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

Crushed stone has angular, broken faces, so it locks together and packs. Pea stone is round and smooth, which means it stays loose and moves underfoot. Use crushed stone like 21AA limestone or #57 stone where you want a stable base or drainage. Use pea stone for walkways, play areas and dog runs.

Should I order material by the ton or by the yard?

Both work, and the calculator converts between them so you can order either way. Order by the ton when you are matching a weight, and by the yard when you are filling a known volume. Enter your measurements in the calculator and it sizes the load for you.

Which stone is best for drainage in Otsego County?

It depends on the job. Drain rock suits French drains, drywells and foundation drains, including in slow-draining clay ground. #57 stone works for French drains and concrete aggregate, and 3/4 inch crushed stone handles drainage beds and construction entrances. Rip rap armors shorelines and stream banks against waves and ice.

Otsego County 21AA Limestone and Gravel Delivery, MI

Michigan Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Otsego County, MI. Start with the calculator to size your load by the ton or yard. Then pick your material, and 21AA limestone is the one most drives, parking pads and pole barn bases get built on here. The ground is mostly sandy glacial outwash and sandy to loamy moraines, with swamps and wet lowlands mixed in.

Ground Conditions Across Otsego County

Base, driveway and paver work runs from the spring thaw into fall. That is a shorter season than southern Michigan gets, and frozen ground stops compaction in winter. Frost laws on state highways and county roads can stay in place here after they lift farther south, so time your delivery around the thaw.

Sandy uplands drain quickly, so water problems center on spring snowmelt, heavy lake-effect snow in the snowbelts, and swamps and wet lowlands. Plan a drainage layer where ground stays soft. Frost depth is 42 inches under the Michigan Residential Code, and the building official can require deeper footings where local conditions call for it.

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. Slope protection and shoreline armoring are real jobs in this county.

Materials Delivered in Otsego County

21AA limestone is the standard Michigan driveway base. Order it for driveways, parking pads, and pole barn and shed bases.

Choosing the Right Material

Match the material to the job. A compacted 21AA limestone base takes driveway gravel on top. Walkways and garden paths want walkway gravel, a finer surface. Bedding under pavers and flagstone calls for stone screenings, and pea stone suits walkways, play areas and dog runs.

Drainage is its own decision. Use 3/4 inch crushed stone, #57 stone or drain rock for French drains, drywells and foundation drains. On shorelines and stream banks, rip rap armors slopes against waves, ice and spring runoff, and large river rock handles heavier decorative and erosion work.

Charlevoix County, Antrim County and Kalkaska County sit in Northwest Michigan on the same Northern Lower Peninsula ground zone, so the ground next door is similar. Projects there lean the same way: base first, then drainage stone where low ground holds water.

Delivery Across Otsego County

Order online and size the load by the ton or yard with the calculator. Pick a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck brings the material to your site. Bulk delivery covers Gaylord, Elmira, Vanderbilt and Johannesburg, along with the rest of the county.

Have the drop spot clear before the truck arrives. A drive that is soft from the spring thaw is the one thing that slows a delivery down, so check the ground where the pile will land.

Order Bulk Aggregate for Otsego County

Michigan Rock Supply delivers 21AA limestone, drainage stone, sand and topsoil across Otsego County, from Gaylord to Vanderbilt, Elmira and Johannesburg. Size your load with the calculator, choose your material, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Place your order online and we will bring it to your site.

Bulk Aggregate Delivery Across Otsego County, MI