Large River Rock, Stone and Soil Delivery in Crosby, MN

Minnesota Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Crosby, MN to driveways, pads and shoreline lots. Class 5 is the base the state builds on, and it is the first call for anything that carries a truck.

Across the North central lakes, moraine and outwash country, sandy loam sits over gravel near the water and peat fills the low ground. Base depth has to answer to that mix.

Materials for Crosby Projects

Slope, swale and bank protection starts with the coarsest stone you can handle. Coarse, angular rock stays put where water moves fast, and fines-bearing material does not.

RipRap armours a lakeshore, culvert outlet or steep bank.

Under it, a clean washed layer keeps wave and runoff from lifting soil out.

Drainage Rock at about 1 1/2 inch clear handles French drains, drywells, downspout runs and footing drains. Clear means washed, with the fines taken out, so water passes instead of pooling.

3/4 Clear Rock is the all-purpose clean stone. It feeds drainage beds and trench backfill, and it is the same product sold as radon rock under a basement slab.

If you are surfacing a drive rather than draining one, Driveway Gravel and Class 2 cover the compacting work.

What Each Size Does

• RipRap and 1 1/2 inch clear: bank, swale and heavy drainage stone that stays in place.
• 3/4 inch clear: drainage beds, trench backfill and under-slab layers.
• Granite Fines: paver, flagstone and patio bedding, and compacted garden paths.
• Minnesota River Rock and Large River Rock: dry creek beds, borders and rock mulch. Both are round, so they are decorative rather than structural.

Top Soil, sold here as black dirt, finishes the ground after the stone work. Order it screened for lawns and beds.

Delivery to Crosby and the Surrounding Area

Crosby sits in Crow Wing County, and bulk delivery covers the city and the surrounding area, including Brainerd, Baxter, Crosslake, Pequot Lakes and Nisswa.

You order online. Choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, size the load with the calculator on the product page, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck then tips the load on your site in one pile.

Have the drop spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives. Marking the pile location ahead of time keeps the load off a lawn or a septic cover.

Ground and Conditions in Crosby

Base, drive and paver work runs from the spring thaw into late autumn here. Spring load limits go up on North and North-Central zone roads from March into May, so plan the heavy stone work around them.

Frozen ground stops compaction through the winter.

Outwash sand takes water fast, but the moraine till between the lakes does not. Lake and wetland margins sit close under the water table, and snowmelt moves the most water of the year.

That is why drainage stone and a clean layer under a slope matter more than piling on more fill.

Deep frost every winter does its worst where a sandy surface sits over tight till and the water has nowhere to go as it freezes. Footing depth is a building official question for your county, not a material choice.

Questions About Stone and Delivery in Crosby

What stone should I use for drainage in Crosby?

For a French drain, drywell or footing drain, use 1 1/2 inch clear rock, sold as Drainage Rock. For a drainage bed or under-slab layer, 3/4 Clear Rock works well.

Both are washed with the fines taken out, so water moves through instead of sitting in the stone. A fines-bearing material like Class 5 will hold water and is not the right choice for a drain.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Clear the drop spot and make sure a loaded truck can reach it and leave. The driver tips the load in one pile, so pick the spot before the truck rolls.

Keep the area free of cars, toys and anything you do not want buried. If the ground is soft from snowmelt or rain, a firm spot near the work keeps the pile usable.

Order Stone and Soil for Your Crosby Project

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers Class 5, clear rock, riprap, river rock, black dirt and more to Crosby and the surrounding Crow Wing County area. Choose your material, set the quantity by the ton or yard, and pick your delivery date online.

Start your order when you are ready.