#78 Crushed Stone in Missouri

Yard drainage often changes from one Missouri soil condition to another, particularly between the Ozarks and lower, slower-draining ground. #78 Crushed Stone has angular, washed chips and few fines, leaving an open structure for drainage instead of forming a sealed surface. The stone can also settle together better than rounded gravel when used as bedding.

For a drainage run, place the material around pipe and make sure the line has a workable outlet beyond the wet area. This is especially important where northern glacial till or Bootheel alluvium holds water longer than cherty Ozark soils. The stone also suits the bedding beneath permeable pavers and the drainage layer in a walkway or patio build. Choose it for the part of the project that needs openness, not for a surface that must compact into a dense finish.

Permeable Paver Bedding

Use this small stone as the bedding and joint fill in permeable paver work, allowing water to flow through the paved surface.

Drainage Layers

Placed below walkways or alongside foundations and retaining walls, clean chips provide an open path for water.

Pipe Bedding

Angular small stone packs around utility and drain pipe for even support while avoiding empty spaces.

Walkway & Patio Base

Use it below walkways, patios, and shed pads to build a stable layer that drains.

Free Draining

Clean, washed chips have few or no fines, allowing water to move through the layer.

Holds Its Grade

Sharp-edged pieces key together instead of rolling like rounded gravel, helping the layer remain in position.

Easy to Spread

Its small pieces are manageable with a rake and screed on hand-worked residential areas.

One Stone, Many Jobs

The same material can handle drainage, bedding, and base applications on one job.