Bulk Aggregates for Pathways in Bonners Ferry, ID
If you are planning a garden path, a walkway to the shop door, or a driveway approach, Idaho Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Bonners Ferry, ID. Start with road mix for anything that has to carry weight, then finish with a finer material on top.
This is Panhandle forest and glacial ground. Soil here runs shallow and stony, so what you put on top of it matters as much as what you plant in it.
Ground and Conditions in Bonners Ferry
Across the Panhandle forest and glacial ground, a dense layer sits under the ash and loess and holds water near the surface through the wet months. Snowmelt and winter rain collect above it instead of draining away.
That is why a thin base shows its weak spots first. A path or drive spread too shallow over ground that stays soft will rut, pump and lose its shape before the season is out.
The fix is a thicker compacted layer of road mix under whatever surface you choose. Road mix is crushed base with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller and spreads the load instead of letting it punch through.
Wet ground from late fall through spring limits work here more than cold does. Base and paver work waits for the ground to drain, and the dependable window runs from midsummer into early fall.
Wet Pacific winters also freeze and thaw again and again rather than locking up once. That cycle heaves gravel drives and breaks up unpaved surfaces every spring.
Frost depth figures for Idaho are set by the local building official, so check with Boundary County before you plan footings.
Materials for Bonners Ferry Projects
Fines and screenings do the finish work on paths and walkways. They bed pavers, fill joints and give a walkable surface that stays put underfoot.
Stone Screenings, also called crusher fines or chat, are the fines left after rock is crushed and screened. They bed pavers and flagstone, fill the joints between them, and compact into a firm pathway surface.
Walkway Gravel is a finer, walkable surface for garden paths and walkways that do not need to carry a truck. It sits well over a compacted base and is easier underfoot than a drive material.
3/8 Chip is angular crushed rock used as a leveling course and as a topping over a compacted base. Because the chips are angular they knit together and stay where they are put, unlike round Natural Pea Gravel.
3/4 Road Mix is the base course under driveways, parking pads, shop floors and shed slabs. Contractors here also call it 3/4 minus, and public works plans in Idaho name it as crushed aggregate by type.
Drain Rock is clean washed rock for french drains, foundation drains, drywells and downspout runs. It comes in 3/4 inch, 1 1/2 inch and 2 inch sizes.
Delivery to Bonners Ferry and the Surrounding Area
You order online and choose a 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, and you pick a delivery date at checkout.
A dump truck then tips the load on site in one pile. Have the spot clear and reachable so the truck can get in and out without trouble.
Bonners Ferry sits in Boundary County, and delivery covers the surrounding area including Moyie Springs and Naples.
Order Your Load for Bonners Ferry
Size your load on the product page calculator, then order online and pick a delivery date. Idaho Rock Supply delivers road mix, drain rock, screenings and more to Bonners Ferry and Boundary County.
Place your order when you are ready.