Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Plainview, MN

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Plainview, MN online, by the ton or by the yard. Minnesota Rock Supply drops bulk Class 5, stone, sand and black dirt at your address in Wabasha County.

This is Driftless bluff and karst country. Ground here is loess over limestone and sandstone, thin on the ridge tops and deep in the valleys, so what sits under a patio matters more than what sits on it.

Ground and Conditions in Plainview

A thin base over this ground shows itself fast. You get soft spots, rocking slabs and joints that open within a season.

Loess over residual soil moves when water reaches it. On the Driftless bluff and karst country side, water runs off steep slopes and disappears into sinkholes and fractures instead of soaking in evenly.

Freeze and thaw lift flatwork on thin, silty soils over rock. The Minnesota Residential Code footing table sets 3 feet 6 inches for its Zone II counties, so footings sit deeper than the surface layer you are building on.

The fix is a base that spreads load and drains. Class 5 is the Minnesota base course for that job.

Bed pavers and flatwork on an open graded layer that sheds water, not on bare loess.

Materials for Plainview Projects

Patios and walks stand or settle on what is under them. Start with a base that compacts, then bed the surface in a fine, screedable material.

Base and Bedding

Class 5 is the standard Minnesota base course, also called Class 5 gravel or Cl 5. Use it under paver patios, garage slabs and driveway pads, where it binds and takes a load.

Crusher Run is crushed rock with the fines left in, sold across Minnesota by class or by a minus size. It binds and compacts under drives and bases.

Granite Fines are the bedding layer. Minnesota granite fines come from the Crushed Stone quarried in the St.

Cloud belt, and they screed flat for paver, flagstone and patio 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 play areas.

Around the Patio

3/4 Clear Rock is washed rock with the fines taken out, for drainage beds and trench backfill. Drainage Rock handles French drains, downspout runs and footing drains.

Delivery to Plainview and the Surrounding Area

Choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard, then pick a delivery date at checkout. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you order.

A dump truck tips the material in one pile at your Plainview address. Have the spot clear before it arrives.

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers across Wabasha County, including Lake City, Wabasha, Elgin, Mazeppa and Kellogg. The working season here runs from the thaw into late autumn, and spring load limits go on Southeast zone roads in early March and come off in April.

Questions About Ordering

What gravel is best for a driveway in Plainview?

Class 5 is the Minnesota base course and the right start for a drive, a parking pad or a road base.

Top it with Class 2, a 3/4 inch crushed surfacing aggregate, or with driveway gravel over a compacted base. Skip clean washed stone as a wearing course; it will not bind on this ground.

How much material will my project need?

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, so you pick the figure that matches how you measured. Each product page has a calculator to size the load.

Have your area and the depth you plan to build to ready before you order, and the number you get is the number you order.

Order Your Material for Plainview

Size the load with the calculator on the product page, then order by the ton or the yard and choose a delivery date. Class 5, granite fines, sand and clear rock all arrive by dump truck to your Plainview address.

Place your order online when your numbers are ready.