Pea Gravel and Bulk Aggregates for Excelsior, MN

For gravel and aggregate delivery in Excelsior, MN, Minnesota Rock Supply sells bulk material by the ton and the yard. Class 5 is the base most drives, pads and shed floors start from here.

Across the Twin Cities metro the ground changes quickly, and how it drains decides how much base a site needs. Tell the calculator what you are building and it sizes the load.

Materials for Excelsior Projects

Washed stone handles the water problems that show up on Excelsior lots: French drains, drywells and downspout runs that move roof and surface water away from a foundation. Clear rock is the Minnesota way of saying washed with the fines taken out, and that is what keeps a drain flowing.

Start coarse. Drainage Rock is usually a 1 1/2 inch clear rock, and it fills French drains, drywells, footing drains and downspout runs.

3/4 Clear Rock covers drainage beds, trench backfill and construction entrances. It also acts as foundation rock under basement slabs and around footing drains, including the gas-permeable layer beneath the passive radon system Minnesota requires in new homes.

Finer washed sizes tighten the same work. 3/8" Crushed Stone beds pipe and tops a compacted base, and #89 Crushed Stone fills paver joints and tight bedding.

Fines-bearing material is the other half of a project. Class 5 keeps its fines, binds and compacts into a base for drives, parking pads and road base.

Driveway Gravel, sold locally as Class 2, is a 3/4 inch crushed surfacing rock used to top an existing drive or finish over a compacted base.

Delivery to Excelsior and the Surrounding Area

Excelsior sits in Hennepin County, and Minnesota Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across the county and the wider metro. Coverage runs through Minneapolis, Maple Grove, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka and Champlin as well.

You order online. Pick a quantity by the ton or by the yard, use the calculator on any product page if you want the load sized, and choose your delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck then tips the material on your site as one pile.

Site access is worth a thought before the truck arrives. A drive that a loaded truck can reach without backing over a soft shoulder keeps the day simple, and a firm, open spot near the work saves a lot of carrying.

Ground and Conditions in Excelsior

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

That difference decides base depth. A clay loam subgrade that holds water under a thin base heaves drives, walks and slabs through repeated freeze and thaw, so a slow-draining lot wants more clean stone under it than a sandy one.

Erosion follows the same pattern. Bluff and ravine faces above the rivers, graded lots and building sites cut gullies and streambanks scour after heavy rain.

Riprap and shoreline filter rock armour those slopes against wave, ice and spring runoff.

Timing runs from the spring thaw into late autumn, the longest working season in the state. Spring load limits go up on Metro zone roads in early March and come off in mid-April, which is worth planning around if a truck needs to reach your site in that window.

Frost is the other scheduling factor. Cold winters with repeated freeze and thaw move anything built on a wet subgrade, so the material under the surface matters as much as the surface itself.

Ordering Bulk Aggregate in Excelsior

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers Class 5, washed stone, sand, soil and mulch in bulk to Excelsior and across Hennepin County. Choose your material, set the quantity by the ton or the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.