Rip Rap and Bulk Aggregates for Beverly, OH

What holds a steep Beverly hillside when heavy rain runs off it? Coarse stone, sized right and placed where the water moves. Ohio Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Beverly, OH to driveways, banks and building sites across Washington County.

Most jobs here start with 304 limestone. From there you step up to rip rap and #4 stone for slope and bank protection, or down to clean stone for drainage. Order by the ton or the yard and pick your delivery date at checkout.

Materials for Beverly Projects

Slope, swale and stream bank work is what this ground asks for most. Water leaves the hills fast, so the stone has to be heavy enough to stay put. Here is the range, coarsest to finest, and what each one does.

Start at the top if a bank is washing out. Rip rap locks together into a mat that shrugs off fast water, and #4 crushed stone goes under it as filter stone so the bank soil cannot migrate through the gaps. On a ditch line, #4 stone alone often does the job.

For water that needs to move rather than be blocked, #57 limestone is the clean stone Ohio suppliers stock most widely. It sheds water into a French drain or a downspout run without trapping fines. Driveway work usually pairs 304 limestone as the compacted base with 411 limestone as the topping, because 411 packs tight over a 304 base.

Finish surfaces take finer material. Screenings, also called limestone screenings, bed pavers and level firm paths. Washed sand beds and levels under slabs, and topsoil goes down last for lawn and bed prep.

Delivery to Beverly and the Surrounding Area

Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. If you are unsure how much a pad or a ditch bank needs, the calculator sizes the load for you before you check out.

A dump truck brings bulk material straight to your site in Beverly and the rest of Washington County, including Marietta, Belpre, Reno, Newport and Little Hocking. Pick your delivery date at checkout so the load lands when your crew and equipment are on site.

Think about where the truck can reach before you order. On a narrow hillside drive, the pile needs a spot that will not block the road or slide downhill. Soft ground after rain is the usual trouble, so a dry stretch of gravel or a gate area works better than a lawn.

Ground and Conditions in Beverly

Beverly sits in the Southeast and southern Ohio hill country. The ground is mostly unglaciated hills with thin to moderately deep soils weathered from sandstone, shale and coal-bearing rock. Hillsides carry clayey slope debris, and the flat river bottoms hold sand, gravel and silt.

That shape drives everything. Steep slopes shed heavy rain fast into narrow valleys, so runoff scours ditches and culverts while low bottoms flood. Water seeping out of hillsides softens cuts and fills, which is why clayey slope debris and soft red shale slump after heavy or prolonged rain.

Time your work around it. Long wet spells saturate hillsides and set off slips, so cutting, filling and driveway work on slopes goes best in drier weather. The working season runs from spring into late fall.

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. Build coarse stone into the drainage plan now, and the spring thaw does less damage.

Questions About Stone in Beverly

What stone should I use for drainage in Beverly?

Match the stone to the water. Use #57 limestone or #4 crushed stone for French drains and downspout runs, since clean stone lets water pass without clogging. For ditch banks, culvert outlets and pond edges where runoff runs hard, rip rap with #4 stone beneath it as filter stone holds the soil in place. Fine drainage and pipe bedding call for #8 crushed stone.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Have a clear, firm spot for the pile and enough room for the truck to turn around. Mark any septic lids, sprinkler lines or buried utilities so nothing gets crushed. If the ground is soft from rain, pick a gravel or gate area instead of a lawn, and make sure someone can point the driver to the exact drop spot.

Order Rip Rap and Aggregates for Beverly

Ohio Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil to Beverly and the surrounding Washington County area. Choose your material, size the load with the calculator, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Place your order online and we will bring it to your site.