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

Minnesota Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Hampton, MN, and the material that starts nearly every project here is Class 5. It is the Minnesota base course.

Hampton sits in Dakota County, in the Twin Cities metro, where the ground under a patio or a drive changes over a short distance. That is why the bedding layer under flatwork matters as much as the surface you see.

Ground and Conditions in Hampton

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

A thin base over a slow-draining subgrade is where flatwork shows its first trouble. Water sits, the subgrade moves, and the pavers above it rock out of line.

Cold winters bring repeated freeze and thaw, which heaves drives, walks and slabs wherever a clay loam subgrade holds water under a thin base. The Minnesota Residential Code footing table sets 3 feet 6 inches for its Zone II counties.

Bluff and ravine erosion above the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix, gully cutting on graded lots, and streambank scour in urban creeks after heavy rain all move material.

On a graded lot in this part of the state, plan for where that water leaves.

The working season 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, which shapes when a load can move.

Materials for Hampton Projects

Under pavers and flatwork, the bedding layer is the part that decides how the finished surface sits. It has to hold a level plane and stay put while you work over it.

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

Cloud belt.

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

Below the bedding, the base carries the load. Class 5 is the standard Minnesota base course for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and road base, and it keeps its fines so it binds and compacts.

Driveway Gravel covers Class 2. It surfaces a drive or finishes over a compacted base.

Where a drive needs to bind, Crusher Run is crushed rock with the fines left in. Minnesota yards more often sell it by class or by a minus size than by the name crusher run.

Delivery to Hampton and the Surrounding Area

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

Pick a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load on site. The truck tips it in one pile, so leave room where you want the material to land.

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers across Dakota County, including Lakeville, Burnsville, In Grover Heights, Rosemount and Farmington.

Order Class 5 and Bedding Material in Hampton

Start with the calculator on the product page and settle your quantity by the ton or the yard. Then choose a delivery date at checkout and Minnesota Rock Supply sends a truck to tip the load at your site in Hampton.