Bulk Gravel and Stone Delivery in Pocahontas County, WV
West Virginia Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Pocahontas County, WV. The everyday base here is crusher run, also called crush and run, and it is the material a drive or pad starts from.
This county spans two very different kinds of ground, from the stony high country around Marlinton and Durbin to the limestone valley at Hillsboro and Buckeye. That changes what a base has to do.
Materials Delivered in Pocahontas County
Crusher run is crushed stone with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller and holds a grade on a hillside drive. Local quarries sell it by top size, 3/4 inch, 1-1/2 inch and coarser.
West Virginia base material is specified by the WVDOH Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges. Section 307 covers crushed aggregate base course, and its material requirement comes from Subsection 704.6, which grades base and subbase aggregate by numbered class in Table 704.6.2A.
Class 10 is footnoted there as crusher run material only.
67, No. 8 and No.
4. Those class and size numbers are how material is specified and sold locally.
Class 2 base is the finer crusher run class, used where a drive or pad wants a tighter surface than the coarse base gives. It also works as a top course over a Class 1 base.
Class 2 is also a riprap weight class, so it always pays to say which one is meant.
Clean stone covers the drainage side: drain rock for French drains and downspout runs, and railroad ballast for track beds and hard standing. Stone screenings bed pavers and flagstone and fill joints.
For finishing work, river rock and large river rock handle beds, borders and dry creek beds. Natural Pea Gravel suits walkways and patio infill, and mason sand and washed sand cover brick work, bedding and levelling.
Ground Conditions Across Pocahontas County
Start with the working season, because it sets when a load can go down and be worked. In the Allegheny highlands and the Allegheny Front, around Marlinton, Durbin, Arbovale and Bartow, this is the shortest working season in West Virginia.
In the Greenbrier limestone valley, around Hillsboro and Buckeye, the season runs from spring into late fall. Wet clay cuts it short, because the ground holds water and will not take compaction until it has drained.
On the high ground, soil is thin, acid and very stony over sandstone and shale. Deep colluvium sits on the side slopes, and bedrock is close to the surface on the benches.
Rain and deep snowmelt on steep, shallow soil over rock cannot soak in, so it runs. Springs and seeps break out partway down a slope and will run straight through an undrained base.
Slides and slumps occur on slopes over about 17 degrees, in shale and siltstone residuum and in colluvium. Old timber roads, skidder trails and unreclaimed workings add to it.
In the limestone valley the ground behaves differently. It is deep red and cherty clay weathered from the Greenbrier limestone, over a sinkhole plain that is hollow underneath.
Piping roof and driveway runoff to one point is how a new sinkhole opens, so runoff wants spreading rather than concentrating. Wet weather also brings water back up through the same openings.
Frost is the other timing factor. The ground freezes early, thaws late and cycles through freeze-thaw well into spring, which tears up a thin gravel drive.
Delivery Across Pocahontas County
Order online and a dump truck tips the load on site. Coverage runs across the county, including Marlinton, Durbin, Hillsboro, Arbovale, Bartow, Green Bank, Cass, Buckeye, Dunmore and Slatyfork.
Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to help size the load before checkout, and you pick a delivery date there.
Bulk delivery means one tipped pile at the address you give. Plan where that pile should sit before the truck arrives, and keep the approach clear for a loaded truck.
Choosing the Right Material
Randolph County sits in the Potomac Highlands on the same Allegheny highlands and Allegheny Front ground as the high side of Pocahontas County. The soil is the same thin, acid, very stony material over sandstone and shale, with deep colluvium on the side slopes and bedrock close to the surface on the benches.
Greenbrier County spans more than one zone, taking in the Greenbrier limestone valley and the Allegheny Plateau coalfields. Its valley ground is the same deep red and cherty clay over a sinkhole plain that runs through Hillsboro and Buckeye here.
On the high ground, build the base for water that cannot soak in and for a short season. In the limestone valley, build it for clay that will not compact until it drains.
Questions About Gravel and Stone in Pocahontas County
What is the difference between crushed stone and Natural Pea Gravel?
Crushed stone has angular, broken faces. Crusher run keeps its fines and locks up tight under a roller, which is what a drive or pad base needs.
Should I order material by the ton or by the yard?
Either works. West Virginia Rock Supply sells bulk gravel, stone, sand and topsoil by the ton or by the yard, and you choose at checkout.
Which stone is best for drainage in Pocahontas County?
Clean washed stone is what drainage wants, because the voids between the particles stay open. #57 limestone is 1 inch clean stone for French drains, pipe bedding and construction entrances.
#67 stone is a 3/4 inch clean washed stone for drainage beds where #57 is a shade too big. #8 limestone, a small chip, suits paver joints and fine drainage.
Order Bulk Gravel and Stone in Pocahontas County
West Virginia Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand, topsoil and aggregates across Pocahontas County, from the high ground at Marlinton, Durbin, Arbovale and Bartow to the limestone valley at Hillsboro and Buckeye. Choose your material, order by the ton or the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.