Bulk Material Delivery in Frankfort, OH

For gravel and aggregate delivery in Frankfort, OH, Ohio Rock Supply stocks the stone this part of Ross County actually uses. The base stone here is 304 limestone. It packs hard and holds up on the clayey hillside ground that runs through this valley.

Drainage matters just as much as base on these slopes. Steep ground sheds heavy rain fast, so washed stone and clean stone by number do a lot of the work on a Frankfort job.

Materials for Frankfort Projects

Water is the problem on most Frankfort jobs. Hillsides push runoff toward the house, the drive or the low corner of the lot, so drainage stone comes first. Order it by size, coarsest down to finest, and match the size to how much water the run has to carry.

#4 Crushed Stone is the heavy end. Use it for trench bottoms, construction entrances and filter stone under rip rap where flow is strong.

#57 Limestone is the clean stone Ohio suppliers stock most widely. It is the standard choice for French drains, downspout runs and drive surfacing, because the open voids let water pass instead of ponding.

#8 Crushed Stone handles fine drainage, pipe bedding and paver joints. It is what you want where a #57 is too coarse for the pipe or the gap.

For the base and surface layers, 304 Aggregate Base goes down first and compacts tight. Top it with 411 Stone, which packs over a 304 base to give a gravel drive a firm, smooth surface.

Rip rap is heavier work. Use RipRap on ditch banks, culvert outlets and pond edges where storm runoff scours the ground.

Delivery to Frankfort and the Surrounding Area

You order online and pick your quantity by the ton or by the yard. If you are not sure how much a pad, drive or trench will take, the calculator sizes the load for you. Choose your delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck brings the material to your site.

Delivery covers Frankfort and the rest of Ross County, including Chillicothe, Kingston, Clarksburg, Bainbridge and Richmond Dale. Tell us where the truck can back in and where you want the pile dropped, since a narrow valley lot or a steep drive changes how a load gets placed.

Ground and Conditions in Frankfort

This is Southeast and southern Ohio hill country. Most of it is unglaciated hills with thin to moderately deep soils weathered from sandstone, shale and coal-bearing rock, plus clayey slope debris on the hillsides and sand, gravel and silt in the flat river bottoms.

That ground shapes how you build. Clayey slope debris holds water, and seeping hillside water softens cuts and fills, so a drainage layer and good compaction matter more than raw depth. Steep slopes shed rain into narrow valleys, where runoff scours ditches and culverts and low bottoms flood.

Timing counts. Long wet spells saturate hillsides, and cutting, filling and driveway work on slopes go 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.

Ordering for a Frankfort Job

Ohio Rock Supply delivers 304 limestone, washed drainage stone, sand and soil across Frankfort and Ross County. Size the load with the calculator, pick your date, and the truck brings it to the site. Place your order online and get the material moving.