Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Frankton, IN

Indiana Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Frankton, IN to driveways, yards and job sites across Madison County. We stock #53 stone, the dense graded base this part of Indiana runs on, along with washed stone, sand, topsoil and fill. The ground here is heavy glacial clay, so what you put under a drive matters as much as what you put on it.

Materials for Frankton Projects

Most Frankton work starts with grade. Fill dirt raises a low corner, levels a pad or backfills around a foundation before anything else goes down. Screened topsoil then goes over heavy clay or thin rocky ground for lawns and beds. Garden soil fills raised beds and planting areas with a mix that drains and holds moisture.

Once the grade is right, the base goes in. #53 stone packs hard under driveways, parking pads and shed bases, and it is the layer that carries the load. Top it with #73 stone for a tighter surface, or order driveway gravel to resurface a drive that has already settled.

For drainage, 3/4 inch crushed stone and 3/4 inch clean stone go into beds, drive surfacing and construction entrances. Drain rock handles French drains, foundation drains and downspout runs. Rip rap armors ditch banks and culvert outlets, and river rock or Natural Pea Gravel finishes walkways and beds.

Ground and Conditions in Frankton

Frankton sits on the Central and northeast till plain, a flat to gently rolling stretch of dense glacial till. That loamy clay holds water, and late winter and spring rain has nowhere easy to go. Much of the farmland around here relies on tile drainage for the same reason.

On a gravel drive, that means water sits in the base unless you give it a path out. Build a thick compacted #53 stone base, then add a clean drainage layer where the grade is flat. Drain rock or #8 stone under a downspout run moves roof water away from the pad instead of into it.

Cold winters bring repeated freeze-thaw, which heaves and ruts drives on wet clay and softens the subgrade every spring. Frost depth runs about 30 inches in the Indianapolis area, with deeper local requirements possible toward the north, and the local building department sets the figure. Base and driveway work runs best from late spring, once saturated clay dries out, through fall. Frozen ground stops compaction through the winter months.

Delivery to Frankton and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick your material by the ton or by the yard. Size the load with the calculator before you check out so the quantity matches the area you are covering.

Bulk material arrives on a dump truck and is tipped where you want it. Have the drop spot clear, firm and reachable, and mark anything overhead or buried that the truck should not touch. A full load spreads faster when the pile lands near the work instead of at the end of the drive.

We deliver across Madison County, including Anderson, Elwood, Alexandria, Pendleton and Lapel.

Order Fill, Topsoil and Stone for Your Frankton Project

We supply grade work, lawn and bed prep, driveways, parking pads and drainage projects across Frankton and Madison County. Size your load with the calculator, pick your material, and place the order online for delivery to your site.