Large River Rock and Bulk Aggregates for Fletcher, MO

Storm runoff drops hard off the bluffs and hillsides around Fletcher, and that is where gravel and aggregate delivery in Fletcher, MO earns its keep. Missouri Rock Supply stocks the coarse stone that holds a slope, a swale or a creek bank in place.

Start with base rock if you are building. Reach for rip rap and large river rock if water is the problem.

Materials for Fletcher Projects

Erosion control starts with size. The bigger the stone, the more it resists moving water. Work down from there for drives, drainage and bedding.

RipRap is the first line of defense. It armors creek banks, pond dams, culvert outlets and steep slopes against storm runoff and high water. On loess slopes that gully fast, rip rap at the toe stops the cut from climbing.

Large River Rock does heavier decorative and erosion work. Use it in dry creek beds and along banks where you want stone that looks settled rather than dumped.

#4 Crushed Stone and 2 inch clean handle heavy drainage, construction entrances and trench bottoms. Coarse washed stone lets water move instead of ponding.

#57 Limestone, sold around here as 1 inch clean or clean rock, is the standard for French drains, septic fields and concrete aggregate. It is washed with no fines, so it drains.

It compacts and locks. Crusher Run does the same job where you want the fines to bind harder.

Delivery to Fletcher and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick your quantity by the ton or the yard. The calculator sizes the load if you are unsure. Choose your delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck brings it to your site.

Fletcher sits in Jefferson County, and delivery covers the county. That includes Arnold, Festus, De Soto, Barnhart and Pevely. Rural lanes, farm lanes and tight driveways are routine.

Have the drop spot cleared before the truck arrives. Stone goes where you point it.

Ground and Conditions in Fletcher

Plan around the season. Midwinter freezes and heavy spring rain are the usual hold-ups. Low ground near the rivers can stay wet or under water well after a flood crest.

The ground itself is silty loess on the ridgetops over cherty clay and limestone, dolomite, sandstone or shale bedrock. That bedrock shows in the bluffs and hillsides. Deep silt, sand and clay sit in the river bottoms.

Loess washes away easily. Bare slopes, road cuts and fresh grading gully in the first hard storm. Arm them with coarse stone early, and put a drainage layer under any base you build on clay.

Sinkholes form where limestone or dolomite lies close to the surface. If water disappears instead of running off, route drainage away from the hole rather than into it.

Frost is moderate here. January nights average below freezing and most days thaw, so freeze-thaw cycles run all winter. Frost depth is set by the local building code and runs shallower toward Cape Girardeau than around St. Louis.

Questions from Fletcher Buyers

What stone should I use for drainage in Fletcher?

Washed stone with no fines. Use 1 inch clean (#57 stone) for French drains and septic fields, or 3/4 inch clean for drainage beds and construction entrances. For heavy flow, trench bottoms and soft ground, step up to #4 crushed stone or 2 inch clean. Rip rap handles open channels, culvert outlets and bank protection where the volume of water is the real problem.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

A clear, level drop spot the driver can reach and turn around in. Mark anything you do not want buried, like sprinkler heads, utility stakes or buried lines. Know where you want the pile dumped and how far it needs to be spread. If the ground is soft from spring rain, say so at checkout so the load lands somewhere the truck can get out of.

Order Stone for Your Fletcher Project

Missouri Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, rip rap, sand and topsoil across Fletcher and Jefferson County. Pick your material, size the load with the calculator, and choose a delivery date at checkout. Order online and get the stone on the ground.