What is the difference between crushed stone and Natural Pea Gravel?

Crushed stone is angular and mechanically broken, so the pieces lock together and compact into a firm base. Natural Pea Gravel is rounded and mostly uncrushed, so it stays loose and shifts underfoot. Use crushed stone such as #53 stone under drives and pads, and Natural Pea Gravel for walkways, play areas and light drainage.

Should I order material by the ton or by the yard?

Order by the ton when you know the area and the compacted depth you want, since weight tracks how much stone actually goes down. Order by the yard when you are matching an existing pile, a bed or a volume you can measure. Indiana Rock Supply sells both ways, so pick the one that matches how you measured.

Which stone is best for drainage in Putnam County?

On flat, poorly drained till, clean single-size stone is the right call. Keep fines out of the trench so water can move.

Putnam County, IN Aggregate and Rock Delivery

What do you order for a driveway or drainage job on Putnam County ground? For most projects the answer starts with #53 stone, the dense graded base Indiana contractors ask for by name. Indiana Rock Supply sells gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Putnam County, IN, and drops bulk loads right at your site.

The ground here is dense glacial till, loamy clay that holds water and stays soft into spring. That is why #53 stone is the standard base: it packs hard and carries a load over clay that would otherwise rut.

Materials Delivered in Putnam County

Order by size. Coarse stone handles drainage and heavy loads, and finer material finishes surfaces and bedding. These are the sizes most Putnam County jobs call for.

Finer finishes and decorative stone are available too, including River Rock for beds and dry creek beds and Mason Sand for brick, block and paver joints.

Ground Conditions Across Putnam County

Plan the job around the season. Base and driveway work runs best from late spring, once saturated clay dries out, through fall. Frozen ground stops compaction through the winter months.

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, and the local building department sets the figure for footings, so check before you dig.

Late winter and spring rain on flat, poorly drained till is the other driver. Water has no easy outlet, which is why so much farmland here relies on tile drainage. Where a drive or pad stays wet, build the base thicker and add a clean drainage layer.

Ditch and stream bank scour after heavy rain is common on the flat ground, and the steeper valley walls along the larger creeks wash and slump. RipRap and heavier stone armor those banks before the next storm season.

Delivery Across Putnam County

Order online and Indiana Rock Supply brings bulk aggregate to your site. We cover Greencastle, Cloverdale, Roachdale, Fillmore, Bainbridge, Russellville, Putnamville and Reelsville, along with the surrounding county roads.

Size your load by the ton when you know the compacted depth and area you need, or by the yard when you are matching an existing pile or bed. Have the delivery spot clear and reachable, and know where you want the pile dropped so the truck can pull out.

Lead time depends on the material and the week, so order ahead when a pour, a pour date or a crew is scheduled. A bulk delivery is a dump load placed where you ask, so a little planning at order time saves shoveling later.

Choosing the Right Material

Ground next door is not always the same ground, and the base choice shifts with it. Clay County sits in the Wabash Valley, where broad flat river valleys and old lake-bed flats of silt and clay meet sandy dune ridges. The thickest wind-blown silt in Indiana lies in those counties, so a base there may need more depth to bridge soft silt than our till does.

Owen County is south-central hills and karst country, mostly unglaciated, with thin silty soils over sandstone and shale on steep ridges and red-brown clay over limestone on the karst plain. Sinkholes and sinking streams are common there, so drainage stone and bank protection matter more than a deep compacted base.

Hendricks County shares our ground zone, the central and northeast till plain. The ground is similar, so base and driveway projects look alike; compare typical projects rather than soil. In all three cases, match the stone to the ground you are building on.

Order Stone and Aggregate for Your Putnam County Project

Indiana Rock Supply delivers gravel, stone, sand and topsoil across Putnam County, from Greencastle and Cloverdale to Roachdale, Fillmore, Bainbridge, Russellville, Putnamville and Reelsville. Pick the stone size that suits the job and the ground. Order online when you are ready and we will bring the load to your site.

Order #53 Stone and Crushed Stone in Putnam County, IN