Bulk Aggregates for Drainage in Temperance, MI

Michigan Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Temperance, MI, and most of the ground here is flat former lake bed clay that drains poorly. When water stands in low spots, a driveway base of 21AA limestone can soften and rut even when it was built right. Washed stone and a drainage layer are what keep a Temperance yard working.

Materials for Temperance Projects

Drainage is the job that decides whether the rest of a build holds up. Washed stone lets water move instead of pooling on clay, so it belongs under downspout runs, French drains and drywells. Sorted below from coarsest to finest, the sizes below cover the drainage work and the finish work around it.

Start coarse for volume and heavy flow. #4 Crushed Stone, also called 4 stone, fills trench bottoms, construction entrances and heavy drainage. #57 Stone is the common choice for French drains, drywells and concrete aggregate, and Drain Rock is sized for foundation drains and downspout runs, including slow clay ground.

Move down a size for tighter drainage and bedding. 3/4" Crushed Stone works in drainage beds and drive surfacing, while 3/8" Crushed Stone handles fine drainage, pipe bedding and topping over a compacted base. Stone Screenings give you paver, flagstone and patio bedding at the fine end.

Not every Temperance job is drainage. 21AA Limestone is the standard Michigan driveway base, a crushed limestone with fines, and 22A Road Gravel is a different class for unpaved drives and private roads where you want a hard-packing mix. Top Soil and River Rock finish beds once the water is handled.

Delivery to Temperance and the Surrounding Area

You order online and pick your delivery date at checkout. Choose your quantity by the ton or the yard, and use the calculator if you are sizing a load. A dump truck then brings the material to your site in Temperance.

Delivery covers Temperance and the rest of Monroe County, including Monroe, Lambertville, Dundee, La Salle and Erie. If your project sits on a drive that softens in spring, pick a date when the ground is firm enough to take a loaded truck.

Ground and Conditions in Temperance

Plan the season before you plan the material. 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 spring thaw, so a delivery date that lines up with the work matters.

This part of the Southeast lake plain is flat glacial lake bed clay, silty clay and clay loam, with sandy beach ridges and sand channels crossing it in places. Most of the ground is poorly drained, which is why ditches and tile drains carry so much of the water here.

Freeze-thaw hits every winter and spring. As frost comes out of the ground, water is trapped in the soaked soil, and roadbeds, gravel drives and thin bases soften and rut. The Michigan Residential Code sets frost depth at 42 inches, and that figure drives footing depth, not gravel base depth. For a Driveway, the answer is a drainage layer and a base that sheds water.

Streams and ditches on this flat plain rise fast after rain and snowmelt and scour their banks. RipRap armors culvert outlets, stream banks and slopes, which keeps that fast water from eating the ground you just built on.

Order Bulk Aggregate for Your Temperance Project

Michigan Rock Supply delivers 21AA limestone, washed drainage stone, sand, soil and decorative rock across Temperance and Monroe County. Pick your material, size the load with the calculator, and choose a delivery date that fits the working season. Place your bulk aggregate order online when you are ready.