Order Gravel, Stone and Soil in Carsonville, MI

Water stands in the low spots around Carsonville every spring, and that flat, slow-draining clay decides what you order. Michigan Rock Supply delivers gravel and aggregate delivery in Carsonville, MI, with 21AA limestone as the base most drives and pads start from.

Build the grade first. Then build the base. Get those two right and the surface lasts.

Materials for Carsonville Projects

Most jobs here start below the surface. Raising grade and building pads comes before any top layer, and the fill you choose decides whether the base above it stays firm.

Start with Fill Dirt to raise low ground and shape a pad. It goes down first, gets compacted in lifts, and gives you a stable platform before a base material ever arrives.

Then cap it with 21AA Limestone, the standard Michigan driveway base. It is a crushed limestone with fines, and it packs hard for drives, parking pads, and pole barn or shed bases.

For an unpaved drive or private road, 22A Road Gravel is a different class. It is a hard-packing mix of stone, sand and fines, and it is not a drainage material.

Around the buildings, order by project type:

• Driveways and pads: 21AA limestone over compacted fill dirt.
• Patios and walkways: Stone Screenings for paver and flagstone bedding, or Walkway Gravel for a finer, walkable surface.
• Drains and wet ground: Drain Rock for French drains, drywells, foundation drains and downspout runs.
• Lawns and beds: Top Soil screened for new lawns and beds, or Garden Soil for raised beds.

Ground and Conditions in Carsonville

Carsonville sits in Sanilac County on flat former glacial lake bed. The ground is clay, silty clay and clay loam, crossed in places by sandy beach ridges and sand channels. Most of it drains poorly.

That is why an under-built base fails here. Water sits in the soil, frost comes out in spring, and a thin base softens and ruts under the first loaded truck.

Freeze-thaw hits every winter and spring. Frost depth runs 42 inches under the Michigan Residential Code, so water trapped in soaked soil has nowhere to go. Build deeper, and add a drainage layer where ground stays wet.

Plan the season too. Base, driveway and paver work runs from the spring thaw into late fall, and frozen ground stops compaction in winter. Frost laws limit heavy trucks on many roads during the thaw.

Streams and ditches on the flat lake plain rise fast after rain and snowmelt and scour their banks. RipRap armors culvert outlets and slopes where that happens.

Delivery to Carsonville and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick your quantity by the ton or the yard. Measure your area, decide your depth, and let the calculator do the rest. Bulk delivery drops at your site, so have the pad or drive marked and clear.

We deliver across Sanilac County, including Sandusky, Croswell, Marlette, Lexington and Brown City. Michigan Rock Supply serves Michigan only.

Order 21AA Limestone and Fill for Your Carsonville Project

Start with 21AA limestone for the base and fill dirt to raise the grade, then add the surface and drainage stone your job needs. Order online from Michigan Rock Supply and pick your delivery to Carsonville.