Which stone is best for drainage in Hennepin County?

Drainage Rock, usually a 1 1/2 inch clear rock, is the standard choice for French drains, drywells and footing drains. Clear rock is washed with the fines taken out, so water moves through it instead of sitting. 3/4 Clear Rock works for tighter spots, and #4 Crushed Stone suits heavy drainage and trench bottoms.

What do I need to have ready for a bulk delivery?

Pick a spot the truck can reach and turn around in, and keep it clear before the delivery date. The truck tips the load in one pile, so the ground under it should be firm enough to hold the weight. Order your quantity by the ton or yard, and choose a delivery date at checkout.

What is the best base material for a patio in Hennepin County?

Class 5 is the Minnesota base class for a patio, compacted under the bedding layer. Bed the pavers or flagstone on granite fines, also called screenings, which give a tight, level surface. Where the subgrade is clay loam and holds water, a clean clear rock layer underneath helps water move instead of sitting.

Gravel, Soil and Stone for Hennepin County, MN

Minnesota Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Hennepin County, MN. Class 5 is the Minnesota base course name, and it is the material to start with for a drive, a parking pad or a shed base.

Each product page has a calculator, so you can size the load before you order.

Ground here changes fast. Sand plain, till, river terraces and limestone bluffs all sit inside one county, and each one drains differently under a base.

Ground Conditions Across Hennepin County

Hennepin County sits in the Twin Cities metro ground region. Across the metro, several different grounds sit inside one short drive, and that holds true here.

Sandy ground takes water fast. Till drains slowly and holds it.

On a graded lot, that difference decides how much base a drive or pad needs underneath it.

Hard surfaces across the built-up core push runoff into concentrated paths. Bluff and ravine erosion above the rivers, gully cutting on graded lots, and streambank scour in urban creeks after heavy rain all follow from that.

Frost heave is real on 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, and that figure is a footing depth set by the building official, not a base depth.

The working season runs from the spring thaw into late autumn, the longest in the state. Spring load limits go on Metro zone roads in early March and come off in mid-April, which affects hauling schedules early in the year.

Materials Delivered in Hennepin County

Order by project type. A driveway, a patio and a drain each call for a different material, and the local names below are what to ask for.

Class 5 carries the most weight in local work because it is the base class Minnesota names by number.

Class 5 and Class 6 are the base classes in that spec. Class 1 and Class 2 are the surfacing classes, and Class 3 and Class 4 are subbase.

County highway departments and cities write their own standards against the same class numbers.

For a driveway, start with Class 5 and finish with Driveway Gravel. For a patio, bed the pavers on Granite Fines over a compacted base.

For a drain, use Drainage Rock or 3/4 Clear Rock, which is washed with the fines taken out.

Other materials cover the rest. 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel, also called pea rock, suits walkways and play areas.

Mason Sand goes into brick and block work and sandboxes, and Washed Sand beds slabs and pavers.

For fill and finish work, Fill Dirt raises grade before a Class 5 course goes down. Garden Soil fills raised beds, and Shredded Mulch covers beds and tree rings.

Choosing the Right Material

Wright County sits in Central Minnesota, over the Alexandria moraine and the granite belt. Granite is at or near the surface there and worked quarries run along the Mississippi and Sauk rivers.

That is a different ground from Hennepin County. Where granite sits near the surface, Crushed Stone is close at hand for a base or a surfacing layer.

Here the ground is more mixed, so the base choice follows the soil under it.

Ramsey County and Dakota County share the Twin Cities metro ground region with Hennepin County. The ground is the same, so the same base and drainage reasoning applies in all three.

Match the material to what the ground does with water. Sandy ground takes it fast, so a compacting base like Class 5 holds up well.

Till drains slowly, so a clean clear rock layer under a slab or footing drain moves water away instead of trapping it.

On a slope above a ravine or a creek, armouring matters more than bedding. Riprap set against ice, wave and spring runoff protects an edge that would otherwise cut away.

Delivery Across Hennepin County

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 first, and you choose a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. Have the spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives, with room for it to turn and back in.

Delivery covers Minneapolis, Maple Grove, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Champlin, Hopkins, Rogers, Mound, Dayton, Wayzata, Osseo, Excelsior, St. Bonifacius and Spring Park, along with the rest of the county.

Order Class 5 and More for Hennepin County

Class 5 is the base course to name first for a drive, a pad or a shed base in Hennepin County. Minnesota Rock Supply delivers gravel, stone, sand, soil and mulch across the county, ordered online by the ton or yard.

Size your load on the product page and place the order when you are ready.

Bulk Aggregate Delivery Across Hennepin County, MN