How much gravel do I need for my project?

Use the load size calculator on the product you are ordering. Enter your measurements and it works out the quantity by the ton or the yard, so you can pick a load size without doing the math yourself. Ordering by the ton or the yard keeps the truck load matched to the job.

Do you deliver to Alger County?

Yes. Michigan Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and topsoil across Alger County, including Munising, Au Train, Chatham, Deerton, Shingleton, Trenary and Wetmore. You enter your delivery address and pick a date at checkout, and a dump truck brings the load to your site.

What is the difference between crushed stone and Natural Pea Gravel?

Crushed stone is angular and locks together, which is why 21AA limestone, 3/4 inch crushed stone and #57 stone work as base and drainage. Pea stone is rounded and washed, so it stays loose underfoot and drains freely. Use crushed stone for structure, pea stone for walkways and play areas.

Alger County 21AA Limestone and Gravel Delivery, MI

Ordering gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Alger County, MI

Start with the load size calculator, then pick your material. Michigan Rock Supply sells bulk gravel, crushed stone, sand and topsoil for delivery across Alger County, and 21AA limestone is the base most drives here get built on. A crushed limestone with fines, it packs down hard and stays put.

You order online by the ton or the yard, choose a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck drops the load at your site. If you are working in Munising, Au Train, Chatham, Deerton, Shingleton, Trenary or Wetmore, that is coverage.

Delivery across Alger County

Ordering online keeps it simple. Punch in your address and material, then size the load with the calculator instead of guessing. Bulk delivery means a dump truck arrives and places the pile where you want it.

Two things shape timing here. The working season is shorter than downstate, running from a late spring thaw into fall, and frozen ground stops compaction in winter. Frost laws also limit heavy trucks on state highways and many county roads through the thaw.

Plan your order around that window. Saturated roadbeds and gravel drives soften during the thaw, so a spring delivery may need to wait until the ground firms up.

Materials delivered in Alger County

Here is what to order for the job in front of you, organized by project type.

21AA limestone gets the most attention because so many jobs start with it. It is dense-graded crushed aggregate, and it is what you build a base with before anything goes on top. After that, 3/4 inch crushed stone and #57 stone handle drainage beds and drive surfacing, while 22A road gravel covers unpaved drives where a hard-packing mix is wanted.

For finish work, reach for Mason Sand on brick and block, Washed Sand under slabs, and River Rock or Large River Rock in decorative beds and dry creek beds. Fill Dirt raises low ground before a 21AA base goes down.

Ground conditions across Alger County

What sits under your base matters more than what you put on it. Alger County runs on sandy lake plains and glacial drift with large wetlands and peat, plus clay flats in places and thin soils over limestone and dolomite bedrock in some areas.

That mix means two different problems in the same county. Peat and clay hold water and move under a load, so an under-built base pumps and ruts. Sandy ground drains fast but can let a thin base shift.

Spring snowmelt collects on flat, swampy lowlands, and heavy lake-effect snow piles up on the Lake Superior side. High water, storms and ice erode the shoreline, and snowmelt runoff scours stream banks and ditches. That is why drain rock and riprap are common orders, not just driveway material.

Frost depth is 42 inches under the Michigan Residential Code, and the building official can require deeper footings where local conditions call for it.

Choosing the right material

Ground changes as you move between counties, and so does the right order.

Marquette County sits in the Upper Peninsula on stony, sandy glacial drift over ancient hard bedrock that lies close to the surface or is exposed in many places, with a clay plain along parts of the Lake Superior shore. Shallow bedrock there means less digging before a base, so the base itself carries more of the load.

Delta County and Schoolcraft County share Alger County's ground zone, so the ground is similar: sandy lake plains and glacial drift, wetlands and peat, clay flats, and thin soils over limestone and dolomite in some areas. The jobs are similar too, with driveway base topping the list, then drain rock and riprap for wet lowlands and shoreline work.

Match the material to the ground, not the other way around. Wet, spongy spots want drainage stone first. Firm sandy ground takes a 21AA base and a surfacing layer.

Order 21AA limestone and bulk aggregates for your Alger County project

21AA limestone is the base most Alger County drives and pads are built on, and it is ready to order along with the sand, gravel, topsoil and drainage stone to finish the job. Size your load with the calculator, pick a material, and choose a delivery date at checkout. Michigan Rock Supply will get it to your site.

21AA Limestone, Sand and Gravel Delivery in Alger County, MI