Bulk Aggregate Delivery Across Bear Lake County, ID
If you need gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Bear Lake County, ID, the first question is usually what to put under the job. Idaho Rock Supply sells bulk material by the ton and delivers it to your site.
For most drives, pads and shop floors here, the answer starts with road mix, also called 3/4 road mix. It is crushed base with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller.
Across the Southeast Idaho valleys and the Bear River country, that base sits on loess and silt loam.
Ground Conditions Across Bear Lake County
Base and paver work across the Southeast Idaho valleys and the Bear River country runs from the spring thaw into the fall. The window in the higher valleys is shorter than it is down at Pocatello.
Water comes off the ranges onto the valley floors faster than silt loam can take it. Alluvial fans at the canyon mouths carry sudden flows across building ground, and low land stays wet into early summer.
That is why a fines-bearing base needs a drainage layer under or beside it, and why clean rock belongs at the wet spots. Snowmelt and thunderstorm runoff cut canyon roads and fans, and scour banks where channels run high.
Valley winters here freeze hard and swing either side of freezing, which heaves roads and drives at the spring thaw. Frost depth is set by the local building official, so check with yours on any footing.
Materials Delivered in Bear Lake County
Material arrives by the ton or by the yard, and a dump truck tips it on site. Sizes run from coarse to fine, and each one has a job it does well.
Road mix and 3/4 minus
Road mix is the base course under driveways, parking pads, shop floors and shed slabs. A contractor ordering 3/4 minus and a homeowner ordering road mix are asking for the same load.
On public works plans in Idaho, base material is written as crushed aggregate in Type I and Type II. State highway work uses the ITD Standard Specifications, where 703.04 covers road mix and untreated base.
Clean rock, decorative rock and sand
Idaho yards sell drain rock in 3/4 inch, 1 1/2 inch and 2 inch for french drains, drywells and downspout runs. For decorative beds and dry creek beds, Snake River Rock and Large River Rock are the round options.
Washed Sand beds pavers and slabs, and Mason Sand suits brick and block work and paver joints.
Choosing the Right Material
Franklin County and Caribou County both sit in the Southeast Idaho valleys and the Bear River country, the same ground region Bear Lake County sits in. The soil and drainage picture is the same on all three: loess and silt loam over limestone and sandstone, with gravel fans at the canyon mouths.
So the choice comes down to the job, not the county line. A wet spot wants clean rock.
A drive wants a base that locks up, then a surface on top.
Pick by drainage first. If water sits, order Drain Rock or #57 Stone and keep fines out of that layer.
Then pick the surface. A long rural approach takes Driveway Gravel, while a garden path takes Walkway Gravel at a finer size.
Where the ground is too thin or too stony to plant into, Garden Soil in raised beds beats working the native ground. For beds and tree rings, Shredded Mulch holds moisture through a dry summer.
Delivery Across Bear Lake County
You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the load at your site.
Each product page has a calculator to help size the load. Delivery covers Montpelier, St.
Charles, Bern, Fish Haven and Geneva, along with the rest of the county.
Order Bulk Gravel, Stone and Soil for Bear Lake County
Idaho Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and topsoil across Bear Lake County, from Montpelier and St. Charles to Bern, Fish Haven and Geneva.
Order online by the ton or the yard, size the load with the calculator on each product page, and pick your delivery date at checkout.