Bulk Aggregates for Patios in McArthur, OH

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in McArthur, OH online. Ohio Rock Supply sells bulk material by the ton or yard, and a dump truck drops it at your site. Start with 304 limestone for any patio base. It is the standard Ohio base stone, and it is what holds flatwork together on ground that moves.

Ground here is mostly unglaciated hills with clayey slope debris. Patios sink when the base is thin. Build the base right and the pavers stay put.

Materials for McArthur Projects

Bedding makes or breaks a patio. The base carries the load, and the bedding levels the pavers on top of it. Pick the wrong bedding and the surface rocks, shifts and holds water.

Start with 304 Aggregate Base. It binds hard when you compact it wet.

Top the base with Screenings, also called limestone screenings or stone dust. Fine crushed limestone from about 1/4 inch down to dust packs tight under pavers and patio slabs. Use it for leveling and firm path surfaces.

Set joints and surround with Mason Sand. It sweeps into paver joints and works for brick and block. For a concrete slab, bed and level with Washed Sand, also called concrete sand.

Where a patio meets a wet slope, add #57 Limestone or #8 Crushed Stone as a drainage layer. Both are clean stone, so water passes through instead of sitting under the slab.

Ground and Conditions in McArthur

A thin base shows itself fast here. The pavers dip at the corners, joint sand washes out, and the slab rocks when you walk it. Clayey slope debris and soft red shale move under a light base.

So cut deeper than you think you need and compact in lifts. Add a clean stone drainage layer where water seeps from the hillside. That is what stops the soft spots.

Steep slopes shed heavy rain fast into the narrow valleys. Runoff scours ditches and culverts, and the low bottoms flood. Route patio drainage away from the cut, not into it.

Landslides and slumps on steep hillsides follow heavy or prolonged rain. Long wet spells saturate slopes and set off slips. Cutting, filling and driveway work on slopes goes best in drier weather, from spring into late fall.

Winters bring repeated freeze-thaw. That 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.

Delivery to McArthur and the Surrounding Area

Choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Most buyers pick one or the other based on how they measure the job. Size the load with the calculator before you check out.

Then pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck brings the material to your site in McArthur or anywhere in Vinton County. We also deliver to Hamden, Wilkesville, Creola, New Plymouth and Ray.

Have the drop spot clear and reachable. Bulk loads need room to spread as they come off the truck. Tell us where the pile goes and we tip it there.

Order Your Patio Material in McArthur

Size the load with the calculator, pick your material, and set a delivery date at checkout. Ohio Rock Supply brings 304 limestone, screenings, sand and clean stone to sites across Vinton County. Order online when your base plan is ready.