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

Minnesota Rock Supply offers gravel and aggregate delivery in Minneapolis, MN, from Class 5 base to granite fines and clean washed stone. Class 5 is the Minnesota name for the compacted base course, and it is where most flatwork in this city starts.

Ground across the Twin Cities metro changes fast, from sandy terraces to heavy till, so the material under your patio matters as much as the pavers on top.

Ground and Conditions in Minneapolis

A patio or walk that fails here usually fails because the bedding and base under it were too thin for the ground they sit on. Across the Twin Cities metro, some lots drain fast through sand and others hold water in till that sheds it slowly.

Where a clay loam subgrade keeps water under a shallow base, repeated freeze and thaw in a Minnesota winter heaves the surface. Frost depth in the metro is 3 feet 6 inches, the figure the Minnesota Residential Code footing table sets for its Zone II counties.

That number belongs to the footing table, not to your patio base. What it tells you is that this ground moves, and that a patio built over wet subgrade needs a drainage layer and a bedding layer chosen for the site.

Hard surfaces across the built-up core push runoff toward low spots, and bluff and ravine ground above the Mississippi moves water quickly. The metro also has the longest working season in the state, running from the spring thaw into late autumn, with load limits on Metro zone roads from early March into mid-April.

Materials for Minneapolis Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where the choice gets specific. The bedding layer levels the surface and holds the pavers, while the base below it carries the load and drains.

Granite Fines are the standard paver, flagstone and patio bedding here, and they compact into a garden path or a sand joint. Minnesota granite fines come from the Crushed Stone quarried in the St.

Cloud belt.

Class 5 is the base course beneath that bedding.

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

For drainage beside a patio or along a downspout run, Drainage Rock is the clean washed stone that lets water through instead of holding it. 3/8" Crushed Stone handles fine drainage, pipe bedding and a thin topping over a compacted base.

Delivery to Minneapolis and the Surrounding Area

You order online and a dump truck tips the load in one pile at your site. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to size the load before you check out.

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers across Minneapolis and Hennepin County, including Maple Grove, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Champlin and Hopkins. Pick your delivery date at checkout and the truck brings the material to the address you enter.

Order Minneapolis Aggregate by the Ton or Yard

Start with the calculator on the product page for the material you need, then order the quantity it gives you and pick a delivery date at checkout. Minnesota Rock Supply delivers Class 5, granite fines, sand, drain rock and more across Minneapolis and Hennepin County.