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

Crushed stone is angular and mechanically broken, so it locks together under a roller and holds a base. Natural Pea Gravel is rounded, so it stays loose and works for walkways, play areas and patio infill. In Lewis County, use crusher run or washed stone where a base or drainage layer is meant, and Natural Pea Gravel where the surface just needs to be walked on.

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

Both work. Crushed stone, washed stone, riprap and sand are commonly ordered by the ton, and soil, fill dirt and mulch by the yard. Size the load with the calculator on each product page, then pick whichever unit matches the quantity you are working in. The truck tips one pile of the quantity you order.

Which stone is best for drainage in Lewis County?

Match the stone to the opening. #57 Limestone is one inch clean washed stone for French drains and pipe bedding, #67 Stone is a 3/4 inch clean stone where #57 is a shade too big, and Drain Rock suits drywells and downspout runs. #8 and #89 crushed stone cover tight joints and fine drainage on ground that sheds water fast.

Lewis County Crusher Run and Gravel Delivery, WV

Rain and snowmelt shed off these hills fast, and they carry the fines and the ditch banks with them. West Virginia Rock Supply sells gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Lewis County, WV.

Crusher run is the material that answers it. Crushed stone with the fines left in, it locks up under a roller and holds a grade on a hillside drive.

Order it online, and a truck tips it on site.

Materials delivered in Lewis County

Base material here is specified by the WVDOH Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges. Section 307 covers crushed aggregate base course.

Its material requirement comes from Subsection 704.6, which grades base and subbase aggregate by numbered class in Table 704.6.2A.

You will see Class 1 base and Class 2 base on local tickets, and 3/4 inch crusher run sold by top size.

57, No. 67, No.

8 and No. 4.

Crusher run carries the base work. Crusher Run and Class 2 are the same finer class, and Class 1 Base is the coarser of the two, built up when the subgrade is soft ground or old fill.

#67 Stone is a 3/4 inch clean washed stone for drainage beds and concrete work. Drain Rock handles French drains, drywells and downspout runs on ground that sheds water fast.

Ground conditions across Lewis County

Work runs from spring into late fall. A long wet spell, not frost, is usually what stops a base job.

This ground holds water and cannot be compacted while it is saturated. Order when the subgrade has drained, not the day the rain quits.

Across the North central plateau and western hills, the ground is rolling to steep dissected hill country on shale, siltstone and sandstone. Slopes carry acid stony residuum, hollows hold colluvium, and narrow alluvial bottoms run along the bigger creeks.

Mine regolith sits where northern seams were worked.

That mix sheds water hard. About 3.6 landslides per square mile have been recorded in this part of the state, second highest in West Virginia, most on slopes over about 14 degrees.

Road cuts, development and timber cutting are the usual triggers, and creek bank scour after heavy rain does the rest.

Where a drive climbs a cut slope, crusher run holds the grade and riprap protects the toe. Where fill has slipped, Riprap armours the bank and clean stone carries water away from the slip.

Delivery across Lewis County

West Virginia Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across Lewis County, including Weston, Jane Lew, Alum Bridge, Camden, Horner, Orlando and Walkersville. You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Each product page has a calculator. A dump truck then tips the load on site in one pile.

Fill dirt raises grade or backfills behind a wall, and a base course goes on top of it.

Choosing the right material

Harrison County and Doddridge County sit in Mountaineer Country, and Upshur County sits in Mountain Lakes. All three share Lewis County's ground region: rolling to steep dissected hill country on shale, siltstone and sandstone, with acid stony residuum, colluvium in the hollows and mine regolith where northern seams were worked.

So the ground is the same, and the base and drainage reasoning carries straight across. Crusher run for a drive or pad, clean washed stone for drainage, and riprap where a bank is cutting in.

The material choice stays the same on either side of the county line.

Order aggregate delivery in Lewis County

West Virginia Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand, topsoil and mulch across Lewis County and the surrounding hollows and bottoms. Crusher run, Class 1 base, washed stone, riprap and fill dirt all come by the ton or the yard.

Size the load, pick your date at checkout, and order online today.

Crusher Run, Sand and Gravel Delivery in Lewis County, WV