How much gravel do I need for my project?

It depends on the area you are covering and the depth you need. Clayey till around Champaign County drains slowly, so a driveway or pad usually needs a solid base layer rather than a thin skim. Enter your measurements in the calculator and it sizes the load by the ton or yard for you.

Do you deliver to Champaign County?

Yes. Ohio Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across Champaign County, including Urbana, St. Paris, Mechanicsburg, North Lewisburg, Woodstock and Cable. You order online, choose a quantity, and pick your delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then brings the load to your site and drops it where you need it.

What is the difference between crushed stone and Natural Pea Gravel?

Crushed stone is angular rock that interlocks and packs, which is why 304 limestone and #57 limestone hold a drive or a drain. Natural Pea Gravel is small rounded natural stone that stays loose underfoot. Use crushed stone for bases, drainage and drive surfacing, and Natural Pea Gravel for play areas, dog runs, walkways and pipe backfill.

Gravel, Soil and Stone for Champaign County, OH

What do I order for a driveway, a patio or a drain? For most jobs around Urbana, St. Paris and Mechanicsburg, the answer starts with 304 limestone. That is the Ohio base stone, and it carries the weight under drives, pads and asphalt. Ohio Rock Supply delivers gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Champaign County, OH, ordered online and dumped where you need it.

Delivery across Champaign County

You order online, pick your material, and choose a quantity by the ton or yard. If you are not sure how much a job takes, size the load with the calculator before you check out. Then pick a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck brings the material to your site and drops it where you ask. Delivery covers Urbana, St. Paris, Mechanicsburg, North Lewisburg, Woodstock and Cable, plus the rural ground between them.

Materials delivered in Champaign County

Start with the base, then pick the surface and the extras. Here is how the common orders break down by project.

Give 304 limestone the most thought. It is the crushed limestone blend Ohio calls 304, and it is what you order under a drive, a parking pad, a shed base or an asphalt course. On top of it, 411 limestone is the driveway topping that packs tight and sheds water. For a patio, screenings bed the pavers and #8 crushed stone fills the joints.

Drainage work runs on clean stone. Order #57 limestone for French drains and drive surfacing, #8 crushed stone for pipe bedding, or #4 crushed stone for construction entrances. For decorative beds and walkways, river rock and Natural Pea Gravel cover the ground without packing down.

Ground conditions across Champaign County

Champaign County sits on western and central Ohio till plains. The ground is glacial till, clay loam to silty clay over gently rolling land, with low moraine ridges and flat wet swales between them. Sand and gravel show up in the larger river valleys.

That clayey till drains slowly. Water ponds in the flat swales and low spots after spring rain and snowmelt until ditches, tile or dry weather clear it. An under-built base over that ground moves, so depth and drainage matter more here than in fast-draining valley ground.

Valley sand and gravel drain quickly, which changes the drainage layer you need. Erosion follows the same pattern. Stream and ditch banks scour after heavy rain, bare graded soil washes, and steep valley sides slump.

Timing follows the ground. Base, driveway and paver work starts once the ground thaws and the flats dry out in spring and runs into late fall. Frozen or saturated clay will not compact well.

Cold winters bring repeated freeze-thaw, which heaves wet clay under drives and patios and lifts shallow posts and pads. Frost depth is 32 inches in Columbus and Dayton, set by each local building department.

Choosing the right material

Your material choice shifts as you cross county lines, because the ground does. Miami County sits in the Miami Valley on the same till plains, so the ground is similar and the base choice is much the same. Driveway and drainage projects there follow the same pattern as Champaign County work.

Union County and Madison County sit in Central Ohio on that same till plain. The ground is similar again, so a 304 base with 411 topping covers most drives, and clean stone handles the drainage. Across all of these counties, typical projects drive the order more than the county line does.

What changes the pick is the project itself. A driveway gets 304 limestone for the base and 411 limestone on top. A patio gets screenings for bedding and #8 crushed stone in the joints. A drain gets #57 limestone or #4 crushed stone, depending on how heavy the water runs. Low, wet ground calls for more drainage stone, and steep valley banks call for rip rap.

Order 304 limestone for your Champaign County job

Most jobs in Champaign County start with 304 limestone, the Ohio base stone, with 411 limestone on top or clean stone for drainage. Order online, size the load with the calculator, and pick a delivery date. Ohio Rock Supply brings it to your site in Urbana, St. Paris or anywhere in the county.

Champaign County, OH Gravel and Landscape Rock Delivery