Buy Fill Dirt in Loretto, MN

Minnesota Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Loretto, MN, from Class 5 base to black dirt for lawns and beds. The working season here runs from the spring thaw into late autumn, so the ground is open longer than it is almost anywhere else in the state.

Spring load limits go up on Metro zone roads in early March and come off in mid-April. Time a bulk drop around that window and the truck reaches your site without trouble.

Materials for Loretto Projects

Grading and bed prep start with soil and fill. Top Soil, which Minnesota yards sell as black dirt, is screened or pulverized for lawns, sod beds and planting beds.

Fill Dirt raises grade and backfills before a Class 5 course goes down.

Garden Soil is a mix of screened black dirt and compost, built for raised beds and planting areas. Shredded Mulch covers beds, tree rings and slopes, holding moisture through the dry stretch of a Minnesota summer.

Base and Driveway Materials

Class 5 is the standard Minnesota base course, a compacted base for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and road base.

Driveway Gravel tops an existing drive or finishes over a compacted base.

Washed Stone and Sand

Clear rock is washed with the fines taken out. 3/4 Clear Rock goes into drainage beds, drive surfacing, construction entrances and trench backfill.

The same clean washed rock works under basement slabs and around footing drains.

Drainage Rock is usually a 1 1/2 inch clear rock here, used for French drains, drywells, downspout runs and sewer bedding. Washed Sand beds and levels under slabs and pavers, and Mason Sand handles brick and block work, paver joints and sandboxes.

Decorative Stone

Minnesota River Rock is round washed stone for decorative beds, borders and rock mulch around foundations. Large River Rock builds dry creek beds and heavier decorative work.

Ground and Conditions in Loretto

Water is the driver across the Twin Cities metro. Sandy ground north of the rivers takes water fast, while till through the western and northern suburbs drains slowly and holds it.

That difference decides what goes under a drive or a slab. Where till holds water, a clean drainage layer matters as much as the base course above it.

Hard surfaces across the built-up core concentrate runoff, and the river terraces and bluff faces move water quickly. Gully cutting on graded lots and building sites follows heavy rain, and streambank scour shows up in creeks afterward.

Cold winters bring repeated freeze-thaw, and drives, walks and slabs heave 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, which covers Hennepin County.

Delivery to Loretto and the Surrounding Area

Order online and a dump truck tips your load on site in one pile. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to size the load.

Have the drop area clear and reachable before the truck arrives. Loretto sits in Hennepin County, and delivery covers the surrounding area, including Maple Grove, Champlin, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie and Minneapolis.

Order Fill, Soil and Stone for Loretto

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers black dirt, garden soil, fill, Class 5, washed stone and sand for grading, bed prep, drives and drainage work in Loretto. Size your load on the product page, pick a delivery date, and order online.