Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Wilton, CA

California Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Wilton, CA for two kinds of buyers: contractors building paver patios and flatwork, and homeowners surfacing a drive or resetting a walk. Both start the same way, with Class 2 base compacted under the finished surface. This is Sacramento County, where heavy clay and a cemented hardpan sit close enough to the surface that water has nowhere to go once the winter storms arrive.

If the base under your patio is thin or poorly drained, the pavers move. That is the whole reason the base matters more than the stone you see.

Ground and Conditions in Wilton

A thin, wet base shows itself the same way every time. Paver joints open, slabs rock at the corners, and the whole patio dips after a wet winter. On Wilton ground the cause is usually water sitting in the subgrade, not the pavers themselves.

The local soil is deep valley alluvium, with heavy clay that cracks in summer and a cemented hardpan a few feet down across parts of the valley. Rain comes in winter storms and atmospheric rivers, and on flat clay ground it ponds instead of draining away. So the base has to be built to shed water, not just carry load.

That means two things on a patio job. First, excavate deep enough that the compacted Class 2 base can be built in lifts and locked up hard. Second, give the water a path out with clean drain rock at the low edge or in a trench. Drainage built in at the start is what keeps the surface flat.

The long, hot, dry season from late spring into fall is the working window here. Winter rain that leaves clay soft and sticky is what stops jobs, and dense tule fog can slow an early start.

Materials for Wilton Projects

For patios, walkways and flatwork, the material under the surface decides how the job holds up. Start with Class 2 Base, also called Class II base, the standard California base material and the one Caltrans specifies as Class 2 aggregate base. Compacted in lifts, it carries pavers, slabs and Stone Screenings paths.

Recycled Class 2 base, made from Road Base or asphalt, does the same work under drives and pads, and Caltrans allows processed reclaimed asphalt and concrete in aggregate base. Some suppliers also call this crushed miscellaneous base, or CMB. For the sand bed that sits right under the pavers, Mason Sand is the usual choice, and Washed Sand works for leveling and bedding under slabs.

Where the surface is exposed rather than paved, Stone Screenings, or DG, packs firm over a compacted base for paths and patios. Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a Class 2 base, and 3/4" Drain Rock is the clean, no-fines stone that lets water move through a drainage trench or French drain.

Delivery to Wilton and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick the quantity your job needs, by the ton or by the yard. If you are not sure how the two compare for the material you want, the calculator sizes the load for you before you check out. You choose the delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck brings the material to your site.

California Rock Supply delivers across Sacramento County, including Sacramento, Elk Grove, Citrus Heights, Folsom and Rancho Cordova. Give the driver clear access and a firm spot to dump, and you can stage the pile where the work is.

Get Your Wilton Project Sized and Ordered

Run your patio, drive or drainage numbers through the calculator, confirm the ton or yard quantity, and choose a delivery date that fits your schedule. California Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across Wilton and Sacramento County. Place your order online when you are ready.