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

Crushed stone has angular, broken faces. It comes in sizes from coarse #4 crushed stone down to fine screenings, and the angular shape lets a fines-bearing material like crusher run lock up and hold a grade. Natural Pea Gravel is small rounded stone, sold here as 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel.

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

Both work, and the choice is yours at checkout. Material is sold by the ton or by the yard depending on the product.

Which stone is best for drainage in Marshall County?

It depends on the size of the void you are draining. #57 limestone is washed 1 inch clean stone for French drains, pipe bedding and construction entrances. #67 stone is a 3/4 inch clean washed stone where #57 is a shade too big, and #8 limestone is a small chip for tight joints and fine drainage. For heavy flow, #4 Crushed Stone is the coarse 1-1/2 inch option.

Gravel, Soil and Stone for Marshall County, WV

West Virginia Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Marshall County, WV. Size the load with the calculator on each product page, then pick the material that fits the job.

Crusher run is the everyday base and drive material here, sold by top size at 3/4 inch, 1-1/2 inch and coarser.

Ground along the Ohio Valley and Northern Panhandle side runs from terrace sand and gravel on the flats to steep shale and sandstone hillsides right behind them. That split decides most material choices before anything else does.

Materials Delivered in Marshall County

West Virginia base material is specified by the WVDOH Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges. Section 307 covers crushed aggregate base course, graded by numbered class in Table 704.6.2A, with Class 10 footnoted as crusher run only.

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Crusher run is also called crush and run around here. Class 2 base 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.

Washed stone covers the drainage and concrete work. #67 Stone is a 3/4 inch clean washed stone for drainage beds and bedding where #57 is a shade too big.

#4 Crushed Stone is coarse 1-1/2 inch clean stone for construction entrances, trench bottoms and the first lift over very soft ground.

Sand, soil and decorative stone round out a load. Mason Sand is fine sand for brick and block work and paver joints.

Garden Soil fills raised beds and vegetable ground. Fill Dirt raises grade or backfills behind a wall before a base course goes on top.

River Rock is rounded decorative stone for beds, borders and dry creek beds. 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel suits walkways, play areas and patio infill.

Shredded Mulch knits together and stays put better than nuggets on a grade.

Ground Conditions Across Marshall County

The working season here is long, held up mainly by wet ground and high water on the river flats in late winter and spring. Time a delivery around that window rather than fighting it.

Across the Ohio Valley and Northern Panhandle, terrace sand, gravel and silt sit along the river, some of it deep and free draining, with steep shale and sandstone hillsides and colluvium immediately behind. Old industrial fill turns up on some river flats.

That terrace gravel drains well. The silt and clay above it and the hillside soils behind do not, so a soft subgrade is a real condition here.

Class 1 base is the layer to build up when the subgrade is soft ground or old fill, and fill dirt goes underneath that to raise grade first.

Erosion is the other constant in this part of the state. Slides and slumps run about 3.6 per square mile across the central Allegheny Plateau, with the Conemaugh Group the most susceptible unit and shale and siltstone the most slide-prone rock.

Use riprap on creek and hollow banks, culvert outlets and channel work after a washout. Winters here are moderate, coldest in the Northern Panhandle, with repeated freeze-thaw and heaving in thin drives through late winter.

Frost depth is set by the county or municipal building official, and the nearest published West Virginia figures run about 24 to 30 inches.

Delivery Across Marshall County

Order online and a dump truck tips the load on site. Coverage runs across Moundsville, McMechen, Glen Dale, Benwood, Cameron, Dallas, Glen Easton and Proctor.

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, so size the load there before you check out.

Choosing the Right Material

Ohio County and Wetzel County both sit in the Northern Panhandle, and both share the same ground region as Marshall County: terrace sand, gravel and silt along the Ohio, steep shale and sandstone hillsides behind, and old industrial fill on some river flats.

Because the ground is the same, the base and drainage reasoning is the same. Build up with Class 1 base where the subgrade is soft or the fill is old, top it with Class 2 where you want a tighter surface, and use clean washed stone wherever water has to move.

On a hillside, crusher run holds a grade and riprap protects the slope below it. On the flats, drainage layers matter more than depth, so #57 limestone, #67 stone and drain rock carry the work.

Use washed sand for bedding under slabs and pavers and mason sand for joints and block work. Screenings bed pavers, flagstone and brick.

Order Gravel, Stone and Soil in Marshall County

West Virginia Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand, soil and mulch across Marshall County, from Moundsville and McMechen to Cameron and Glen Easton. Size the load with the calculator on the product page, order by the ton or the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Marshall County, WV Gravel and Landscape Rock Delivery