What is the difference between topsoil and fill dirt?

Fill dirt is for grade. It raises low spots and backfills before a #53 base goes down, and it does not grow anything. Screened topsoil is the planting layer for lawns and beds over heavy clay or thin rocky ground. Use fill to build the shape, then cap it with topsoil where you want grass.

What is #53 stone and what is it used for in Johnson County?

#53 stone is a dense graded crushed limestone with fines, the standard Indiana base. 53 in Section 904. Here it goes under driveways, parking pads, shed bases and pavers, and it packs hard enough to carry a slab. It is the first material most Johnson County jobs order.

Johnson County #53 Stone and Gravel Delivery, IN

Q: When is the best time of year to order base material in Johnson County?

Late spring through fall. Saturated clay needs to dry out before a truck can work over it and before stone will compact. Frozen ground stops compaction through the winter, so a winter pour will not lock up the way it should. If you have to build in the cold, expect to rework the base in spring.

Spring rain on flat, poorly drained till leaves water nowhere to go. That is why gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Johnson County, IN starts with #53 stone.

Indiana Rock Supply sells #53 stone and the rest of the mix in bulk across Central Indiana. Order it by the ton, delivered to your job.

Materials Delivered in Johnson County

Order by project. The list below covers the materials most jobs here call for, each named the way Indiana suppliers name it.

#53 stone carries the most weight here. Indiana specifies it as compacted aggregate No. 53 in Section 904 of the Standard Specifications, and it is the dense graded base for drives, pads and slabs. Order it when you need a base that locks up and stays put.

Ground Conditions Across Johnson County

This county sits on the Central and northeast till plain: a flat to gently rolling plain of dense glacial till, loamy clay across central Indiana. Under a driveway that means slow drainage and a subgrade that moves when it is wet.

Late winter and spring rain on flat, poorly drained till has no easy outlet. That is why so much farmland here relies on tile drainage. It is also why a drive built on bare clay ruts out.

Build the base right. Put a thick layer of #53 stone over the clay, compact in lifts, and add a drainage layer where water sits. Frost depth runs about 30 inches in the Indianapolis area, and repeated freeze-thaw heaves gravel drives on wet clay. Your local building department sets the figure.

Ditch and stream bank scour shows up after heavy rain on the flat ground, and the steeper valley walls along the larger creeks wash and slump. Rip rap handles both. Base and driveway work runs best from late spring, once saturated clay dries out, through fall. Frozen ground stops compaction through the winter.

Delivery Across Johnson County

Order online. Pick your material, then pick a quantity, and the load comes to you. Size it by the ton or the yard, whichever your numbers are in.

Bulk delivery means a dump truck drops the pile where you want it. Measure your pad or drive first so the stone lands in one place and you are not moving it twice.

We run material to Greenwood, Franklin, Bargersville, Needham, Whiteland, Nineveh, Edinburgh and Trafalgar. If your site is inside the county, we can price the run.

Choosing the Right Material

Ground next door changes the answer. Brown County is mostly unglaciated hill country: thin, silty soils over sandstone, siltstone and shale on steep ridges, and red-brown clay over limestone on the karst plain, where sinkholes, caves and sinking streams are common. There, slope protection and drainage matter more than a thick compacted base, so rip rap and clean stone carry the load.

Bartholomew County shares this county's zone. Its ground is similar, a flat to gently rolling plain of dense glacial till, so base depth and drainage choices line up the same way. Compare typical projects instead of soil.

Morgan County spans more than one zone, both this till plain and the south-central hills and karst country. Expect the base-versus-drainage call to shift as you move across it.

Johnson County stays on the till plain. Loamy clay, flat ground, wet springs. #53 stone for the base, drain rock and clean sizes for the water.

Order #53 Stone for Your Johnson County Job

Start with #53 stone. It is the base that holds up on this clay, and everything else builds on top of it. Add drain rock or a clean size where water collects, then top with driveway stone or #73 stone for the wear course. Indiana Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across Johnson County. Order online and we will bring the load to your site.

Bulk Aggregate Delivery Across Johnson County, IN