Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Ralston, IA

Iowa Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Ralston, IA, with Class A roadstone leading the way. Our working season for base and driveway work runs from late spring to the fall freeze.

A wet spring shortens it, so timing a delivery matters.

This is pothole country on the Des Moines Lobe, where most ground only drains because it is tiled. That shapes what you put down and when it sets.

Materials for Ralston Projects

Class A roadstone is the standard Iowa base course, the 3/4 inch crushed limestone with the fines left in. It binds and compacts under driveways, parking pads, shed bases and farm lanes.

For a new drive, a soft spot or a lane that carries heavy equipment, 1 inch roadstone is the coarser grade. It goes down under a finer surface course, and it also goes by 1 inch minus or 1 inch road rock.

Washed and open graded stone is a different job. Clean rock, also called clean stone or 1 inch clean, drains where subdrains, pipe bedding, septic rock and retaining wall backfill need water to move straight through.

Sand and soil round out a project. Limestone screenings bed pavers and flagstone and fill joints, while black dirt, our screened topsoil, handles lawn repair, grading and bed prep.

Decorative and specialty stone fills in the rest. River rock suits dry creek beds and borders, rip rap armors banks and culvert outlets, and Natural Pea Gravel works for walkways and play areas.

Ground and Conditions in Ralston

Across the Des Moines Lobe the ground is young glacial till, thick and pebbly, with sand and gravel strung along old meltwater channels. Much of it sits in closed depressions that hold water.

Snowmelt and spring rain sit on the surface where the ground below is still frozen. That is why a roadstone base has to be built to shed water rather than trap it.

Ditch and tile outlet scour, bank cutting and washouts on the moraine ridges are the erosion patterns here. Less of it comes from slope than in other parts of Iowa, but runoff still concentrates where it wants to go.

Compaction waits for the frost to come out and the flat ground to shed its spring water. Repeated freeze-thaw heaves gravel drives, lanes and field entrances as the ground lets go in spring.

Delivery to Ralston and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material arrives by dump truck and tips in one pile on site. Have the spot clear and reachable, with room for the truck to pull in and out.

Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to help size the load, and you pick a delivery date at checkout.

Iowa Rock Supply delivers across Ralston and the rest of Carroll County. That includes Carroll, Manning, Coon Rapids, Glidden and Arcadia.

Questions About Ordering in Ralston

Do you supply contractors working in Ralston?

Yes. Iowa Rock Supply delivers aggregate to contractors and homeowners alike in Ralston and across Carroll County.

You order online, choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Contractors working on drives, pads, drainage or site prep can order the same way.

Base and paver work fits the season from late spring to the fall freeze, so plan around the weather.

Do you deliver Class A roadstone to Ralston, IA?

Yes. Class A roadstone is the 3/4 inch crushed limestone base course with the fines left in, and it is available for delivery in Ralston.

It compacts into a base for driveways, parking pads, shed bases and farm lanes. Order it online in the quantity you need, and a dump truck tips the load on your site.

Order Aggregate for Your Ralston Project

Iowa Rock Supply supplies Class A roadstone and 1 inch roadstone for drives and lanes, clean rock for drainage, plus sand, black dirt and decorative stone. Everything is ordered online with delivery across Ralston and Carroll County.

Size your load and place your order today.