Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Clio, IA

Iowa Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Clio, IA, with Class A roadstone as the base course this part of Wayne County builds on. The same trucks carry black dirt, sand, decorative stone and clean rock.

Ground here sits on old till under a loess mantle, and the clay below it holds water. That shapes what you order and when it goes down.

Materials for Clio Projects

Grading and bed prep start with soil. Screened topsoil, which Iowa yards call black dirt, repairs lawns, fills low spots and preps beds over the dark prairie soil this state is known for.

Order it when you are bringing a grade back up or dressing ground after a build.

Garden soil is blended richer than plain black dirt. It suits raised beds, vegetable plots and planting areas where you want more than fill.

Fill dirt handles the rougher work: raising grade, filling low ground and backfilling before a roadstone course goes down.

Under all of that, Class A roadstone is the standard Iowa base course. It is crushed limestone with the fines left in, so it binds and compacts, and it carries driveways, parking pads, shed bases and farm lanes.

Class A Roadstone and the coarser 1 Inch Roadstone cover most base work, with Driveway Gravel for topping a lane that has thinned out.

Where water has to move instead of sit, clean rock is the answer. It is washed and open graded, so it drains into subdrains, drainage tile and behind retaining walls.

Clean Rock and 3/4" Crushed Stone both work in trench and pipe bedding.

Sand and decorative stone round out an order. Washed sand beds and levels under slabs and pavers, mason sand goes into mortar and joints, and river rock and Natural Pea Gravel finish beds, walkways and dry creek runs.

Ground and Conditions in Clio

Rain and spring snowmelt are the drivers here. On the Southern Iowa Drift Plain the ground rolls steeply, so water moves at the surface until it meets clay that will not take it.

That clay is the Yarmouth-Sangamon paleosol, a thick gummy grey layer farmers call gumbo. Water perches on top of it, runs off, and leaves drives soft at the bottom of a grade.

Spring rain on saturated clay is the worst of it.

The practical result is drainage first. Clean rock in a subdrain or behind a wall gives perched water somewhere to go, rather than letting it sit against a base and work it loose.

This is also Iowa's most eroded landscape. Streams cut deep, hillslopes carry rills, and gully and stream bank erosion after heavy rain is the main reason rock goes on slopes and at culvert outlets.

Riprap armors a bank or an outlet against that runoff.

Timing matters too. This is the longest working season in the state, but clay has to dry before anything gets compacted, so a wet spring pushes base work back weeks.

Cold winters bring repeated freeze and thaw, enough to heave gravel drives and lanes each spring.

Delivery to Clio and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material arrives by dump truck and is tipped in one pile at the delivery address. Have the spot clear and reachable before the truck backs in, with room for the load to sit without blocking a lane.

You order online. Quantities are chosen by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to help size the load.

Pick a delivery date at checkout and the truck brings it to your site.

Delivery covers Clio and Wayne County, including Corydon, Seymour, Humeston, Allerton and Lineville. Whether the job is a farm lane, a new drive, a garden bed or a stream bank, the same order process applies.

Questions About Ordering in Clio

Can I order material by the ton for delivery in Clio?

Yes. Bulk material is ordered by the ton or by the yard, and quantities go in online before delivery.

Each product page carries a calculator to help you size the load, and you choose a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the material at your address in Clio.

What stone should I use for drainage in Clio?

Clean rock is the drainage stone here. It is washed and open graded, so water passes through instead of sitting against it, which suits subdrains, drainage tile backfill, pipe bedding and the space behind a retaining wall.

For finer drainage and paver joints, limestone screenings and washed chips both work.

Order Rock, Soil and Sand for Your Clio Project

Driveways, parking pads, shed bases, farm lanes, raised beds and lawn repair all start with the right material. Whether you need black dirt, garden soil, fill, roadstone or clean rock, order online and have it tipped on site in Clio.