Which stone is best for drainage in Sumner County?

Clean washed stone, sold by inch size here. 1 inch clean, also called #57 stone, works for French drains, foundation drains and pipe bedding. 3/4 inch crushed stone suits drainage beds and trench backfill, and #4 crushed stone handles heavier drainage and rough fill. Keep fines out of a drainage layer, because fines are what stop water. Sandy ground drains fast, and clean open stone keeps it that way.

What do I need to have ready for a bulk delivery?

Have the drop spot picked and reachable by a dump truck. The truck tips the load in one pile, so clear anything in the way and keep the approach wide. Order online, set your quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. If you are unsure how much to order, each product page has a calculator.

What is the best base material for a patio in Sumner County?

AB-3. The fines are what hold it together over sandy ground that would otherwise let a surface course sink. Build the base from AB-3, then bed the pavers or flagstone in screenings, which level the surface and fill the joints.

Sumner County, KS Aggregate and Rock Delivery

Kansas Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Sumner County, KS. Start with AB-3 if you are building a drive, a parking pad or a shop floor.

Wind moves loose sand the moment the cover is broken, and the sand under much of this county drains fast. AB-3 answers both: crushed limestone and fines together, graded roughly 1 1/2 inch down, that locks up tight when it is moisture-conditioned and rolled.

Delivery across Sumner County

Order online. Pick your material, set the quantity by the ton or by the yard, and choose a delivery date at checkout.

Each product page has a calculator if you need help sizing the load.

A dump truck tips your material in one pile at the delivery address. Wellington, Conway Springs, Belle Plaine, Caldwell, Oxford, Argonia, South Haven, Geuda Springs, Milton, Milan, Mayfield and Peck all sit inside the delivery area.

Bulk loads arrive as loose aggregate, so plan where the pile should land before the truck shows up. Keep the path to the pile clear and wide enough for a truck to reach it.

Materials delivered in Sumner County

Aggregate base is called AB-3, and 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. That is why AB-3 is the term a Kansas contractor uses when ordering base.

AB-3 is dense-graded crushed limestone base, and it carries drives, parking pads, shed and shop bases and road shoulders.

Clean washed limestone is sold by inch size here and called clean rock. 1 Inch Clean goes into French drains, foundation drains, pipe bedding and construction entrances.

Sand and soil round out a load. Washed Sand beds and levels under slabs and pavers, and it mixes into concrete.

Mason Sand suits brick and block work, paver joints, sandboxes and volleyball courts.

Ground conditions across Sumner County

Sumner County sits on the Arkansas River Lowlands and the south-central sand prairie. Sand, gravel and silt laid down by the Arkansas River sit under a sandy loam, with stabilized dune sand across the Great Bend Prairie and the Wellington-McPherson Lowlands.

Sand drains fast, which sounds like good news until a surface course with no binding fines sinks straight into it. Fines are what hold a base together here, and clean stone has none.

Wind moves loose sand as soon as the cover is broken. Spring high water scours banks along this stretch of the Arkansas River valley.

The working season runs long. Wet spring weeks and high summer heat set the limits, and sandy ground is back in shape quickly after rain.

Moderate winters by Kansas standards mean shorter freeze and thaw cycles than in the north. They still move a drive that has no proper base under it.

Frost depth is set city by city in Kansas, not statewide.

Choosing the right material

Ground nearby differs, and the difference changes what you order. Cowley County sits on the Flint Hills: thin cherty clay over flat-lying Permian limestone and shale, with a cap of cherty gravel on the hilltops and rock often only inches below the surface.

That is a shallow, rocky profile. A base there runs into rock quickly.

Sumner County is deep sand, gravel and silt with a sandy loam over the top, so fines and compaction carry the load.

Sedgwick County and Kingman County share the Arkansas River Lowlands and the south-central sand prairie ground region. The ground is the same, so the base and drainage choice is the same.

Match the material to the job. AB-3 for a drive, a pad or a base course.

1 inch minus for topping a drive or patching a soft spot. 1 inch clean or 3/4 inch crushed stone for drainage and trench work.

Screenings for bedding pavers and flatwork. RipRap for banks, ditches and culvert outlets.

Order AB-3, gravel and stone for Sumner County delivery

AB-3 is the base material to start with across Sumner County, and the rest of the load follows the job. Order online, set the quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick your delivery date at checkout.

Kansas Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil across the county.

Bulk Gravel and Stone Delivery in Sumner County, KS