Bulk Gravel and Stone Delivery in Meade County, KS
Kansas Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Meade County, KS. Start with the calculator on each product page to size the load, then pick the material.
AB-3 is the Kansas base, and it is the one to get right before anything goes on top.
This is High Plains ground: silty loess and sandy soils over the Ogallala Formation, with cemented beds and hard caliche sitting close to the surface in places. That ground decides what you put down and how much of it you need.
Ground Conditions Across Meade County
The working season here is long. The hard part is not waiting for the ground to dry out, it is getting moisture into the material and holding it long enough to compact.
Rainfall across the High Plains of western Kansas runs only about 15 to 25 inches a year. It arrives in heavy summer storms on tight silt and caliche that will not take it, so water runs to the low spots and playas instead of soaking in.
Wind is the main agent of erosion on this ground. Bare silt and loose sand blow, drifting across drives and stripping unbound surfaces, and cloudbursts cut steep-sided draws.
Winters on the High Plains bring hard freezes and rapid thaws. Frost goes deeper here than in south-central Kansas, and footing depth is set by each city or county rather than by a statewide table.
Practically, that means a drive needs a base that locks up and a surface that resists wind. Loose, single-size stone will not hold on a windy site.
Dense-graded material will.
Materials Delivered in Meade County
AB-3 is the Kansas name for dense-graded crushed limestone base. It is crushed rock and fines together, graded roughly 1 1/2 inch down, and it locks up tight when it is moisture-conditioned and rolled.
The requirements for aggregates for base construction sit in Section 1104, inside Division 1100 of the Kansas Standard Specifications for State Road and Bridge Construction.
City and county work references the same class, so AB-3 is the term a Kansas contractor uses when ordering base.
Order AB-3 for driveways, parking pads, shed and shop bases, and road shoulders.
Coarse stone
RipRap is heavy stone for stream bank and pond bank armouring, ditch lining, culvert outlets and slope protection against flash runoff. #4 Crushed Stone is a large clean stone for heavy drainage, construction entrances and trench bottoms.
Railroad Ballast is a heavy coarse stone for track beds, hard standing and severe drainage.
Clean washed stone
1 Inch Clean, often called #57 stone or clean rock, is washed limestone for French drains, foundation drains, pipe bedding, concrete work and construction entrances. 3/4" Crushed Stone covers drainage beds, drive surfacing over a compacted base, and trench backfill.
3/8" Crushed Stone, or limestone chips, suits fine drainage, pipe bedding, paver joints and a topping course. Drain Rock is washed rock for French drains, dry wells, foundation drains and downspout runs.
Dense-graded and fine material
1 Inch Minus is a smaller dense-graded crushed limestone for topping a drive, patching soft spots and building up shoulders where a full AB-3 base is more than the job needs. Screenings are the crusher fines left after limestone is screened, used for bedding under pavers and flagstone, levelling under flatwork and filling paver joints.
Sand, soil and decorative stone
Washed Sand beds and levels under slabs and pavers and goes into concrete work. Top Soil builds new lawns and beds over heavy clay or thin rocky ground, and Fill Dirt raises grade and backfills low spots before a base course goes down.
Kansas River Rock is rounded washed gravel for decorative beds, borders and dry creek beds. Large River Rock handles dry creek beds, splash pads under downspouts and heavier erosion work.
Choosing the Right Material
Haskell County and Seward County sit on the same High Plains ground as Meade County: silty loess and sandy soils over the Ogallala Formation, with cemented mortar bed and hard caliche close to the surface in places. The material choice does not change much between them.
Ford County spans more than one zone. It takes in the High Plains of western Kansas plus the Arkansas River Lowlands and the south-central sand prairie, so its ground is sandier in places than what you work with here.
On sandy ground, drainage moves faster and a clean washed stone can carry water away without a fines-bearing layer above it. On the tight silt and caliche found across Meade County, water sits instead of soaking, so a clean stone drainage layer matters more.
Delivery Across Meade County
Kansas Rock Supply delivers bulk material across Meade County, including Meade, Plains and Fowler. You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.
Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load before you order. A dump truck then tips the material in one pile on site.
Because the ground here is tight and the wind moves loose material, it helps to have your base area ready before the truck arrives. Material left sitting in the open on a windy site will drift.
Questions About Gravel and Stone in Meade County
What is AB-3 and what is it used for in Meade County?
AB-3 is the Kansas name for dense-graded crushed limestone base, crushed rock and fines graded roughly 1 1/2 inch down.
It is used for driveways, parking pads, shed and shop bases, and road shoulders.
How deep should a gravel driveway base be in Meade County?
No single depth fits every site, because the ground across Meade County varies from silty loess to sandy soil with caliche close to the surface. Depth depends on what you are building over, how much water the spot holds, and what the drive has to carry.
Use the calculator on the product page to size your order.
How much gravel do I need for my project?
Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load for your project.
Have your measurements ready before you start, then order the quantity you land on and choose a delivery date at checkout.
Order Bulk Gravel and Stone in Meade County
Kansas Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand, topsoil and aggregates across Meade County, including Meade, Plains and Fowler. Order online by the ton or yard, size the load with the calculator, and pick your delivery date at checkout.