Mason Sand for Patios in Convoy, OH

Ohio Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Convoy, OH for both ends of the market: contractors building driveways and patios all season, and homeowners patching a low spot or setting a walkway. The material calls are usually the same. 304 limestone goes down first as the base, and everything else builds on top of it.

Convoy sits in Van Wert County on flat former lake bed ground, heavy clay and silt that holds spring rain until the ditches and field tile take it away. That ground decides how a base is built here.

Materials for Convoy Projects

Patios and flatwork are the job where bedding choice shows. Under pavers and slab pours, the bedding layer sits on top of a compacted base and has to stay flat and drain. Screenings, the fine crushed limestone sold locally as limestone screenings or stone dust, is the usual bedding under pavers and patio stone. It runs from about 1/4 inch down to dust and packs into a firm, level surface.

Washed sand, also called concrete sand, does the same job under slabs and leveling courses where water needs to move. Mason sand is the finer option for brick and block work, paver joints, and play sand. Gravel sand is the coarse sand and fine gravel blend for leveling and bedding where a little more grip is wanted.

None of those bedding materials carry a patio on their own. 304 limestone is the standard Ohio base stone and the layer that takes the load. A 411 limestone topping finishes a gravel drive or parking pad over that base and beds pavers too.

Clean stone handles the drainage side of a patio or driveway. Use #57 Limestone for French drains and drainage beds, #8 Crushed Stone for pipe bedding and paver joints, and #4 Crushed Stone for heavy drainage and trench bottoms. Fine joints and tight bedding take #89 Crushed Stone.

For the softer parts of a yard, Top Soil preps lawns and beds, and Garden Soil fills raised beds. Fill Dirt raises low spots before a 304 base goes down.

Ground and Conditions in Convoy

A thin base is what fails first on this ground. A patio or drive built on a shallow layer of stone over heavy clay shifts, dips and rocks at the edges within a season or two, because the clay underneath never drained and never firmed. The repair is a deeper, well-compacted base and a real drainage layer, not another inch of bedding.

That base has to wait for the ground. Clay flats here stay saturated well into spring, so base and driveway work starts once the ground has drained and firmed, and the season then runs into late fall.

Freeze-thaw works on the same problem from the other direction. Wet clay holds water close to the surface, and repeated cold winters heave poorly drained drives, pads and anything set too shallow. Frost depth is set by each local building department, so confirm the local figure before setting footings or posts.

Water also moves along the banks. Heavy rain brings bank slumping and scour along rivers, creeks and drainage ditches. Rip rap, also called riprap, armors ditch banks, culvert outlets and pond edges, and large river rock does heavier erosion work on dry creek beds.

Delivery to Convoy and the Surrounding Area

Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard, whichever way you already figure material. If you are unsure how much a patio base or a driveway top-up takes, size the load with the calculator before you check out. It converts your area and depth into the amount to order.

Pick a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck brings the load to your site in Convoy. Bulk delivery drops where the truck can reach, so think about where you want the pile before the driver arrives. Ohio Rock Supply also delivers to Van Wert, Ohio City, Middle Point, Willshire and Venedocia in Van Wert County.

Questions Convoy Buyers Ask

What gravel is best for a driveway in Convoy?

Start with 304 limestone, the standard Ohio base stone and the layer that carries the load. Top it with 411 limestone for a surface that packs tight and sheds water. If the drive needs drainage instead of a hard surface, a clean stone such as #57 limestone works. On this clay ground, a deeper compacted base matters more than the surface stone you choose.

How much material will my project need?

That depends on your area and how deep the layer goes, so use the calculator on the product listing. Enter your measurements, and it returns the amount to order in tons or yards. For a patio base, measure the full footprint you plan to cover, including any edge you want supported. Order the figure it gives you and pick your delivery date at checkout.

Size Your Patio Load and Order

Work out your quantity with the calculator, then order online and choose a delivery date. If the base under your pavers or slab needs 304 limestone, screenings or washed sand, those are ready to go. Place your order for delivery in Convoy and the surrounding Van Wert County area.