Order Class 5 and Crushed Stone in Meeker County, MN
Minnesota Rock Supply sells gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Meeker County, MN. Class 5 is the base course to start with here, and it is the same material the county and its cities name in their own standards.
This is Central Minnesota moraine and granite belt ground. Till holds water, and low spots pond through the thaw.
Order the right stone and the ground stops fighting you.
Ground Conditions Across Meeker County
Across the Central Minnesota moraine and granite belt, the ground is Alexandria moraine and Grantsburg lobe till over granite. Loam sits over till on the farmed ground between the lakes.
Till holds water. The ground is pocked with lakes, sloughs and closed basins, so low spots pond through the thaw while sand and gravel terraces along the river valleys drain freely.
That split decides your base. A wet subgrade under a thin course will heave and rut.
Build the base up over the wet ground and keep a clean stone layer to move water away.
Erosion works the same way. Sheet and gully erosion cuts tilled slopes after heavy summer rain, and lakeshore wear comes from wind and wave.
Riprap and shoreline filter rock answer that.
Work runs from the thaw into late autumn. Spring load limits go up on Central zone roads in March and come off in late April or early May.
Frost is deep here, with repeated freeze and thaw. Heaving is worst on loam and clay loam over till, and on drives built thin over a wet subgrade.
Materials Delivered in Meeker County
Order by the job. A driveway, a patio and a drain each take a different stone.
Driveways and road base
Class 5 is the standard Minnesota base course. It carries fines, so it binds and compacts under drives, parking pads, shed and garage bases and road base.
Driveway Gravel is Class 2, the surfacing class in Spec 3138. Minnesota yards sell it as Class 2 granite, buff limestone or red limestone.
It is a tighter 3/4 inch crushed aggregate with fines, for drive surfacing and paver base.
Crusher Run is crushed rock with the fines left in, for base and drives that need to bind. Minnesota yards more often sell it by class or by a minus size.
Drainage and clear stone
3/4 Clear Rock is washed with the fines taken out, as against Class 5, which keeps them. Use it in drainage beds, construction entrances and trench backfill.
The same clean washed rock goes under basement slabs and around footing drains, including the gas-permeable layer beneath the passive radon system Minnesota requires in new homes. That is Drainage Rock, usually a 1 1/2 inch clear rock, for French drains, drywells and downspout runs.
RipRap armours lakeshore, streambank, culvert outlets and slopes against ice, wave and spring runoff.
Patios, paths and beds
Granite Fines bed pavers, flagstone and patios and make compacted garden paths. The Crushed Stone comes from the St.
Cloud belt.
3/8" Natural Pea Gravel, also called pea rock, suits walkways, play areas and exposed aggregate work.
Top Soil is black dirt here, usually bought screened or pulverized, for lawns, sod beds and planting beds. Fill Dirt is common borrow, for bulk fill and raising grade before a Class 5 course goes down.
Choosing the Right Material
Meeker County sits on the Central Minnesota moraine and granite belt. Stearns County sits on the same ground, so the base and drainage reasoning there is the same as here.
McLeod and Renville counties sit on southern and western prairie till, a different ground. That till is loamy to clayey and carries shale, under deep black prairie soil.
Shale-bearing clay till drains poorly and moves under frost. On that ground a clean open stone layer matters more than it does on loam over till, and a fines-bearing base needs more cover over a wet subgrade.
Match the stone to the job:
- Drive or pad: Class 5 as the base, then Class 2 or driveway gravel on top.
- Paver or flagstone bed: granite fines, over a compacted base.
- French drain or footing drain: 1 1/2 inch clear rock, no fines.
- Under a slab or radon layer: 3/4 clear rock.
- Lakeshore or slope: riprap sized to the exposure.
Each product page has a calculator. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard.
Delivery Across Meeker County
Order online and pick a quantity by the ton or by the yard. The calculator on each product page helps you size the load.
Choose a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the load on site.
Delivery covers Litchfield, Dassel, Watkins, Grove City, Eden Valley, Cosmos and Darwin, along with the rest of the county. Rural addresses and job sites are fine.
Plan around the season. Spring load limits go up on Central zone roads in March and come off in late April or early May, so a heavy load on a soft road is a timing question.
Questions About Base Material in Meeker County
When is the best time of year to order base material in Meeker County?
Base, drive and paver work runs from the thaw into late autumn. Spring load limits go up on Central zone roads in March and come off in late April or early May, so a load onto a soft road is easier after they lift.
Late autumn works too, as long as the ground has not frozen hard.
What is the difference between topsoil and fill dirt?
Fill dirt is common borrow, a bulk material for raising grade and backfilling before a Class 5 course goes down. Topsoil is black dirt, the screened or pulverized layer for lawns, sod beds and planting beds.
Use fill to build grade, topsoil to finish it.
What is Class 5 and what is it used for in Meeker County?
Class 5 is the standard Minnesota base course. It is crushed aggregate with the fines left in, so it binds and compacts.
It goes under driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and road base. County highway departments and cities write their own standards against the same class numbers.
Order Class 5 for Your Meeker County Job
Class 5 is the base to start from on Meeker County ground, and it is sold here under that name. Add clear rock for drainage, granite fines for a paver bed, or black dirt to finish the grade.
Order online, pick your quantity and your delivery date, and a truck tips the load on site.