Stone Screenings in Idaho
Moistened and compacted Stone Screenings settle into a dense, even finish layer for Idaho patios, walks, and hardscape work.
- Size: 1/4 inch minus
- Grading: Stone dust and fine particles
- Type: Angular crushed stone
From $446.00 for 1 ton, delivery included
Larger loads cost less per ton: 500 tons is $25,695.00 ($51.39 per ton). Pick any quantity below for a delivered price.
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“Screenings finished off a shed pad out in the Teton Valley near Victor, two tons total. Smooth enough to sweep, packed tight within a week. No dust tracked into the tack room since.”
Camille S. · Verified Buyer
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Everything You Need to Know About Stone Screenings
Size and Grading
- Size
- 1/4 inch minus
- Grading
- Stone dust and fine particles
- Type
- Angular crushed stone
After it is spread, Stone Screenings settle tightly under moisture and compaction, producing a flat working surface rather than a loose gravel finish. That behavior is useful for Idaho paths, patios, and final adjustment work around pavers or stone.
Ground conditions vary from freely draining alluvial gravel in the Treasure Valley to water-holding loess in the Palouse and clay in the Panhandle. Keep the supporting layers suited to the site, then use Stone Screenings at the top for leveling. Wet the material as it is compacted so the fine stone dust binds with the angular particles. This creates a dense bedding layer before the surface materials are placed and can help remove minor rocking where hardscape pieces meet the surface.
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Material: Stone Screenings
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Common Uses
Paver & Flagstone Bedding
For paver and flagstone work, use stone screenings as the bedding course that brings the surface into plane. Once compacted, the fines form a firm, even layer beneath the finished hardscape, reducing later shifting or settlement.
Base Preparation & Leveling
Stone screenings can be used to bring a subgrade to level before concrete is poured, decking is installed, or sheds and hot tubs are set in place. Fine particles fill shallow depressions and compact into an even base.
Joint Filling
After the pavers, flagstone, or brick are set, brush stone screenings across the surface so the material drops into each joint. Compaction closes the gaps, helps keep the units aligned, and limits places where weeds can emerge.
Compacted Pathways
With moisture and compaction, stone screenings make a firm, even surface for garden paths, utility walks, and other low-traffic areas. A densely finished path can support wheelchairs and garden carts.
Why Choose Stone Screenings
Ultra-Smooth Compaction
The fine gradation of stone screenings produces a dense finish with a smoother texture than coarse aggregate. It is suited to work that calls for a flat, consistent base.
Screenings and Cost
Rock crushing produces screenings as a fine byproduct. They can be a lower-cost aggregate option than engineered base materials.
Self-Binding Properties
Moisture and compaction cause the fine particles in stone screenings to interlock, forming a near-solid layer. The resulting surface is stable and helps limit erosion or material displacement without extra binders.
Versatile Finishing Material
Stone screenings suit paver bedding, joint filling, and smooth path surfaces. They are useful for the finishing details of hardscape work.
Frequently Asked Questions About Stone Screenings
Customer Reviews
Wet load made for a messy afternoon
Three tons of stone screenings for the chicken runs behind our little farm stand out past Marsing. Material itself is exactly what the birds needed, packs down and keeps the mud out of the coop doors. Load came in soaking wet from sitting through a storm at the yard, though, which made it heavier to spread and slower to compact than it should have been.
Elliot R. · Marsing, ID · Verified Buyer
Perfect bedding under a paver patio
Four tons of stone screenings for the bedding under a paver patio job out near Filer. Idaho Rock Supply had it out the next morning, which kept my crew from sitting idle waiting on material. Screeds out flat and consistent, and the pavers haven't settled or rocked at all through a full season of freeze and thaw already.
Nolan D. · Filer, ID · Verified Buyer
Fine finish for the tack shed pad
Screenings finished off a shed pad out in the Teton Valley near Victor, two tons total. Smooth enough to sweep, packed tight within a week. No dust tracked into the tack room since.
Camille S. · Victor, ID · Verified Buyer
Farm Stand Parking Compacts Hard
Screenings went down for the gravel apron where customers park at our farm stand out in Middleton, right in the Treasure Valley. The tandem spread two loads across the lot in about an hour. It compacts hard enough that cars do not leave ruts even after a rain, and the dust settles fast once it is tamped down.
Bo T. · Middleton, ID · Verified Buyer
Volunteer crew finished the path in one Saturday
Our little community garden group out in Deary needed a hard, walkable topcoat over the path between the raised beds before the spring planting day, and stone screenings turned out to be exactly right. Three tons covered the whole loop with a little left over for the tool shed pad. A handful of us showed up on a Saturday with rakes and a hand tamper, and by lunch the path was packed down smooth enough for the kids from the school group to wheel their wagons through without sinking in. Two months of foot traffic later and it still looks as tight as the day we laid it.
Trina W. · Deary, ID · Verified Buyer
Stone Screenings has 5 verified customer reviews with an average rating of 4.8 out of 5.
