Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Nevada City, CA

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Nevada City, CA online, by the ton or the yard. California Rock Supply delivers bulk material to your site. Start with Class 2 base for anything that carries a patio, a pad or a drive. Gold Country ground is rocky and often shallow over bedrock, so what sits under the pavers matters more than what shows.

Ground and Conditions in Nevada City

A thin base fails first at the edges. Pavers rock, joints open, and water finds the low corner. That is the pattern on rocky hillside soils, often shallow over bedrock, with clay in many areas and fast-draining Stone Screenings in others.

Heavy winter rain runs off quickly over shallow soil and bedrock on slopes. Clay pockets hold it. So drives and pads need to shed water, and runoff from slopes above needs a path around the work.

Build the base thick enough and compact it in lifts. Add a drainage layer where water sits. Work runs best from late spring into fall, because winter storms turn clay and steep drives to mud, and the higher towns can see snow delays in mid-winter.

Materials for Nevada City Projects

Bedding is the whole job under pavers and flatwork. Get the bedding right and the surface stays flat for years.

Class 2 Base, also called Class II base rock or Class 2 aggregate base, is the standard California base material. Caltrans specifies it as Class 2 aggregate base. Use it for the compacted layer under pavers, slabs, patios and Stone Screenings paths, and for driveways and parking pads. It compacts hard and locks up.

Stone Screenings, or DG, is the fine, firm-packing material for paths, patios and low-water ground cover. Lay it over a compacted base, not on bare ground.

Washed Sand, also called concrete sand, levels and beds. It is the setting layer that lets pavers sit even, and it works under slabs too.

Mason Sand, or masonry sand, sweeps into paver joints and handles brick and block work.

Drain Rock and 3/4" Drain Rock are clean stone with no fines, so water moves through them. Use them in French drains, drywells, downspout runs and behind retaining walls.

Fill Dirt raises grade and backfills before the Class 2 base goes down. Top Soil builds up planting beds over clay or hardpan.

Delivery to Nevada City and the Surrounding Area

Choose tons or yards at checkout. Bulk material is sold both ways, and the calculator converts between them and sizes the load to your project. Measure your area, enter the depth you want, and let it do the math.

Pick a delivery date, and a dump truck brings the load to your site. Nevada City sits in Nevada County, and delivery covers the county, including Grass Valley, Penn Valley, Rough and Ready, North San Juan and Truckee.

Plan the drop spot before the truck arrives. A pile of Class 2 base or drain rock needs room to spread, and a steep foothill drive is easier to serve when the driver can see where the material goes.

Size Your Load and Place the Order

Run your patio or drive dimensions through the calculator, choose tons or yards, and set a delivery date. Class 2 base, DG, sand and drain rock all move the same way: ordered online, sized to the job, delivered to the site. Place your order when the numbers look right.