#57 Limestone and Bulk Aggregates for Lorain, OH

Where does the water go after it leaves your downspout? That is the question most Lorain drainage jobs start with, and washed stone is usually the answer. Ohio Rock Supply delivers gravel and aggregate delivery in Lorain, OH, from 304 limestone for a base to clean stone for French drains and drywells. This is flat former lake bed ground, so water sits until you give it somewhere to run. We deliver it by the ton to your site.

Materials for Lorain Projects

Start with clean, washed stone when the job is moving water. Rounded or washed material lets water pass instead of trapping it, which is what a drain, drywell or downspout run needs. Order by size, coarsest to finest, and match it to the trench or bed you are filling.

• #4 Crushed Stone: heavy drainage, trench bottoms and construction entrances.
• #57 Limestone: the workhorse for French drains, drywells and downspout runs.
• #8 Crushed Stone: fine drainage, pipe bedding and paver joints.
• Drain Rock: foundation drains and drainage behind walls.
• RipRap: ditch banks, culvert outlets and shoreline protection.

For a base under any of that, 304 limestone is the standard Ohio base stone. It packs down hard and carries a driveway or parking pad. Top a compacted 304 base with 411 limestone if you want a tighter, smoother wearing surface.

Delivery to Lorain and the Surrounding Area

You order online, choose your quantity by the ton or yard, and size the load with the calculator if you are unsure. Pick your delivery date at checkout and a dump truck brings the material to your site in Lorain.

Lorain sits in Lorain County, and we also deliver to Elyria, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Avon and Amherst. If your job is on a lot with tight access, tell us where the truck should drop the pile when you order.

Ground and Conditions in Lorain

This is the Lake Erie lake plain, a flat former lake bed of heavy, sticky clay and silt. Rain and snowmelt sit on that clay until ditches and field tile carry them off, so a driveway or pad without drainage keeps a wet base all year.

That clay also makes timing matter. Clay flats stay saturated well into spring, so base and driveway work waits until the ground has drained and firmed. The season then runs into late fall, so plan your delivery around a stretch of dry weather.

Cold winters bring repeated freeze-thaw, and wet clay holds water near the surface, which heaves poorly drained drives and pads. Frost depth is set by each local building department, so confirm the local figure. Along the lake and the creeks, heavy rain brings bank slumping and scour, and rip rap armors those banks.

Order Your Lorain Aggregate Delivery

Ohio Rock Supply covers Lorain and the surrounding county with bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil delivered by the ton. Choose your material, set your quantity, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Order online when your site is firm and ready for the truck, and we will bring the load to you.