Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Hammett, ID
If you are planning a patio, a paver walkway or a shop slab in Hammett, the load that decides how it holds up is the bedding under it. Idaho Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Hammett, ID, starting with road mix for the base and the sand and chips that go on top.
This is hard caliche country under thin desert soil, so what you put down matters more than how deep you dig.
Ground and Conditions in Hammett
Across the Treasure Valley and the western Snake River Plain, yards sit on old lake silt, sand and clay with basalt underneath, and hard caliche layers show up under the benches. Caliche and clay lenses stop water instead of passing it.
A thin bedding course over that ground shows the failure fast. The surface rocks, the joints open and the edges drop away from the pavers.
The fix is a base that carries the load and a bedding layer that drains and stays put. Road mix, the crushed base with the fines left in, locks up under a roller and holds a flat plane for what goes above it.
Spring wind moves dry bare soil, so cover ground you have opened when you can. The working season here runs long, from an early thaw into late fall, but canal water from spring to autumn sets when work along ditches and laterals can happen.
Materials for Hammett Projects
Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where the wrong pick shows up first. The layers below and above the base have to match the job.
3/4 Road Mix, also called 3/4 minus, is the base course under driveways, parking pads, patio bases, shop floors and shed slabs. Idaho yards call crushed base with the fines left in road mix, and public works plans call the same material crushed aggregate by type.
Washed Sand is the bedding layer under pavers and slabs. It gives a flat, even bed that will not shift under the unit above it.
Stone Screenings, also called crusher fines or chat, bed flagstone and pavers and fill the joints between them. They compact to a firm surface for a pathway too.
Mason Sand, or mortar sand, is the finer, even sand for paver joints, brick and block work and play areas. It sweeps into tight joints and packs down.
Drain Rock, also called washed rock or 3/4 clean, is clean angular rock for french drains, foundation drains, drywells and downspout runs. It carries water away instead of holding it.
Delivery to Hammett and the Surrounding Area
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 on your site in one pile.
Each product page carries a calculator for sizing the load. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, so you settle the amount before checkout.
Idaho Rock Supply delivers across Hammett and Elmore County, including Mountain Home, Glenns Ferry and King Hill.
Questions About Gravel in Hammett
What gravel is best for a driveway in Hammett?
Road mix, also called 3/4 minus, is the base course for a rural drive in this country, because the fines left in it lock up under a roller and hold a flat surface over caliche and clay.
Top it with driveway gravel for the wearing surface, and use drain rock where water needs to move away from the drive edge.
How much material will my project need?
That depends on the area you are covering and the layer you are building, so the amount is best settled with the calculator on the product page. It takes your own numbers and returns a quantity.
Order by the ton or by the yard, and the load arrives on your chosen delivery date.
Size Your Load and Place Your Order
Start with the calculator on the product page you need, then choose your quantity in tons or yards and a delivery date at checkout. Idaho Rock Supply tips bulk road mix, sand, chips and drain rock on site in Hammett and across Elmore County.
Place your order when you are ready.