Pea Gravel and Bulk Aggregates for Sun Prairie, WI

Before you call in gravel and aggregate delivery in Sun Prairie, WI, work out the tonnage. Length times width times depth, then convert. Wisconsin Rock Supply sells traffic bond, washed stone, sand and soil in bulk, and a quick number check saves a second trip. Around here, slow-draining till holds spring rain near the surface, so drainage stone matters as much as base.

Materials for Sun Prairie Projects

A lot of Sun Prairie work is water work: French drains, drywells, downspout runs and footing drains. Washed stone is what you want there. The fines are screened out, so water moves through instead of sitting in the voids. Order it coarsest to finest and match the size to the trench.

• Drain Rock for French drains, foundation drains, downspout runs and drainage behind walls. The workhorse for wet ground.
• 3/4" Crushed Stone, clear stone with the fines gone, for drainage beds and backfill around foundations and pipe.
• #57 Stone for drainage, French drains and concrete aggregate at a middle size.
• 3/8" Crushed Stone for fine drainage, pipe bedding and permeable paver bases.
• Screenings, sold as stone dust, for paver and patio bedding and a hard-packing top dressing on drives.

Under all of it goes traffic bond. Some yards label it road gravel. It packs hard once you compact it in lifts. Cap a soft or clayey sub-base with Breaker Run first, then traffic bond on top.

Ground and Conditions in Sun Prairie

Base, driveway and paver work runs from the end of the spring thaw into late fall. That window sets your schedule. Frost leaves the ground earlier than up north, but silty and clayey spots still heave and soften during the thaw, and frozen ground stops compaction in winter.

Plan the base for that. Frost depth runs at least 48 inches for footings under the Uniform Dwelling Code, and 48 to 72 inches under pavement by late winter. Over slow-draining till, put a washed stone layer under the slab or drive so meltwater has somewhere to go.

Runoff off moraine hills and graded sites washes silty soil into ditches and stream banks. RipRap at the outlet and a stone-lined channel hold that ground. Time a delivery after the thaw, because posted county and town roads carry spring weight limits while frost comes out.

Delivery to Sun Prairie and the Surrounding Area

Sun Prairie sits in Dane County, and we deliver bulk loads across the city and out to Madison, Middleton, Waunakee, Verona and Stoughton. Order online and pick your material by the ton or the yard. If you are unsure, send the dimensions and we will work the quantity with you.

Give us a clear drop spot and room for the truck to turn around. Bulk loads go where the driver can reach safely, so mark the spot if the ground is soft. Lead time shifts with the season, and spring fills fast once the roads post.

Order Bulk Gravel and Drainage Stone in Sun Prairie

Sun Prairie jobs run on traffic bond, washed stone and the right tonnage the first time. Work out your numbers, pick your sizes, and Wisconsin Rock Supply delivers across the city and Dane County. Order online when you are ready and we will get the load to your site.