Aggregates
Aggregate, is a broad category of coarse- to medium-grained particulate material used in construction or landscaping. Aggregates are the most mined materials in the world. Aggregates serve as reinforcement to add strength to the overall composite material. Due to the relatively high hydraulic conductivity value as compared to most soils, aggregates are widely used in drainage applications such as foundation and French drains, septic drain fields, retaining wall drains, and roadside edge drains. Aggregates are also used as base material under foundations, roads, and railroads. Aggregates are used as a stable foundation or road/rail base with predictable, uniform properties (e.g. to help prevent differential settling under the road or building), or as a low-cost extender that binds with more expensive cement or asphalt to form concrete.
1B Limestone / Limestone Chips
This is a small chip. It can be used to for driveways and walkways. They use it when tar and chipping roads.
2B Limestone
This is approximately 1-1/2 inch in size. It is most commonly used in driveways, for french drains or to back fill a wall stone installation.
2A Lime Stone / 2A Modified
It’s a mixture of the 2B lime stone and lime stone dust. It compacts well and is commonly used as a base material for paver and wall stone installations.
Lime Stone Fines/Dust
This is limestone fines.
#3 Limestone
It is softball sized and used in drainage (like you see on the sides of the road)
#1 Sand Stone
This is 1/4″ – 1/2″ in size and is usually a mixture of colors. It is softer than limestone.
#2 Sandstone
3/4″ – 1 1/2″ in size and usually a mixture of colors. Softer than limestone.
Pea Gravel
This is the smallest river gravel and is used for various decorative purposes.
2B Special River Gravel
This is goose egged in size and typically used decoratively for flower beds and such.
Concrete Sand
This sand is course ground and can be used under paver installations. It is commonly called highway sand.
2B Round River Gravel
This is skipping stone sized – 3/4 to 1 1/4″ in size. It is a river rock that is typically used decoratively.
Oversize River Gravel
This stone varies in size from golf ball to soft ball and is a variety of earth tones.
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