed stone handles heavy drainage, trench bottoms and filter stone under rip rap. Where a smaller clean stone is wanted for pipe bedding or tight joints, #8 crushed stone does the work.

What do I need to have ready for a bulk delivery?

A clear drop spot a dump truck can reach, and a plan for where the pile should sit. Keep the area free of overhead lines and parked vehicles. If the site is on a steep or soft hillside, pick a level spot near the work so the load stays put and stays dry.

Athens County 304 Limestone and Gravel Delivery, OH

Ohio Rock Supply brings gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Athens County, OH. Plan around the working season. Long wet spells saturate the hillsides here and set off slips, so cutting, filling and driveway work on slopes goes best in drier weather, from spring into late fall. 304 limestone is the base stone most jobs start with, and it pays to have it on site before the ground turns soft.

Materials Delivered in Athens County

304 limestone is the standard Ohio base stone, also called #304 limestone or #304 stone. Order it for a driveway, parking pad or shed base, and for the base course under asphalt.

411 limestone is the topping that goes over it. Clean stone is sold by number: #57 limestone for drainage and French drains, #8 for pipe bedding and paver joints, #4 for heavy drainage and construction entrances.

Choosing the Right Material

Perry, Hocking and Vinton counties sit in the same ground zone as Athens County. Unglaciated hills, thin to moderately deep soils weathered from sandstone, shale and coal-bearing rock, clayey slope debris, and sand, gravel and silt in the flat river bottoms. The ground is similar across all four, so the material choice usually turns on the project rather than the county line.

A driveway on a hillside in any of the four wants 304 limestone for the base, then 411 limestone on top. A drainage job calls for clean stone by number, since fines in a base stone will slow water down. Where a neighbor county job is flat river bottom work, washed sand and gravel sand handle bedding and leveling better than a crushed base.

Ground Conditions Across Athens County

A thin base fails first at the edges. Water gets under the stone, the fines pump up, and the drive ruts where tires run. The fix is a deeper compacted base and a drainage layer that moves water away from the edges, not just more stone on top.

Steep slopes shed heavy rain fast into narrow valleys, so runoff scours ditches and culverts and low bottoms flood. Water seeping from hillsides softens cuts and fills. Landslides and slumps move on steep hillsides of clayey slope debris and soft red shale after heavy or prolonged rain, and stream banks scour in the narrow valleys. RipRap and #4 stone armor those banks and outlets.

Winters bring repeated freeze-thaw, which pries weathered rock apart and heaves wet clayey soil on cut slopes and on drives built into hillsides. Frost depth is set by each local building department, so confirm the local figure before digging footings or posts.

Delivery Across Athens County

Order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck delivers to the site. If you are unsure how much to order, size the load with the calculator instead of guessing. It handles the ton or yard conversion for your material and area.

Bulk delivery covers Athens, Nelsonville, The Plains, Glouster, Albany, Coolville, Stewart, Millfield, New Marshfield, Amesville, Guysville and Shade. Have the drop spot clear and reachable for a truck, and tell us where the pile should land so it does not block the drive.

Order Gravel and Stone for Athens County

Figure your quantity with the calculator, then choose a delivery date at checkout. Ohio Rock Supply delivers 304 limestone, clean stone, sand, soil and mulch across Athens County, from Athens and Nelsonville to Coolville and Guysville. Place your order online when you are ready, and the truck will bring the load to your site.

Athens County, OH Gravel and Landscape Rock Delivery