Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Fort Bidwell, CA

If you are building a driveway, setting a parking pad, or running drainage across a wet stretch of ground, gravel and aggregate delivery in Fort Bidwell, CA starts with the right base. California Rock Supply stocks Class 2 base, the standard California base material, specified by Caltrans as Class 2 aggregate base.

Ground here is mostly thin and rocky, so the base you place carries the load and moves water away. Order online and we deliver bulk material to your site.

Materials for Fort Bidwell Projects

Drives and pads do the heavy lifting on most jobs around here, so start with the base and work outward. Class 2 base, also called Class II base rock or Class 2 aggregate base, is the compacted layer under driveways, parking pads, pavers, slabs, and Stone Screenings paths.

Recycled base rock and crushed miscellaneous base do the same job when you want a processed material. Crusher run is the other compacting base option, though California buyers usually ask for Class 2 base for the same work.

On top, driveway gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a compacted Class 2 base. Walkway gravel gives paths a finer, walkable finish. Stone Screenings, or DG, packs firm for paths, patios, and low-water ground cover laid over a compacted base.

Water is the other half of the order. Clean washed stone with no fines lets water move, and that is what you want in a trench.

For drainage runs, 3/4" drain rock, also called #57 stone, goes in French drains and trenches. Drain rock handles drywells, downspout runs, and the fill behind retaining walls. Riprap, also called rock slope protection, armors slopes, creek banks, and culvert outlets.

Sand and soil round out the order. Washed sand beds and levels under slabs, mason sand sets brick, block, and paver joints, and topsoil rebuilds planting areas over thin rocky ground. Fill dirt raises grade before any Class 2 base goes down.

Ground and Conditions in Fort Bidwell

Winter storms bring rain and snow here, and melting snow keeps the ground wet into spring. Water runs fast off rock and thin soil on the slopes, and it collects wherever a drive or pad cuts across it.

That is why base depth and drainage matter more than the surface material. A drive cut across a slope needs a drainage layer and a place for the water to go, not just a thicker cap of gravel.

Soils are mostly thin and rocky over granite, volcanic, or metamorphic rock, coarse and sandy where granite has weathered. Deeper soils show up on some valley and basin floors between the ranges. Fill dirt and Class 2 base both bridge that kind of ground.

Freeze-thaw is a real design factor. Freezing nights are routine through winter, and the local building department sets frost depth for footings. Plan most base and excavation work for late spring through fall, since snow and frozen or saturated ground stop it in winter and the spring thaw leaves unpaved ground soft.

Delivery to Fort Bidwell and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material arrives by dump truck and is dumped at the site, so have the drop spot clear before the truck shows up. Mark anything low or fragile, and keep the approach wide enough for a loaded truck to reach the pad.

Order online, then choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. If you are not sure how much a job takes, size the load with the calculator and pick your delivery date at checkout.

Fort Bidwell sits in Modoc County, and we deliver across the area, including Alturas, Cedarville, Canby, Adin, and Lake City.

Order Base, Gravel and Drain Rock for Your Fort Bidwell Job

Drives, parking pads, paver and slab base, drainage runs, and path and patio surfaces all come out of the same order. Class 2 base, driveway gravel, drain rock, Stone Screenings, sand, and topsoil are ready to deliver across Fort Bidwell and Modoc County. Build your load online and set a delivery date that fits your schedule.