Order Gravel, Stone and Soil in Lima, OH

Clayey till drains slowly. Water sits in the flat swales around Lima after spring rain and snowmelt until ditches or tile clear it. That standing water is why 304 limestone does the heavy lifting here. Ohio Rock Supply delivers gravel and aggregate in Lima, OH by the ton, and the right base stone is what keeps a pad or drive from pumping when the ground stays wet.

Delivery to Lima and the Surrounding Area

Order online. Pick your material, then set the quantity by the ton or the yard. The calculator sizes the load so you are not guessing at a number.

Choose a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck arrives at your site and drops the load where you want it. That works for a driveway in Allen County and for a building pad out past the city line.

We also deliver to Delphos, Bluffton, Spencerville, Harrod and Beaverdam. Same county, same process: order online, size the load, pick a date.

Materials for Lima Projects

Most jobs here start with grade. Fill dirt raises a low spot or builds up a pad before anything else goes down. Spread it, compact it, then cap it with 304 limestone. That two-layer approach handles the wet swales that swallow a thin base.

For a driveway, start with fill dirt if the grade is low, then 304 Aggregate Base as the structural course. Top it with 411 Stone for a tight, packable driving surface.

For a patio or paver walk, bedding matters as much as base. Screenings give you a fine, level bed over compacted 304. For a drain, clean stone is the answer: #57 Limestone in a French drain or downspout run, with #4 Crushed Stone for heavier trench bottoms and construction entrances.

Ground and Conditions in Lima

Lima sits on the western and central Ohio till plains. The ground is glacial till, clay loam to silty clay, over gently rolling land. Low moraine ridges run through it, and flat wet swales sit between them.

That clay drains slowly. An under-built base on wet clay will not compact, and it moves once freeze-thaw starts. Cold winters bring repeated cycles that heave wet clay under drives and patios and lift shallow posts and pads. Frost depth runs 32 inches in Columbus and Dayton, set by each local building department.

Sand and gravel in the larger river valleys drain fast, so conditions change from one site to the next. 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.

Stream and ditch banks scour after heavy rain. Bare graded soil washes, and steep valley sides slump. Rip rap armors those banks, and clean stone keeps water moving instead of pooling.

Order 304 Limestone and Base Material for Your Lima Job

304 limestone is the base stone Lima jobs run on, from driveways to building pads. Build the grade with fill dirt, cap it with 304, and finish with 411 or screenings where the surface calls for it. Order online, size the load, and pick your delivery date.