Bulk Aggregates for Pathways in Kent, OH

Ohio Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Kent, OH for two kinds of buyers: contractors building drives and drainage on tight schedules, and homeowners redoing a path or a bed on a weekend. Both end up asking for the same local stone. That is 304 limestone, the base Ohio crews specify by name, and the fines that finish a walkway on top of it. Kent sits in Portage County, where the ground is glaciated and the subsoil drains slowly.

Ground and Conditions in Kent

Start with what a thin base does here. A walkway or drive built over the local silty clay loam till pumps, ruts and drops at the edges within a season, because water perches on the dense subsoil layer and cannot leave. The surface material gets blamed, but the base is the problem.

Rolling glaciated ground means some lots sit on sand and gravel knolls that drain freely, and some sit in poorly drained low spots. Your site decides which. Both need a compacted base, and wet ground needs the base thicker and the drainage planned.

Steep valley sides and stream banks scour and slip after heavy rain, so anything near a ravine needs armoring. Wet spring ground also holds back base work until it drains, which pushes the season into late fall.

Materials for Kent Projects

Fines and screenings carry a path. They are the layer that sets firm and stays walkable, and they are what most Kent homeowners actually need. Choosing between them comes down to how tight the surface should lock and what sits underneath.

Screenings, also called limestone screenings or stone dust, run from about 1/4 inch down to dust. Used over a compacted base, they lock into a firm surface for paver bedding, patio leveling and garden paths. They hold shape well but they are not a drainage layer, so pair them with clean stone below when water has nowhere to go.

Walkway gravel gives a finer, walkable finish for paths where you want a softer look than screenings. It is the right call for long garden runs and low-traffic routes.

Underneath any of it, 304 Aggregate Base, sold locally as 304 limestone, #304 stone is the standard Ohio base stone. It goes under asphalt, drives and pads, and it needs water and compaction to set. 411 Stone, or 411 limestone, is the topping that packs tight over that base on a gravel drive and beds pavers.

Where drainage matters more than surface tightness, clean stone by number is the answer. #57 Limestone handles French drains, drive surfacing and concrete work, and #8 Crushed Stone suits pipe bedding and paver joints.

Delivery to Kent and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick your quantity by the ton or by the yard. If you are not sure which unit fits your job, size the load with the calculator before you check out. It handles the conversion so you order what the job needs.

Then choose a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck brings the material to your site in Kent. Tell us where the pile should land so it does not block a drive or sit in a low spot that stays wet. Bulk loads go out across Portage County, including Streetsboro, Aurora, Ravenna, Rootstown and Deerfield.

Order Your Path Material for Kent

Work out your quantity with the calculator, choose screenings, walkway gravel or a 304 limestone base, and set a delivery date at checkout. Ohio Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate to sites across Kent and Portage County. Place your order online when you are ready.