#4 Crushed Stone and Bulk Aggregates for Toronto, OH

Where does the water go after it leaves your downspout? That is the question behind most drainage work in Toronto, OH, and gravel and aggregate delivery in Toronto, OH starts with the answer. Ohio Rock Supply stocks the washed stone that moves water instead of holding it.

The valley bottoms here take runoff off steep hillsides, so a driveway or a foundation drain has to shed water fast. Start with clean stone, not 304 limestone, when the job is drainage.

Materials for Toronto Projects

Drainage material works because it has no fines to pack solid. Washed stone leaves open voids, so water drops through and travels to daylight. Order the size that matches the pipe, the trench and the volume of water you are moving.

#4 Crushed Stone

#4 crushed stone is the coarse end of the washed sizes, and it handles the heaviest flow. Use it for construction entrances, trench bottoms and filter stone under rip rap.

#57 Limestone

#57 limestone is the size most Ohio suppliers stock, and it is the standard choice for French drains, downspout runs and drywells. It also surfaces a gravel drive.

#8 Crushed Stone

#8 crushed stone is the fine end. Use it for pipe bedding, paver joints and tight drainage where #57 will not fit the opening.

Drain Rock and Screenings

Drain rock covers foundation drains and the drainage behind a retaining wall. Screenings pack firm for paver and patio bedding over a compacted base.

For a base under asphalt or a shed pad, order 304 limestone. It is the Ohio base stone, and it sets up hard once it is compacted and watered.

Delivery to Toronto and the Surrounding Area

You order online, pick your material and set the quantity by the ton or the yard. If you are unsure how much the job needs, size the load with the calculator before you check out.

Then choose your delivery date at checkout. A dump truck brings the load to your site in Toronto and tips it where you want it. Ohio Rock Supply also delivers through Jefferson County, including Steubenville, Mingo Junction, Tiltonsville, Brilliant and Dillonvale.

Have the drop spot cleared before the truck arrives. A full load needs room to back in and somewhere firm to set the tailgate.

Ground and Conditions in Toronto

This is Southeast and southern Ohio hill country. The hillsides are clayey slope debris over sandstone, shale and coal-bearing rock, and the flat river bottoms run to sand, gravel and silt.

That ground sets your working season. Long wet spells saturate the hillsides, so cutting, filling and any driveway work on a slope go best in drier weather. The season runs from spring into late fall.

Water is the other half of the job. Steep slopes shed heavy rain fast into narrow valleys, so runoff scours ditches and culverts and the low bottoms flood. Hillside seepage softens cuts and fills. Drainage stone placed at the outlet protects the work you just finished.

Winters bring repeated freeze-thaw, which 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 you dig footings or posts.

Ordering Gravel and Aggregate in Toronto, OH

Ohio Rock Supply delivers 304 limestone, washed stone, sand and soil across Toronto and Jefferson County. Pick your material, set the quantity, and choose a delivery date at checkout. Place your order online when you are ready.