Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Wayan, ID
Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Wayan, ID by the ton or by the yard. Idaho Rock Supply drops bulk material at your site, and a dump truck tips it in one pile.
Start with road mix if you are building a pad or a drive. It is the base course this part of Idaho runs under flatwork, and it locks up once it is rolled.
Ground and Conditions in Wayan
Across the Southeast Idaho valleys and the Bear River country, the ground is loess and silt loam over limestone, sandstone and older sedimentary rock. Valley floors carry deep alluvium, and coarse gravel fans spread where the canyons open out.
That silt loam is the problem under a patio. It holds water, it moves when it freezes and thaws, and a thin base over it shows the failure fast: rocking slabs, opened joints, a surface that will not stay flat.
Water comes off the ranges onto the valley floors faster than silt loam can take it. Fans at the canyon mouths carry sudden flows across building ground, and low land stays wet into early summer.
Snowmelt and thunderstorm runoff cut canyon roads and fans, scour banks and gully the loess slopes. Plan the drainage before the surface goes down.
Base and paver work runs from the spring thaw into the fall, with a shorter window in the higher valleys. Cold winters swing either side of freezing and heave drives hard at the thaw.
Around Pocatello and the southeast valleys, about 30 inches is the frost depth commonly used, and the local building official sets footing depth.
Materials for Wayan Projects
Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where a patio is won or lost. Get the layers under the surface right and the surface stays put.
Washed Sand, also called C33 sand or concrete sand, is the bedding layer under pavers and slabs.
Stone Screenings, also called crusher fines or chat, bed pavers and flagstone and fill the joints. Compacted screenings also surface a path.
3/4 Road Mix is the base course under a patio, a parking pad, a shop floor or a shed slab. It is crushed base with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller.
Ask for the same load as 3/4 minus and you get the same material by size. Public works plans in Idaho call it crushed aggregate and name it by Type I or Type II rather than by a class number.
Pit Run is unprocessed gravel straight from the pit, rock and fines at whatever sizes the pit gives. Use it as sub base under road mix, as structural fill, or to raise grade and fill holes.
Drain Rock, also called washed rock or 3/4 clean, is clean angular rock for french drains, foundation drains, drywells and downspout runs. Idaho sells it in 3/4 inch, 1 1/2 inch and 2 inch.
Delivery to Wayan and the Surrounding Area
Order online and pick a delivery date at checkout. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, whichever suits how you are planning the work.
Each product page has a calculator. Size the load there before you order, so the pile that lands on site matches the job.
A dump truck tips the load in one pile at your site. Idaho Rock Supply delivers across Caribou County, including Soda Springs, Grace and Bancroft.
Questions About Gravel in Wayan
What gravel is best for a driveway in Wayan?
Start with road mix, also called 3/4 minus, as the base course. It is crushed base with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller and carries a rural approach.
Top it with driveway gravel if you want a finished surface, or with 3/4 inch crushed rock where you want angular rock that stays put. Pit run is sub base and fill, not a finished drive.
How much material will my project need?
It depends on the area you are covering and how deep you are building. Each product page has a calculator, and quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard.
Size the load there before you order so the delivery matches the job. Bulk material arrives as one tipped pile, so know where you want it set down.
Order Road Mix and Bedding Sand for Your Wayan Project
Figure your quantities on the product page calculator, then place the order online and choose a delivery date. Idaho Rock Supply delivers road mix, washed sand, screenings and drain rock across Wayan and Caribou County.
Order the material for your patio or pad and get the truck headed your way.