Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Ash Grove, MO

Missouri Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Ash Grove, MO for two kinds of buyers: contractors building drives and pads, and homeowners fixing up a yard. Base rock does most of that work here, and the ground under it is cherty clay over limestone. That mix rewards good grading and the right fill before anything gets dumped.

Order online, size your load with the calculator, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Materials for Ash Grove Projects

Grading and bed prep drive most orders in this area. If you are raising a low corner, filling a washed-out spot, or building up a bed over rocky ground, the soil products come first. Base and stone go down after that.

Soil, Fill and Mulch

• Top Soil for lawn and bed prep over thin, stony ground and old fill.
• Garden Soil for raised beds and planting areas that need a workable root zone.
• Fill Dirt for raising grade, filling low spots, and backfill before a base rock course goes down.
• Shredded Mulch for beds and tree rings, holding moisture through hot summers.

Base and Driveway Stone

Base rock is the standard Missouri base material, called type 5 base or type 1 base. Use it under driveways, parking pads, shed bases and farm lanes. Crusher Run suits drives where you want a compacting, binding material with fines. Finish with Driveway Gravel, or use road rock for a long rural drive.

Washed Stone and Sand

Washed stone has no fines, so water moves through it. Use 1 inch clean for drainage, French drains and septic fields, and 3/4 inch clean for drainage beds and construction entrances. Drain Rock handles downspout runs and drainage behind walls. For bedding and leveling, Mason Sand works paver joints and block work, while Washed Sand beds and levels under slabs.

Decorative Stone

River Rock covers decorative beds, borders and dry creek beds, and RipRap armors creek banks, culvert outlets and slopes against storm runoff.

Ground and Conditions in Ash Grove

Start with where the water goes. Heavy storms send fast runoff off rocky slopes into the narrow valleys and creeks around Ash Grove, and on flatter uplands much of it drains underground through sinkholes and cracks in the bedrock.

That shapes two decisions. On slopes, plan for water crossing your drive, because runoff will wash soil and chert gravel downhill into creeks. A washed stone edge or rip rap at the outlet keeps that material where you put it. On the uplands, watch for low spots that drain into openings in the rock. Fill and soil can wash straight down a sinkhole, so grade away from those openings instead of toward them.

Digging is slow here. Chert and rock in the ground stop a shovel more often than mud does, so budget time for that. Spring is the wettest stretch and storms raise creeks quickly. January nights average below freezing and days usually thaw, so freeze-thaw cycles are frequent, and footing depth in this area is set by the local building code.

Delivery to Ash Grove and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material arrives by dump truck and is tipped where you direct it. Have the drop spot cleared and marked before the truck arrives, and make sure the driver has a clear lane in and overhead clearance to the pile. A tarped load of topsoil or fill dirt belongs close to where it will be spread, not at the end of the drive.

Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or the yard. If you are unsure how much you need, the calculator sizes the load for you. Pick a delivery date at checkout and the truck comes to the site. Ash Grove sits in Greene County, and delivery also covers Springfield, Republic, Willard, Strafford and Fair Grove.

Order Rock, Sand and Soil for Your Ash Grove Project

Whether you are grading a pad, raising a low spot, building up beds, or topping a drive with base rock, the materials for the job are here. Size your load with the calculator, pick your delivery date at checkout, and Missouri Rock Supply brings it to your site in Ash Grove.