Mason Sand for Patios in Sac City, IA

For gravel and aggregate delivery in Sac City, IA, Iowa Rock Supply sells bulk material by the ton or the yard. Class A roadstone and mason sand are the two you will use most on a patio or flatwork job.

Across the Des Moines Lobe, this ground holds spring water, so timing a delivery matters.

Compaction waits for the frost to come out and for the flat ground to shed its spring water. Base and paver work runs from late spring to the fall freeze.

A wet spring shortens that window.

Ground and Conditions in Sac City

This is pothole country. The drainage network is young and inefficient, kettles and closed depressions hold water, and most of the ground only drains at all because it is tiled.

Under a patio, that shows up as a base that moves. A thin base over ground that stays soft in spring lets the slabs settle and the joints open.

The fix is a compacted base that carries the load and a bedding layer that stays level. Class A roadstone, crushed limestone with the fines left in, binds and compacts into that base.

Snowmelt and spring rain sit on the surface where the ground below is still frozen. Repeated freeze-thaw heaves gravel drives, lanes and field entrances as the ground lets go in spring.

Less slope erosion than the rest of the state, but ditch and tile outlet scour still cuts where runoff concentrates on the moraine ridges.

Materials for Sac City Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where the finish starts, so pick the bedding first and work down. Each product page has a calculator.

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard.

Bedding and base

• Limestone Screenings, also called screenings, are 3/8 inch minus. Use them for paver and flagstone bedding, joint filling and a fine top dressing over a compacted roadstone base.
• Class A Roadstone, also called roadstone, 3/4 inch roadstone or road rock, is the standard Iowa base course. Use it for driveways, parking pads, shed bases and farm lanes.
• Mason Sand, also called masonry sand, sets brick and block mortar and paver joints. It also beds play areas and horse arena footing.
• Washed Sand, also called washed fill sand or concrete sand, beds and levels under slabs and pavers. It works as sand fill where a clean, free draining grade is wanted.
• 1 Inch Roadstone, also called 1 inch minus or 1 inch road rock, is the coarser grade. Use it on a new drive, a soft spot or a lane that carries heavy equipment, laid under a finer surface course.

Clean rock, also called clean stone, is washed and open graded, so water moves straight through. Use it for subdrains, drainage tile backfill, pipe bedding and backfill behind retaining walls.

Delivery to Sac City and the Surrounding Area

Order online. Choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard, then pick a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile on site.

Choosing between tons and yards is the part that trips people up, so size the load with the calculator before you order. The calculator lives on each product page.

Sac City sits in Sac County. Iowa Rock Supply delivers here and to Lake View, Odebolt, Schaller, Early and Wall Lake.

Delivery covers Iowa only, and the whole order is placed online.

Order Bedding and Base Material for Your Sac City Project

Sort the bedding first, then the base that carries it, and size each one with the calculator on the product page. Once the quantity is set, pick your delivery date and Iowa Rock Supply sends a truck to your site in Sac City.