Pea Gravel, Stone and Soil Delivery in Waltham, MN

Minnesota Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Waltham, MN, from Class 5 for a driveway to washed stone for a drain. Every product page carries a calculator, so you can size the load before you order.

Class 5 is the base course this part of Minnesota is built on, and it is the name to use when you want a compacted base for a drive, a parking pad or a shed floor.

Materials for Waltham Projects

Washed stone is the material that keeps water moving. Clear rock has the fines taken out, so water passes straight through it instead of sitting against a foundation wall.

That is what a French drain, a drywell or a downspout run needs.

Drainage Rock is the usual 1 1/2 inch clear rock for French drains, drywells, footing drains and downspout runs. Drainage Rock goes in the trench, and the water leaves the house instead of the yard.

For a tighter drain or pipe bedding, 3/8" Crushed Stone is a fine washed chip that fits narrow runs and small beds. 3/4 Clear Rock is the same idea at a coarser size, for drainage beds, trench backfill and a clean drive surface.

Under a basement slab, that clean washed layer is also the gas-permeable bed beneath the passive radon system Minnesota requires in new homes. 3/4 Clear Rock is the material for that layer and for the footing drains around it.

Where the ground has to hold up a structure instead of drain, the fines-bearing materials take over. Class 5 is the standard Minnesota base course.

Driveway Gravel is the Class 2 surfacing material, a 3/4 inch crushed rock with fines that finishes over a compacted base.

At the fine end, Granite Fines bed pavers, flagstone and patio work, and compact into garden paths. 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel, sold here as pea rock, suits walkways, play areas and exposed aggregate work.

Delivery to Waltham and the Surrounding Area

You order online. Pick the material, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and select a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck then tips the load on your site in Waltham.

Waltham sits in Mower County, and delivery covers the city and the ground around it, including Austin, Grand Meadow, Brownsdale, Le Roy and Adams.

If your site is on a county road, the spring load limits that go up in early March and come off in April are worth knowing about before you set a date.

Bulk loads are sized by the ton or the yard, so the calculator on each product page is the place to start. Have your measurements ready before you order.

Ground and Conditions in Waltham

This part of the state runs on tight, shale-rich till under deep black prairie soil. Water does not move through that ground quickly, and the thaw plus early summer thunderstorms are when yards and drives show it.

That is the reason a drainage layer matters here. Clear rock under a slab or in a footing drain gives water somewhere to go before it freezes against the foundation.

On the Southern and western prairie till side, heaving is worst where water cannot drain away.

The working season is long by Minnesota standards, running from the thaw into late autumn. Graded lots and bare ground take sheet and gully erosion after heavy summer storms, so timing a delivery before the ground is opened up saves rework later.

Frost depth for the Zone II counties in the Minnesota Residential Code footing table is 3 feet 6 inches. That figure belongs to the code table, not to Waltham, and footing depth is set by the building official.

Questions About Gravel and Stone in Waltham

Do you deliver Class 5 to Waltham, MN?

Yes. Minnesota Rock Supply delivers Class 5 to Waltham and the surrounding Mower County area, including Austin, Grand Meadow, Brownsdale, Le Roy and Adams.

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Class 5 is the standard Minnesota base course.

What gravel is best for a driveway in Waltham?

It depends on which part of the drive you are building. Class 5 is the compacted base course for a new drive or a rebuild.

Driveway Gravel, the Class 2 surfacing material, is a 3/4 inch crushed rock with fines that finishes over a compacted base. Topping an existing drive takes the same surfacing material.

Order Class 5, Washed Stone and Soil for Waltham

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, washed stone, sand, soil and mulch across Waltham and Mower County. Pick your material, size the load with the calculator on the product page, and choose a delivery date at checkout.

Place your order online and a truck will tip it on your site.