Fill and Base Material Delivered in Dawson, MN

Minnesota Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Dawson, MN, and the ground here shapes what you need. The prairie till across this part of the state is loamy to clayey and carries shale, so it holds water instead of letting it go.

Class 5 is the base that carries a drive over ground like that.

Fill and sub-base come first on a graded lot. Get the grade up and compacted, then a Class 5 course goes down over it.

Delivery to Dawson and the Surrounding Area

You order online and pick a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you need to size the load.

Then choose a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the material on your site.

We deliver in Dawson and across Lac qui Parle County, including Madison, Boyd, Marietta and Bellingham. If your site is a graded lot or a farm yard outside town, the truck still needs a clear approach and a spot where it can tip.

Materials for Dawson Projects

On a lot that has been graded or needs raising, fill and sub-base do the heavy work before anything visible goes down. The local till drains slowly, so a pad built up to grade needs material that will hold its shape under a structure.

Start with Fill Dirt to raise grade and backfill around a foundation. It is bulk fill, and it goes down before the base course.

Over the fill, Class 5 is the standard Minnesota base course. It is what a driveway, parking pad, shed base or garage slab sits on.

Where the surface needs a tighter, finer crushed rock with the fines still in it, Class 2 is the surfacing class in the same spec. Yards sell it as Class 2 granite or as buff or red limestone.

Under a slab or around a footing drain, 3/4 Clear Rock is washed rock with the fines taken out. It is also the clean layer beneath a passive radon system.

Ground and Conditions in Dawson

The till across the Southern and western prairie till side is tight and carries shale, and there is almost no fall to move water along. Pothole basins and flat farmed ground hold water until it drains or dries.

That is why an under-built base fails here before the surface does.

Frost heave is worst on tight, shale-rich ground where water cannot get away before it freezes. Build the grade so water sheds, and set the base over fill that has been brought up evenly rather than over raw subgrade.

Spring load limits go up on South and Central zone roads in early March and come off in April, which affects hauling on township roads. The working season otherwise runs from the thaw into late autumn.

Order Class 5 and Base Material in Dawson

Class 5 is the base course for drives, pads and building sites in Dawson, and fill dirt goes under it to raise grade. Order by the ton or by the yard, pick your delivery date, and we tip the load on your site.