Order 21AA Limestone and Crushed Stone in Antrim County, MI
Michigan Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Antrim County, MI. Start with the calculator to size your load, then pick your material. For most drives and pads here, that material is 21AA limestone.
Antrim County ground is mostly sandy glacial outwash and sandy to loamy moraines, with swamps and wet lowlands mixed in. Sand drains fast, so a base that is too thin will pump and rut under load. Get the base right and the rest of the job follows.
Delivery across Antrim County
Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. The calculator helps you size the load before you check out, so you are not guessing at the number.
Pick your delivery date at checkout and a dump truck brings the material to your site. We run loads to Mancelona, Elk Rapids, Bellaire, Central Lake, Ellsworth, Alden and Kewadin, along with the roads between them.
Have the drop spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives. A bulk load needs firm ground and room to spread the bed. If the drive is soft from spring thaw, say so when you order.
Materials delivered in Antrim County
Here is what we run most often for driveways, pads, drainage and beds in this county.
21AA limestone carries the most weight in this county. Class 22A is a separate class with a smaller top size, used as road gravel on unpaved drives and roads and as base.
Ground conditions across Antrim County
Start with the soil and it tells you what the base has to do. Sandy outwash plains drain quickly, so water rarely sits on the surface. The problem shows up under the load, where a thin base over sand pumps and ruts.
Water trouble here centers on spring snowmelt and heavy lake-effect snow in the snowbelts. Swamps and wet lowlands hold water longer, and those are the spots that need a drainage layer rather than more fill.
Bare sand on slopes, in ditches and along stream banks washes out in heavy rain and snowmelt. High water, storms and ice work on the Lake Michigan and Lake Huron shorelines. Riprap and large stone are the answer on exposed banks.
Base, driveway and paver work runs from the spring thaw into fall, a shorter season than southern Michigan. Frozen ground stops compaction in winter. Frost laws on state highways and county roads can stay in place here after they lift farther south. Frost depth runs 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
Antrim County sits in the Northern Lower Peninsula ground zone, and so do its neighbors. Otsego, Grand Traverse and Charlevoix counties share the same sandy outwash and moraine ground, with swamps and wet lowlands and thin soils over limestone in places. The base and drainage choices do not change much as you cross a county line.
What changes is the project mix. Grand Traverse County and Charlevoix County sit in Northwest Michigan, same as Antrim, so the ground is similar and the jobs are similar: driveways, pole barn pads and shoreline work. Otsego County shares the zone too, so the same 21AA base and the same drain rock apply.
Pick by the job, not by the county. For a driveway, start with 21AA limestone and top it with driveway gravel. For a patio, set bedding with stone screenings over a compacted base. For a wet spot, go to drain rock or #57 stone and let the water move.
Order 21AA limestone and crushed stone for your Antrim County job
21AA limestone is the material most Antrim County jobs start with, and it is the one we run to Mancelona, Elk Rapids, Bellaire, Central Lake, Ellsworth, Alden and Kewadin. Size your load with the calculator, choose your ton or yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Order online and we will bring the stone to your site.