Pea Gravel and Bulk Aggregates for Swan River, MN

Minnesota Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Swan River, MN, with bulk loads tipped at your site. Class 5 is the base course most drives and pads here start from, and it is the name to use when you order.

The ground around Swan River is thin, stony till sitting close to bedrock, so water has little room to soak away. That shapes what you put down and how deep the base needs to go.

Materials for Swan River Projects

Washed stone does the drainage work on a northeast Minnesota lot. Clear rock and drain rock carry water away from footings, downspouts and wet ground instead of letting it sit against the house.

Drain rock is the coarse end of that job. It runs about 1 1/2 inch in Minnesota and suits French drains, drywells, footing drains and downspout runs where water needs a path to move.

Drainage Rock goes in the trench, and 3/4 Clear Rock is the smaller washed stone for tighter spots and construction entrances. Clear means the fines are washed out, so the voids stay open.

Foundation rock is the same clean washed material used under basement slabs and around footing drains, including the gas-permeable layer beneath a passive radon system. If your ground holds water, this layer matters.

Natural Pea Gravel is the finer washed stone, called pea rock around here. It works for walkways, play areas and around exposed aggregate, and it drains well at that smaller size.

When you need a surface that binds and compacts, Class 5 is the Minnesota base course for driveways, parking pads and shed or garage bases. Class 5 keeps its fines, which is what separates it from clear rock.

For a tighter 3/4 inch crushed surface over a compacted base, Driveway Gravel and Crusher Run both finish a drive. Granite fines, sold as screenings, bed pavers and flagstone.

• Class 5 for driveways, parking pads and road base.
• Drainage Rock for French drains, drywells and downspout runs.
• 3/4 Clear Rock for drainage beds and trench backfill.
• Granite Fines for paver and patio bedding.
• 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel for walkways and play areas.

Delivery to Swan River and the Surrounding Area

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers bulk material to Swan River and the rest of Itasca County, including Grand Rapids, Cohasset, Nashwauk, Deer River and Bovey. A dump truck tips your load on site.

You order online. Choose the product, set your quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Each product page has a calculator if you want help sizing the load.

The driver tips the pile and moves on, so the drop spot is worth a thought before the truck arrives. Keep it clear of overhead lines and anything you do not want covered.

Ground and Conditions in Swan River

The working season here is the shortest in the state. Frozen ground stops compaction from late autumn into April, and spring load limits run into mid-May on North zone roads.

That timing decides your project schedule more than anything else. If you are building a drive or a pad, the window between thaw and freeze is when the base can actually be compacted.

Across the Iron Range, North Shore and the Superior Upland, water cannot soak into rock, so it runs off fast and gathers in the hollows and peat basins. Snowmelt is the heaviest flow of the year.

A base that keeps its fines will hold up on a dry, stony lot, but water has to have somewhere to go. That is where a clean washed layer under or beside the structure earns its place.

Frost reaches 5 feet in the counties the Minnesota Residential Code footing table sets for Zone I. That figure is a footing depth set by the building official, not a depth for a gravel base.

Order Bulk Aggregate Delivery in Swan River

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers Class 5, washed stone, sand and soil across Swan River and Itasca County. Build your order online, set the quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick your delivery date at checkout.

Your load arrives by dump truck and is tipped on site.