Black Dirt, Stone and Soil Delivery in Strawberry Point, IA

Iowa Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Strawberry Point, IA, from Class A roadstone for a farm lane to washed stone for drainage work. Size the load with the calculator on each product page, then order by the ton or the yard.

This is the Paleozoic Plateau, the driftless northeast, where thin soil sits over limestone and water moves down through rock instead of running off. That shapes what you put on the ground here.

Materials for Strawberry Point Projects

Water is the job here. Thin soil over limestone and sandstone sends roof runoff and slope water down fast, so washed stone and drainage runs do more work than a fresh layer of drive rock.

Clean rock for French drains, drywells and downspout runs

Clean rock, also called clean stone or 1 inch clean, is washed and open graded, so water moves straight through it. It backfills a French drain, beds a drywell, and fills a downspout run that carries roof water away from a foundation.

#57 Stone works the same way at a smaller size, and Iowa concrete stone gradations are written D57 and D67.

#4 Crushed Stone handles heavy drainage and trench bottoms, and Iowa quarries usually sell this size as clean rock by the inch.

Roadstone for drives, pads and farm lanes

Class A roadstone is crushed limestone with the fines left in, so it binds and compacts into the standard base course for drives, parking pads, shed bases and farm lanes.

1 Inch Roadstone is the coarser grade. It goes under a finer surface course on a new drive, a soft spot, or a lane that carries heavy equipment.

Fine stone, sand and soil

At the fine end, limestone screenings bed pavers and flagstone and fill joints. Mason sand is the masonry sand for brick and block mortar and paver joints.

Top Soil, which Iowa yards call black dirt, covers lawn repair, grading and bed prep after the dark prairie soils the state is known for.

Delivery to Strawberry Point and the Surrounding Area

Iowa Rock Supply delivers bulk material across Clayton County, including Guttenberg, Monona, Elkader, Garnavillo and McGregor. You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. Steep drives and switchback lanes are the common constraint in this part of the state, so pick the spot you want the pile dropped before the truck arrives.

Ground and Conditions in Strawberry Point

Work here fits between the spring thaw and the fall freeze. Steep grades are the reason surfaces get topped up in the fall, before winter access gets difficult.

Karst shapes the ground: on the Paleozoic Plateau, the driftless northeast, water disappears into sinkholes, fractures and underground passages rather than running off the surface, and springs run year round. Thin soil over rock leaves nowhere for water to sit.

Runoff on steep slopes scours drives and lanes, and the narrow bedrock valleys flash flood. Grading and drainage decide how a lane holds up, and the washed stone products above are how you move water off it.

Order Gravel, Washed Stone and Black Dirt in Strawberry Point

Iowa Rock Supply delivers Class A roadstone, washed stone, sand and black dirt across Strawberry Point and Clayton County. Size your load on the product page, order by the ton or the yard, and choose a delivery date at checkout.