Pea Gravel for Pathways in Lost City, WV

West Virginia Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Lost City, WV. Most ground work here starts with crusher run, the crushed stone with the fines left in that locks up tight under a roller.

On the slopes and hollows of the Potomac ridges and valleys, the soil is shallow and full of rock fragments, so what you put under a path matters as much as what you put on it.

Ground and Conditions in Lost City

Across the Potomac ridges and valleys, the soil on the slopes is shaly and stony, with better ground down in the valleys between the ridges. A thin base over that kind of ground shows its failure fast.

The surface ruts, the edges break away, and water finds the soft spot underneath.

Water off steep ridge slopes arrives quickly and concentrated in the valley bottoms. This is the dry side of the state, so an intense summer storm on dry, compacted ground sheds almost all of it at once.

Drainage is how you keep a path or pad from washing out.

Slides here are uncommon, but where they happen they sit on slopes over about 20 degrees, in shale and sandstone residuum, and on over-steepened road cuts. Rock fall off undercut ledges is the other common failure.

Flash rises scour banks and culvert outlets.

Spring thaw and long autumn rain are what stop a base job in this part of the state, not midwinter cold. Frost depth is set by the county building official, and no state table gives a figure, so confirm it locally before you plan a footing.

Materials for Lost City Projects

Fines and screenings do the fine work on paths and walkways. Stone Screenings, also called stone dust, bed pavers, flagstone and brick, and fill the joints between them.

They pack down to a tight, walkable surface, which is what a garden walk or side yard wants underfoot.

For the base under that surface, start with crusher run. Crusher Run is the everyday West Virginia base and drive material, sold by top size as 3/4 inch, 1-1/2 inch and coarser.

Where the subgrade is soft ground or old fill, step up to Class 1 Base, the heavier base course under drives, parking pads, shop floors and slabs.

Class 2 is the finer crusher run class, used where a drive or pad wants a tighter surface than the coarse base gives, and as a top course over a Class 1 base. Class 2 also names a riprap weight class in West Virginia, so say which one you mean when you specify it.

Clean stone handles the water. #57 Limestone is washed 1 inch clean stone for drainage, French drains, pipe bedding and construction entrances.

#8 Limestone is a small washed chip, roughly 3/8 inch down to 1/4 inch, for paver joints, pipe bedding and fine drainage.

For the surface of a walk, Walkway Gravel gives paths, garden walks and side yards a finer, walkable finish. 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel is small rounded stone for walkways, play areas, patio infill and light drainage.

Delivery to Lost City and the Surrounding Area

Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you check out.

Pick your delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the material on site in one pile.

Lost City sits in Hardy County, and delivery covers the surrounding area, including Moorefield, Wardensville, Baker, Fisher and Mathias. Have the drop spot clear and reachable by a truck before the load arrives.

Order Your Path and Walkway Material

Size your load on the calculator, order by the ton or the yard, and pick a delivery date that suits the job. West Virginia Rock Supply delivers crusher run, screenings and clean stone across Lost City and Hardy County.

Place your order online and the truck brings it to your site.