Gravel, Stone and Soil for Montgomery County, OH

Ohio Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Montgomery County, OH, and 304 limestone is the material most orders start with.

From there you can add 411 limestone as a packed topping, clean stone for drainage, sand for bedding, or soil and mulch to finish the job. The ground here is clay till, so what you put under a drive matters as much as what you see on top.

Materials delivered in Montgomery County

Materials are grouped by family so you can match the stone to the job. Each one is named the way Ohio suppliers and contractors say it.

304 limestone and 411 limestone

304 limestone is crushed stone mixed with fines.

411 limestone is the driveway topping. It runs up to about an inch with fines, so it locks together over a compacted 304 base and leaves a firm, tight surface.

Clean stone for drainage and concrete

#57 limestone is the clean stone size Ohio suppliers stock most widely, used for French drains, gravel drive surfacing and concrete aggregate. #8 crushed stone covers the same jobs at a finer size, for pipe bedding and paver joints.

#4 crushed stone handles heavy drainage, trench bottoms and filter stone under rip rap. For larger bank protection, RipRap armors ditch banks and culvert outlets.

Sand, soil and decorative stone

Washed Sand works as leveling and bedding base under slabs and pavers, while Mason Sand goes into block work and joints. For planting, Garden Soil fills raised beds and Fill Dirt raises low spots before a 304 base goes down.

Natural Pea Gravel suits play areas, dog runs and walkways. Large River Rock takes dry creek beds and heavier erosion work, and Shredded Mulch holds moisture in beds through summer heat.

Choosing the right material

The counties next to Montgomery sit on the same ground. Butler County, Warren County and Clark County all fall in the Western and central Ohio till plains, the same glacial till of clay loam to silty clay that drains slowly here. That means the base and drainage choices do not change much from one county line to the next.

What changes is the project. A drive in Miamisburg and a drive in Vandalia both want 304 limestone under 411 limestone, because both sit on clay that holds water. A property near a river valley, where sand and gravel drain fast, may take less base and more clean stone for drainage.

• Drive or parking pad: 304 limestone first, then 411 limestone as topping.
• French drain or downspout run: #57 limestone or Drain Rock, kept clean of fines.
• Paver patio: 304 base, screenings for bedding, Mason Sand in the joints.
• Low, wet spot: Fill Dirt to bring grade up, then base stone on top.

For fine finishing, Walkway Gravel and Driveway Gravel give a walkable surface over the compacted base.

Ground conditions across Montgomery County

Montgomery County sits on glacial till, clay loam to silty clay over gently rolling ground, with low moraine ridges and flat wet swales between them. Sand and gravel fill the larger river valleys.

Clayey till drains slowly, so water ponds in the flat swales and low spots after spring rain and snowmelt. It sits there until ditches, tile or dry weather clears it. Valley sand and gravel drain quickly, which is why the two areas need different drainage plans.

Storm runoff also scours stream and ditch banks and washes bare graded soil. Steep river valley sides slump after heavy rain. Armor those banks with rip rap and get seed or cover on graded ground quickly.

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, so base and paver work waits for a dry stretch.

Cold winters bring repeated freeze-thaw, which heaves wet clay under drives and patios and lifts shallow posts and pads. Frost depth is 32 inches in Columbus and Dayton, set by each local building department.

Delivery across Montgomery County

Bulk material arrives by dump truck and is tipped on site. Before the truck gets there, pick a spot that is clear of overhead wires and low branches, and know where you want the pile so it does not block the work area.

Place the order online: choose the material, size the load by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. If you are unsure of the quantity, the calculator turns your measurements into a load size. Delivery covers Dayton, Miamisburg, Vandalia, Englewood, Clayton, Brookville, Germantown, New Lebanon and Farmersville.

Order stone and soil for your Montgomery County project

Whether you are building a driveway, setting a paver patio, running a French drain or topping up beds, the material list starts with 304 limestone and builds from there. Ohio Rock Supply delivers crushed stone, sand, soil and decorative rock across the county. Size your load with the calculator, then place your order online.