Bulk Aggregates for Pathways in Rochester, WA

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Rochester, WA online, by the ton or by the yard, and Washington Rock Supply tips it on your site. Start with 5/8 minus, the crushed surfacing top course this part of Washington builds paths and drives on.

Ground and Conditions in Rochester

Across the Puget Sound lowland, the ground is glacial: a dense till cap over outwash sand, with silt and clay below that. Rain soaks the loose upper soil, hits the till and stops, so the water table sits close to the surface all winter.

A thin base on ground like that ruts and pumps. Water has nowhere to go sideways, so it works up through the rock instead of draining away, and the surface breaks down from underneath.

The fix is a base that carries load over a drainage layer that moves water to daylight. That is why footing drains and washed stone do so much of the work on Puget Sound lowland sites.

Time the work around the wet season, which runs October through April. Exposed soil has to be stabilized within two days in that window against seven in summer, so base, paving and paver work gets scheduled for the dry months.

Materials for Rochester Projects

Paths and walkways are the job this page is built around, and the fine end of the minus range is what handles it. Walkway Gravel, sold locally as 1/4 minus or quarter minus, packs down tight underfoot and makes a firm walking surface for garden paths and side yards.

Below that, Stone Screenings, or crusher dust, is the 3/8 minus product for paver and flagstone bedding, joint filling and setting beds. It is a minus product, so it compacts rather than drains.

For anything that has to move water, use a clean product instead of a minus one. Drain Rock, also called 7/8 clean, is washed with no fines, so it keeps the voids that a perched water table needs.

3/8" Crushed Stone does the same job at a smaller size for paver joints and short drain runs.

Where a path meets a drive or a pad, 5/8 Minus is the Washington default surfacing course. Crushed rock with the fines left in, it packs hard and sheds water instead of soaking it up.

Underneath it, 1 1/4 Minus is the crushed surfacing base course, or CSBC. It has a larger top size and fewer fines than 5/8 minus, so it carries load and stays workable on soft wet ground.

Delivery to Rochester and the Surrounding Area

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to size the load. Pick a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the material in one pile on your site.

Washington Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil across Thurston County. Rochester orders sit alongside deliveries to Lacey, Olympia, Yelm, Rainier and Tenino.

Questions About Ordering in Rochester

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Have the delivery spot clear and reachable for a dump truck, with room for the pile to sit where you want it. The driver tips the load in one pile and does not spread it, so pick the spot with that in mind.

Keep vehicles, trailers and anything else you do not want buried out of the way before the truck backs in.

What is the best base under pavers in Rochester?

Bed the pavers on crusher dust, sold locally as 3/8 minus or screenings, because a minus product compacts rather than drains. Below that, use 1 1/4 Minus as the structural base course and 5/8 Minus as the surfacing course over it.

On Puget Sound lowland ground, drainage matters as much as the base itself, so plan for water to move sideways.

Order Rochester Aggregate by the Ton or Yard

Work out your quantity with the calculator on each product page, then order online and choose a delivery date. Washington Rock Supply hauls bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil to sites across Rochester and Thurston County.

Place your order when you are ready and we will get a truck out to your site.