Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Dayton, MN

Minnesota Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Dayton, MN, and the working season here runs from the spring thaw into late autumn. Spring load limits go up on Metro zone roads in early March and come off in mid-April, so early spring orders move on a tighter schedule.

Class 5 is the base course most flatwork around here starts from. Plan the bedding and base layers first, then the decorative stone on top.

Ground and Conditions in Dayton

Across the Twin Cities metro, the ground changes inside a short drive. Sandy ground north of the rivers takes water fast, while till in the western and southern suburbs drains slowly.

When a base is too thin over a clay loam subgrade, the slab or paver field heaves and drops as the ground freezes and thaws. Cold winters here bring repeated freeze-thaw, and that movement shows up first at the edges of a patio or walk.

The fix is a base built to the right depth for the ground under it, with a clean drainage layer where water needs somewhere to go. Frost depth for this part of the state is 3 feet 6 inches, the figure the Minnesota Residential Code footing table sets for its Zone II counties.

That number belongs to footing depth, not to a gravel base.

Materials for Dayton Projects

Bedding is what makes a paver patio or a flagstone walk sit flat and stay flat. The bedding layer carries the surface and spreads the load, so the material you choose under the stone matters as much as the stone itself.

Granite Fines are the standard bedding for pavers, flagstone and patio work, and they compact into garden paths. Minnesota granite fines come from the Crushed Stone quarried in the St.

Cloud belt.

Washed Sand beds and levels under slabs and pavers, and it is also sold as concrete sand. Mason Sand goes into brick and block work, paver joints and sandboxes.

Under the bedding, Class 5 is the compacted base for drives, parking pads, shed and garage bases and road base. It is the standard Minnesota base course.

Crusher Run is crushed rock with the fines left in, for base and drives that need to bind and compact. Minnesota yards more often sell it by class or by a minus size than by the name crusher run.

Delivery to Dayton and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, and it is the place to size a load before you check out.

Pick a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load in one pile at the site. Dayton sits in Hennepin County, and delivery covers the city and the surrounding area, including Minneapolis, Maple Grove, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka and Champlin.

Order Bulk Aggregates for Your Dayton Project

Start with the calculator on the product page for the material you need, then set your quantity and your delivery date. Minnesota Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil across Dayton and Hennepin County.

Order online when you are ready.