Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Ariel, WA

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Ariel, WA by the ton or by the yard. Washington Rock Supply sells bulk 5/8 minus, crushed stone, sand, soil and fill online, and a dump truck tips the load at your site.

Start with 5/8 minus, the crushed surfacing top course this market builds drives and pads from. The fines stay in, so it packs hard and sheds water instead of soaking it up.

Materials for Ariel Projects

Grading and bed prep come first on most Ariel jobs. Fill dirt raises grade and backfills over-excavations before a granular course goes down.

Screened topsoil repairs lawns and grades out settlement. Garden blend feeds raised beds and vegetable plots.

Work from the ground up. Set your grade with Fill Dirt, then finish with Top Soil or Garden Soil where plants go in.

Base and surfacing

5/8 minus, also called CSTC, is the Washington default surfacing course for driveways, parking pads and shed slabs. Below it, 1 1/4 minus, or CSBC, carries load on soft wet ground.

For long rural drives and equipment parking, Driveway Gravel is sold as a blend beside the graded surfacing courses. Each product page has a calculator.

Washed stone for drainage

Drain rock, also called 7/8 clean, has no fines, so it keeps its voids where water sits. Use it for footing drains, French drains and infiltration trenches.

For trench backfill and pipe surround, 3/4" Crushed Stone drains instead of compacting. RipRap armours shorelines, streambanks and culvert outfalls.

Sand, decorative and soil

Mason sand goes into mortar and stucco. Washed sand goes into concrete mixes and paver setting beds, washed so silt does not sit in the mix.

Crusher dust beds pavers and flagstone.

Round rock suits dry creek beds and splash pads. Beauty bark covers planting beds and tree rings.

Shredded Mulch is listed under that Washington trade name.

Ground and Conditions in Ariel

Water drives everything here. Across the Lower Columbia, Chehalis valley and the Willapa Hills, winter storms back the rivers up and the fine-grained terrace and hill soils hold water rather than shedding it.

Pads and drives need a free-draining course under them.

That is the minus and clean split in practice. Minus products compact and hold a surface.

Clean, washed stone drains. Put the wrong one in the wrong layer and the water stays where you do not want it.

Ariel sits in Cowlitz County, where the wet season runs October to April. Exposed unworked soil is limited to two days, so grading gets planned around the rain and the winter flood season.

Ground that softens here softens because it is full of water, not because it froze and thawed. Cowlitz County publishes a 12 inch frost depth, and the county building department sets the figure.

That number belongs to footings, not to a gravel base.

Erosion follows the same pattern. Long rain brings shallow slides in the weathered hill soils, riverbank scour and channel movement, and sediment off cleared ground in the logged hill country.

Delivery to Ariel and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Choose a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load in one pile on site.

Have the drop area clear before the truck arrives. Mark the spot you want the pile, keep vehicles and equipment out of the way, and make sure the truck can reach it.

Washington Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across Cowlitz County, including Longview, Kelso, Woodland, Kalama and Castle Rock.

Questions About Ordering in Ariel

Can I order material by the ton for delivery in Ariel?

Yes. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to help you size the load.

Pick your delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the material in one pile at your site. Have the drop area clear and reachable before the truck arrives.

What stone should I use for drainage in Ariel?

Drain rock, also called 7/8 clean, is the washed choice for footing drains, French drains and infiltration trenches. It carries no fines, so it keeps its voids open where water sits.

For trench backfill and pipe surround, 3/4 Crushed Stone drains instead of compacting. Both are washed, which is the point on ground that holds water.

Order Fill, Soil and Stone for Ariel

Washington Rock Supply delivers fill dirt, screened topsoil, garden blend, 5/8 minus and washed stone to grading jobs, bed prep, driveways and drainage work in Ariel and across Cowlitz County. Size your load on the product page, then place the order online.