Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Savage, MN

Minnesota Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Savage, MN, and the Twin Cities metro working season runs from the spring thaw into late autumn. That gives you a long window for a patio build, and a short one for anything that needs a firm, dry subgrade.

Class 5 is the base course most flatwork here starts from. Order it by the ton or the yard, and time the drop for ground that is thawed and workable.

Ground and Conditions in Savage

Across the Twin Cities metro the ground changes over a short drive. Sandy ground north of the rivers takes water fast, while till in the southern and western suburbs drains slowly.

That second condition is the one that matters under a patio. A clay loam subgrade holds water, and a thin base over it shows the failure first: heaving and settling at the slab or paver edge after a winter of freeze and thaw.

The fix is a base that drains and a bedding layer that stays put. Get the subgrade shape right before anything goes down, and keep water moving away from the patio edge.

Spring load limits go up on Metro zone roads in early March and come off in mid-April. Plan heavy deliveries around that window if your site sits on a road that carries the restriction.

Materials for Savage Projects

Bedding is where a patio is won or lost. The layer under the pavers has to compact tight and hold its level, because a bedding layer that shifts takes the surface with it.

Granite Fines are the bedding material for pavers, flagstone and patio work. Minnesota granite fines come from the Crushed Stone quarried in the St.

Cloud belt, and they compact to a firm, level bed.

Under the bedding you need a base that binds. Class 5 is the standard Minnesota base course.

It is a compacted base for drives, parking pads and the ground beneath flatwork.

Where you want a tighter 3/4 inch crushed aggregate with fines.

For a patio that needs to shed water, Drainage Rock is a 1 1/2 inch clear rock used for French drains, drywells and downspout runs. Clear rock is the Minnesota way of saying washed with the fines taken out.

Finish the joints and the surround with Mason Sand, which beds brick and block work and fills paver joints. Washed Sand, also sold as concrete sand, handles bedding and levelling under slabs and pavers.

Delivery to Savage and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load before checkout, and you pick a delivery date there.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile on site, so pick a spot that keeps the material out of the way of the work and clear of anything you do not want covered.

Savage sits in Scott County, and delivery covers the surrounding area, including Shakopee, Prior Lake, Belle Plaine, Jordan and Elko New Market.

Questions About Gravel and Aggregate in Savage

What gravel is best for a driveway in Savage?

Class 5 is the standard Minnesota base course for a drive, and it compacts into a firm surface over a prepared subgrade. For the top layer, Class 2 gives you a tighter 3/4 inch crushed aggregate with fines.

Where the drive needs to shed water, 3/4 Clear Rock is washed with the fines taken out and lets water pass through.

How much material will my project need?

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to size the load. Have your patio or drive dimensions and the depth you plan to build to on hand before you order.

The calculator turns those numbers into a quantity you can enter at checkout.

Order Aggregate for Your Savage Patio

Start with the calculator on the product page to size your load, then order by the ton or the yard and pick your delivery date at checkout. Minnesota Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil across Savage and Scott County.

Order your material online when you are ready to build.