Bulk Gravel Delivery to Eau Claire, WI

Wisconsin Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Eau Claire, WI, with bulk material sized to the job. Traffic bond is the base most Chippewa Valley drives and pads are built on. The ground here is glacial till and outwash, so sand, gravel and silt all show up in the same yard.

Order by the ton or the yard, and we drop it where the work is happening.

Materials for Eau Claire Projects

Patios and flatwork rely on a well-built bedding layer under them. Get that layer wrong and pavers rock, joints open, and the whole surface heaves the first spring the ground thaws. The right bedding material is a small, sharp, hard-packing stone, not round gravel and not soil.

Screenings are the standard bedding under pavers and patio slabs. Wisconsin suppliers sell stone dust as screenings, and the fine, angular grit locks together and packs to a flat, firm plane. Spread it as a thin layer over a compacted base and screed it before you set anything.

The base under that bedding is where traffic bond earns its name. It is a crushed dense-graded base that packs hard. Order 3/4" Traffic Bond for driveways, parking pads, shed and patio bases.

Where the ground is soft or clay-heavy, start with Breaker Run, a coarse crushed stone with fines that bridges over weak subgrade. Cap it with traffic bond and compact in lifts.

For drainage and backfill, 3/4" Crushed Stone is clear stone, with the fines screened out so water moves through it. Use it around foundations, pipe and drainage beds. Drain Rock does the same work in French drains, downspout runs and behind retaining walls.

Sand finishes the flatwork package. Mason Sand goes into paver joints and block work, and Washed Sand levels and beds under slabs.

Ground and Conditions in Eau Claire

Around Eau Claire, plenty of patios and drives look fine in July and go out of level by the next March. The cause is usually a base that was too thin over ground that holds water.

Dense till slows water from soaking in, so snowmelt and heavy rain collect in low spots and flat fields. That water cannot drain down while the subsoil is still frozen, so it sits against the base and softens it. Frost goes at least 48 inches deep for footings under the Uniform Dwelling Code, and it leaves the ground later here than in southern Wisconsin.

Wet, silty or loamy spots heave and soften under a thin base as the ground thaws. To prevent it, excavate deeper than you think you need, put down a drainage layer of clear stone, compact the traffic bond in lifts, and keep the finished grade shedding water away from the slab.

Timing matters too. Ground work waits until frost is out and soils have drained.

Delivery to Eau Claire and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material is ordered two ways, and knowing which one you need saves a lot of guessing. Tons are weight. Yards are volume. The same yard of screenings and the same yard of river rock weigh very different amounts, so a quote in tons and a quote in yards will not match.

Estimate quantity by working out volume first: length times width times depth, in feet, divided by 27 for cubic yards. Then convert to tons using the material's weight. For a thin patio bedding layer, that math comes out smaller than most people expect.

Wisconsin Rock Supply delivers bulk loads across Eau Claire County, including Altoona, Fall Creek, Augusta and Fairchild. Place the order online and size it to the project.

Questions Eau Claire Buyers Ask

What gravel is best for a driveway in Eau Claire?

Start with 3/4" Traffic Bond. It is a crushed dense-graded base that compacts hard and carries traffic without rutting, and it is what Wisconsin suppliers sell for driveways and parking pads. If your subgrade is soft or clay-heavy, put Breaker Run down first and cap it with traffic bond. Top an existing compacted drive with Driveway Gravel.

How much material will my project need?

Measure the area and the depth you want, then convert. Length times width times depth in feet, divided by 27, gives cubic yards. Multiply by the material's weight per yard to get tons. A thin bedding layer under pavers covers a lot of square footage for each cubic yard you order. Our calculator does the conversion for you.

Size Your Load and Place Your Order

Run your patio, drive or drainage numbers through the calculator first, then order the tonnage it gives you. Traffic bond, screenings, clear stone and sand all ship bulk to Eau Claire and the surrounding county. Place your order online when the quantities are set.