Should I order material by the ton or by the yard?

Both work, and the choice comes down to how you measured. A yard is a volume, so it fits a length, width and depth calculation. A ton is a weight, which is how the truck and the scale read the load. Measure your area in cubic yards first, then convert to tons for the material you chose.

Which stone is best for drainage in Wood County?

It depends on the water. For French drains, foundation drains and downspout runs, use drain rock or clear stone with the fines screened out. Where dense till holds water in low spots around Marshfield, a coarse open stone lets it move. Rip rap armors shorelines and slopes that see waves and spring runoff.

What do I need to have ready for a bulk delivery?

Mark the drop spot and clear the path. The truck needs room to reach the pile site, with no overhead lines in the way. Keep the ground firm enough to hold the load, especially after the thaw when low, wet spots stay soft. Know your depth and quantity before the truck arrives.

Wood County Traffic Bond and Gravel Delivery, WI

Wisconsin Rock Supply provides gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Wood County, WI. Spring weight limits on posted county and town roads shape when loads can move here, so plan around the thaw. Frost leaves sandy ground fast in the Central Sands, while low, wet spots stay soft much longer.

Start with traffic bond. It is the dense-graded base most Wisconsin suppliers sell under that name, and it packs hard enough to carry a loaded truck.

Materials Delivered in Wood County

Traffic bond is crushed dense-graded base, and Wisconsin suppliers sell it under that name. Order it for driveways, parking pads, shed and patio bases. It links to 3/4" Traffic Bond.

Breaker run is stone run through a primary crusher to 6 inches or less. Use it as a heavy sub-base over soft or clay ground and for construction entrances, usually capped with traffic bond. See Breaker Run.

Ground Conditions Across Wood County

Wood County spans two ground zones, and the fix changes with the ground. In the Central Sands near Wisconsin Rapids, Nekoosa, Port Edwards and Auburndale, deep sand and gravel sit on outwash plains and the bed of former Glacial Lake Wisconsin, with peat and muck in the large wetlands.

That sand drains fast, so a thin base fails by pumping and rutting under load. Dig out the soft layer and build depth. Around Marshfield, glacial till and outwash range from sand and gravel to silty loam, with peat and muck in bogs and other low, wet ground.

Dense till slows water from soaking in, so snowmelt and rain collect in low spots and flat fields. The subsoil stays frozen while water sits on top. Frost runs at least 48 inches for footings under the Uniform Dwelling Code, so a base built shallow will heave and soften each thaw.

Erosion shows up where loose sand is left bare on cut banks and river and flowage shores. Rip rap armors those banks. Ground work waits until frost is out and soils have drained, and spring weight limits typically run from early March into late April or early May.

Delivery Across Wood County

Order online and size the load before you buy. You can order by the ton or by the yard, and the two are not the same. A ton is a weight. A yard is a volume. Multiply length by width by depth in feet, divide by 27, then convert to tons for the material you picked.

Estimate your depth first. A top dressing can stay thin, but a driveway base needs a solid compacted layer, and more of it where the ground is soft. Bulk delivery drops the load where the truck can reach, so pick a spot clear of overhead lines and soft ground.

We deliver across the county, including Wisconsin Rapids, Marshfield, Nekoosa, Port Edwards, Auburndale, Pittsville, Hewitt, Vesper, Rudolph, Milladore and Arpin. Have the site ready and the drop spot marked before the truck arrives.

Choosing the Right Material

Ground next door is not ground here. Marathon County and Clark County both sit in the northern and west-central glacial uplands. That means till and outwash, sand and gravel to silty loam, with peat and muck in low, wet spots, so projects there lean on the same base-and-drainage approach Wood County uses around Marshfield.

Portage County sits in the Central Sands, the same deep sand and gravel on outwash plains that runs through the Wisconsin Rapids side of Wood County. There, drainage matters less and base depth matters more, because fast-draining sand needs thickness to carry a load.

Match the material to the job. Use traffic bond for drives and pads, breaker run under it on soft ground, clear stone or drain rock for water, and screenings for bedding. Rip rap goes on banks that see waves and runoff.

Size Your Load and Place Your Order

Use the calculator to turn your measurements into tons or yards before you buy. Get the depth right and the base will hold through the spring thaw. When your numbers are ready, order traffic bond, crushed stone, sand or topsoil from Wisconsin Rock Supply for delivery in Wood County.

Order Traffic Bond and Crushed Stone in Wood County, WI