Order Gravel, Stone and Soil in Waldo, OH

Clayey till drains slowly around Waldo. Water sits in the flat swales after spring rain and snowmelt until ditches or tile clear it. That standing water is why so many local projects start with drainage stone. Ohio Rock Supply delivers gravel and aggregate delivery in Waldo, OH, and 304 limestone is the base most local drives and pads are built on.

Order online, pick your ton or yard, and a dump truck brings it to your site.

Delivery to Waldo and the Surrounding Area

Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Not sure how much you need? Size the load with the calculator, then pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck delivers bulk material to your site in Waldo.

We also deliver to Marion, Prospect, La Rue, Morral and Caledonia in Marion County. If your project sits outside those places, give the address at checkout and we will route it.

Plan your drop spot before the truck arrives. A driveway, a cleared pad or a firm lawn edge works. Soft ground after rain will not hold a loaded truck.

Materials for Waldo Projects

Decorative rock carries a lot of landscape work here. Beds, borders and dry creek beds all take stone that looks good and moves water. Start with the drainage layer, then build the bed around it.

Decorative stone and ground cover

River Rock suits bed cover, borders and walkways. Large River Rock handles dry creek beds and heavier erosion work. Both shed water instead of holding it.

Natural Pea Gravel is small rounded stone for play areas, dog runs and paths. It stays walkable and drains fast.

Base, bedding and drainage

304 Aggregate Base, the local 304 limestone, is the standard Ohio base stone. It goes under driveways, parking pads, shed bases and asphalt.

411 Stone, also called 411 limestone, tops gravel drives and beds pavers. It packs tight over a 304 base.

Screenings are fine limestone from about 1/4 inch down to dust. Use them to bed pavers, level a patio or firm up a path.

Ground and Conditions in Waldo

Waldo sits on the Western and central Ohio till plains. The ground is glacial till, clay loam to silty clay, over gently rolling land with low moraine ridges and flat wet swales between them.

That clay drains slowly. An under-built base fails because water has nowhere to go, not because the stone is wrong. Put a drainage layer under the base and clean stone where water collects.

Stream and ditch banks scour after heavy rain. Bare graded soil washes. Steep valley sides slump. Riprap and clean stone armor those edges. In river valleys, sand and gravel drain quickly, so the fix changes with the ground under you.

Timing matters too. Base, driveway and paver work starts once the ground thaws and the flats dry in spring, then runs into late fall. Frozen or saturated clay will not compact well.

Cold winters bring repeated freeze-thaw. That 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.

Order 304 Limestone and Landscape Stone in Waldo

Start with 304 limestone for your base, then add the decorative rock, bedding or drainage stone your project needs. Ohio Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone and soil across Waldo and Marion County. Order online when you are ready.