3/8 Inch Crushed Stone for Patios in Albany, MN

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Albany, MN and the load arrives on a dump truck, tipped in one pile at your site. Minnesota Rock Supply sells bulk material online by the ton or the yard.

Start with Class 5 for a base, then finish with the bedding and surfacing material your project calls for. Albany sits in Stearns County, on the Central Minnesota moraine and granite belt.

Ground and Conditions in Albany

Bedding and flatwork fail the same way here. A paver patio or a walk laid over a base that was built thin shows it after a winter of freeze and thaw.

The ground across the Central Minnesota moraine and granite belt is loam over till, with granite at or near the surface. Till holds water, and the ground is pocked with lakes, sloughs and closed basins.

Low spots pond through the thaw. Heaving is worst on loam and clay loam over till, and on flatwork built thin over a wet subgrade.

That is why the base and the bedding under it matter more than the surface you see. Get the layers under the pavers right and the patio stays flat.

Base, drive and paver work runs from the thaw into late autumn. Spring load limits go up on Central zone roads in March and come off in late April or early May, so plan heavy deliveries around that window.

Materials for Albany Projects

Bedding is what makes a paver patio or a flagstone walk sit flat and stay flat. The material under the surface does the work.

Granite Fines, also called screenings or stone screenings, are the standard bedding for pavers, flagstone and patio work. They come from the Crushed Stone quarried in the St.

Cloud belt, and they compact to a tight, level bed.

Washed Sand, sold as concrete sand, beds and levels under slabs and pavers. Use it where you want a fine, even layer beneath the surface.

Every paver job sits on a base course first. Class 5 is the Minnesota base class.

It goes under driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and road base.

Where you want a tighter 3/4 inch crushed aggregate with fines for the surface, Driveway Gravel is the Class 2 surfacing class in the same spec. Yards sell it as Class 2 granite, buff limestone or red limestone.

For a path or walkway that needs a finer, walkable, compacting surface, Walkway Gravel finishes the job. 3/8" Crushed Stone handles fine drainage, pipe bedding and a thin topping over a compacted base.

Delivery to Albany and the Surrounding Area

Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load before you check out.

Pick your delivery date at checkout. A dump truck tips the load in one pile at your site in Albany.

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers bulk material across Minnesota, including Stearns County and the places around Albany: St. Cloud, Sartell, Waite Park, St.

Joseph and Sauk Centre.

Questions About Gravel in Albany

What gravel is best for a driveway in Albany?

Class 5 is the Minnesota base class and the standard choice for a driveway base here.

Finish over it with Class 2, sold as Class 2 granite or limestone, where you want a tighter 3/4 inch crushed surfacing.

How much material will my project need?

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load, and you choose your quantity when you order.

Have your project area and the material you want ready before you start.

Order Class 5 and Bedding Material in Albany

Sort out your quantity first, then order. The calculator on each product page helps you size the load, and you pick your delivery date at checkout.

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil to Albany and Stearns County. Place your order online when you are ready.