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

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Emmons, MN online. Minnesota Rock Supply sells bulk material by the ton or by the yard and sends a dump truck to your site.

Start with Class 5 for base work. Then pick a bedding material for the pavers or flatwork going on top.

Ground and Conditions in Emmons

Emmons sits in Freeborn County, on Southern and western prairie till. That ground is tight and loamy to clayey, with shale worked into it and deep black prairie soil over the top.

Water drains slowly here and there is little fall to move it along. On a paver patio or a slab, a base that was cut thin shows it fast.

The surface rocks, the joints open, and the edges settle out of line.

The fix is a base that drains and a bedding layer that stays put. Build the base so water has a way out from under the patio instead of sitting in the fines.

Spring is the worst stretch. The thaw loosens ground that was already holding water, and early summer storms finish the job on any bare or freshly graded lot.

Working seasons run long by Minnesota standards. Spring load limits go up on South and Central zone roads in early March and come off in April, so plan heavy deliveries around that window.

Materials for Emmons Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is the layer that decides how flat the finished surface stays. Get it right and the patio holds its lines through freeze and thaw.

Class 5

Class 5 is the Minnesota base course. Class 5 gravel is what goes under a patio, a parking pad, a shed base or a road.

It carries fines, so it binds and compacts into a firm platform. Order Class 5 as the structural layer under any flatwork.

Granite Fines

Granite fines, also called screenings or stone screenings, are the bedding layer. They bed pavers, flagstone and patio stone, and they compact into garden paths.

Minnesota granite fines come from the Crushed Stone quarried in the St. Cloud belt.

Order granite fines for the layer the pavers actually sit in.

3/8 Inch Crushed Stone

3/8 inch crushed stone, sold as 3/8 inch chips or granite chips, is a fine washed stone. Use it for fine drainage, pipe bedding, or a thin topping over a compacted base.

Quarries sell it as granite chips or as a red or buff limestone chip. Order 3/8 inch crushed stone where the layer needs to stay open.

Class 2

Yards sell it as Class 2 granite, buff limestone or red limestone.

Use it for drive surfacing and for paver base where a tighter crushed rock is wanted. Order Class 2 for the top course.

Washed Sand

Washed sand, also called concrete sand, beds and levels under slabs and pavers. Order washed sand for levelling work.

Delivery to Emmons and the Surrounding Area

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load before checkout.

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers bulk material across Freeborn County, including Albert Lea, Clarks Grove, Alden, Glenville and Hartland. A dump truck tips your load on site.

Order Material for Your Emmons Project

Size your load with the calculator, then choose tons or yards and pick a delivery date at checkout. Minnesota Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil to Emmons and across Freeborn County.

Place your order online and a truck tips the material on your site.