Bulk Gravel Delivery to Cloverdale, IN

Indiana Rock Supply stocks gravel and aggregate delivery in Cloverdale, IN, from #53 stone to mason sand, and we drop it right where you are working. If you are bedding pavers or pouring a slab, the ground you are building on is dense glacial till with heavy clay, so the base you put down matters as much as the pavers themselves.

Order online, pick your material, and we deliver it to your driveway, patio site, or job trailer.

Materials for Cloverdale Projects

In Cloverdale, the bedding layer is what keeps patios, walkways and flatwork level. That is where we start with most Cloverdale customers. Order it as #53 Stone.

Over that base, bedding does two jobs. It levels the surface so pavers sit flat, and it drains so water does not sit under the slab through freeze-thaw. Limestone screenings, which most people here call screenings, are the go-to bedding and leveling material under pavers, flagstone, patios, and walkways. See Stone Screenings.

Washed sand, also called concrete sand, is the other common bedding choice, especially under slabs and for leveling. It is clean and drains well. Order it as Washed Sand. For paver joints and brick or block work, mason sand, or mortar sand, is the right call at Mason Sand.

If your patio drains poorly or sits near a downspout, run a drainage layer before the base. #57 stone and #8 stone both work for French drains and underdrains. A #8 stone drive topping is also a common finish on Indiana driveways.

Ground and Conditions in Cloverdale

In this part of Putnam County, a paver patio or driveway base laid thin over clay is often rutted, heaved and rocking by the second spring. The stone did not fail. The base was never deep enough to spread the load, and the clay under it never drained.

This is a flat to gently rolling plain of dense glacial till, loamy clay across central Indiana. Rain in late winter and spring has nowhere to go on flat, poorly drained ground, which is why so much farmland here relies on tile drainage. Your patio sits on the same ground.

Real depth and a way out for water are what solve it. Dig out the clay, put down a compacted #53 stone base at proper depth, and add a drainage layer where water collects. Cold winters bring repeated freeze-thaw, which heaves and ruts gravel drives on wet clay and softens the subgrade every spring. Frost depth runs about 30 inches in the Indianapolis area, so anything structural needs to sit below that line, and your local building department sets the figure.

Timing matters too. Base and driveway work runs best from late spring, once saturated clay dries out, through fall. Frozen ground stops compaction through the winter months, so plan around it.

Delivery to Cloverdale and the Surrounding Area

Ordering bulk material comes down to one question: tons or yards? Stone and gravel are sold by the ton, sand and soil by the yard. If you know your square footage and depth, our calculator converts it for you and tells you how many tons or yards to order.

Rough math helps you sanity-check it. Measure the patio, choose the depth, and let the calculator convert that into yards or tons of base material. Order a little extra on a first patio.

We deliver bulk loads to Cloverdale and the rest of Putnam County, including Greencastle, Roachdale, Fillmore, Bainbridge, and Russellville. Place your order online and we will bring it to your site.

Order Your Cloverdale Project Materials

Figure your square footage, set your depth, and run the numbers through our calculator before you order so you get the right tonnage the first time. When you are ready, place your bulk order online and Indiana Rock Supply will deliver the #53 stone, screenings, and sand your Cloverdale project needs.