304 Limestone, Sand and Gravel Delivery in Portage County, OH

What do you order for a driveway that keeps sinking? Start with 304 limestone. Ohio Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Portage County, OH, and 304 is the base most local jobs begin with. It packs down hard over the dense clay till that sits under much of this county. You pick a quantity, size the load with the calculator, and choose a delivery date at checkout.

Delivery across Portage County

You order online, by the ton or by the yard, and a dump truck brings it to your site. Use the calculator to size the load before you check out, then pick the delivery date that fits your schedule.

We deliver across the county, including Kent, Streetsboro, Aurora, Ravenna, Rootstown, Deerfield, Garrettsville, Windham, Hiram, Mogadore, Mantua, Atwater and Diamond. If your project sits on a back lot or a long gravel lane, note the access when you order so the driver can place the pile where you want it.

Bulk delivery means one drop of loose material, so plan a clear spot near the work. A pile set close to the job saves you moving stone twice.

Materials delivered in Portage County

Sizes run coarsest to finest, and each one does a different job.

304 limestone is the one to plan around. It is a mix of stone up to about an inch with the fines left in, so it compacts into a firm, stable layer.

411 limestone is the compacted crushed topping Ohio suppliers sell for gravel drives, and it is also used for bedding under pavers. For drainage, order clean stone by number: #57 limestone for French drains and drive surfacing, #8 for pipe bedding and paver joints, and #4 for heavy drainage and trench bottoms. Screenings handle paver and patio bedding, and top soil finishes lawns over heavy clay subsoil.

Ground conditions across Portage County

Portage County sits on the glaciated plateau of northeast and east-central Ohio. The ground rolls and hills, and much of it is silty clay loam till with a dense, slow-draining subsoil layer beneath.

That dense layer is why water perches instead of soaking away. Wet spots, kettle hollows and poorly drained low areas hold water after rain, while sand and gravel knolls and valley outwash drain freely. On a wet lot, a clean stone drainage layer earns its place under the base.

Stream and ravine banks scour and slip on steep valley sides after heavy rain, and slide-prone clays show up in places such as the Cuyahoga Valley. Rip rap armors those banks, culvert outlets and pond edges against storm runoff.

Timing matters as much as material. Snow cover, including heavy lake-effect snow in the snowbelt east of Cleveland, and wet spring ground hold back base work until the soil drains. The season then runs into late fall.

Cold, snowy winters bring repeated freeze-thaw, which heaves wet till under drives and walks and lifts anything set above the frost line. Frost depth is 38 inches in Summit County and 36 inches or more in Cleveland, set by each local building department.

Choosing the right material

Cuyahoga, Summit and Stark counties sit in the same region and the same glaciated plateau ground zone as Portage. Their ground is similar: rolling to hilly silty clay loam till over a dense, slow-draining subsoil, with sand and gravel knolls, valley outwash, and shale or sandstone close to the surface on some hills. So the base and drainage choices rarely change at the county line. What changes is the project.

A driveway in Aurora and one in Streetsboro both call for 304 limestone as the base. A wet, low lot in Ravenna needs a clean stone drainage layer under that base, while a well-drained knoll in Hiram may need less. Bank work along a steep valley side in the Cuyahoga Valley calls for rip rap, and a commercial pad in Streetsboro starts with the same 304 base as a residential one, just at a larger quantity.

Order gravel, stone and soil for your Portage County project

Ohio Rock Supply delivers 304 limestone, drainage stone, sand and topsoil across Portage County, from Kent and Ravenna to Garrettsville and Mantua. Order online, size your load with the calculator, and pick your delivery date at checkout. Start your order today and we will bring the material to your site.