3/8 Inch Crushed Stone and Bulk Aggregates for Hope, MI

Where does the water go after it leaves your downspouts? That is the question behind most drainage orders we fill for gravel and aggregate delivery in Hope, MI. Michigan Rock Supply sells washed stone, 21AA limestone, sand and soil by the ton. In this flat clay ground, water stands in low spots, so the stone under a drain matters more than the pipe.

Materials for Hope Projects

Drainage is the job here, so start with the washed stone sizes. Washed stone has the fines rinsed out, which leaves open voids for water to move through instead of packing tight.

• Drain Rock is the workhorse. Use it in French drains, drywells, foundation drains and downspout runs where clay ground drains slowly.
• #57 Stone handles drainage beds and concrete aggregate, and it is specified locally as a washed size.
• 3/8" Crushed Stone is the fine end. It goes in tight drainage, pipe bedding and as a topping over a compacted base.
• RipRap armors banks, culvert outlets and slopes against waves, ice and spring runoff.

For the drive itself, 21AA limestone is the Michigan base. It is a crushed limestone with fines, and it packs hard for driveways, parking pads and shed bases. Topping a compacted 21AA base is work for Driveway Gravel or 21AA Limestone itself. 22A road gravel is a different class, a stone, sand and fines mix for unpaved drives and private roads, and it is not the one for drainage work.

Round out an order with Stone Screenings for paver and patio bedding, or Mason Sand for brick and block work and paver joints.

Delivery to Hope and the Surrounding Area

You order online and pick your quantity by the ton or by the yard, then size the load with the calculator before you check out. Pick your delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck brings the material to your site in Hope.

We deliver across Hope and Midland County, including Midland, Coleman and Sanford. If your site sits on a soft shoulder or a narrow drive, tell us where the truck should drop the pile so it lands where you can move it.

Ground and Conditions in Hope

Hope sits on the flat former glacial lake bed that runs through the Saginaw Bay area and the Thumb. The soil is clay, silty clay and clay loam, crossed in places by sandy beach ridges and old sand channels. Most of the ground is poorly drained.

That is why spring snowmelt and heavy rain leave water standing in low spots, and why so much of the land relies on ditches and tile drains. Coarse washed stone under a drain keeps that water moving instead of sitting in the clay.

Base, driveway and paver work runs from the spring thaw into late fall, and frozen ground stops compaction in winter. Frost laws also limit heavy trucks on many roads during the thaw, so time your delivery around that. Freeze-thaw softens roadbeds and thin bases as frost leaves the ground. Frost depth is 42 inches under the Michigan Residential Code.

Order Bulk Aggregate Delivery in Hope, MI

Michigan Rock Supply delivers washed stone, 21AA limestone, sand and soil across Hope and Midland County. Choose your material, set the quantity by the ton or yard, and pick your delivery date at checkout. When you are ready to start the job, place your order online and we will bring the load to your site.