Bulk Gravel Delivery to Hollandale, MS

Mississippi Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Hollandale, MS for contractors and homeowners alike. Some buyers here are building a driveway from bare ground, and others are topping a path or bedding pavers.

Either way, 610 limestone is the base material this part of the Delta is built on. The ground under it is the reason.

Ground and Conditions in Hollandale

Washington County sits on deep alluvial silt and heavy clay laid down by the Mississippi and the Yazoo. Sand and gravel sit tens of feet down, not at the surface.

Backswamp ground runs gray to black and swells when wet, then cracks when it dries.

That clay takes water slowly, and the ground here is flat with almost no fall. Water stands instead of running off.

A thin base course fails fast under those conditions, because the clay underneath never dries out and never stops moving.

The fix is a built-up, crowned base rather than a deeper one. Build the grade up so water sheds off the surface instead of sitting on it.

A thin layer spread straight onto the clay just disappears into the mud.

Work runs nearly year round here. The real limits are saturated ground in late winter and early spring, plus heavy rain.

Frost heave is not what breaks a Delta drive. The ground moving as saturated clay dries and wets again is.

Materials for Hollandale Projects

Fines and screenings do the fine work on paths and walkways here, and they are worth weighing first if your project is a garden path rather than a drive. Stone screenings are the fine material for bedding pavers and flagstone, filling joints, and topping a compacted base.

Walkway gravel gives a garden path or walkway a finer, walkable surface than drive gravel.

For the base course underneath, 610 limestone is the local standard. Size No.

It goes under driveways, parking pads, shed and building pads, and patio sub-base.

Where the ground stays soft, clay gravel is the other option. It is pit-run gravel with enough clay and fines in it to bind and pack, and it has been the Mississippi drive and farm-road material for a long time.

Say gravel rather than crushed stone for this one, because nearly all Mississippi pit gravel is chert rather than crushed rock.

Drainage is its own problem on flat ground. #57 limestone is clean, free-draining stone for French drains, foundation drains and drive surfacing.

#8 crushed stone is the finer size for pipe bedding and paver joints. Drain rock suits French drains, foundation drains and downspout runs where the ground holds water.

For finish surfaces, Natural Pea Gravel is rounded chert washed out of the pit gravels, not crushed stone, and it works for walkways, play areas and decorative beds. River rock covers decorative beds, borders and dry creek beds.

Delivery to Hollandale and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you check out.

Pick your delivery date at checkout and a dump truck brings the material to your site in Hollandale.

The truck tips the load in one pile. The driver does not spread it, and the pile lands where the truck can safely stop.

Delivery covers Hollandale and the rest of Washington County, including Greenville, Leland, Glen Allan and Chatham. If your project sits outside the city, the same online order works.

Questions About Ordering in Hollandale

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Have the delivery spot clear and reachable before the truck gets there. The load is tipped in one pile, so the ground under it should be firm enough to hold the weight.

Move any vehicles, trailers or equipment out of the way first. If a gate, low wire or overhanging limb sits on the route in, clear it ahead of time so the truck can get through.

What is the best base under pavers in Hollandale?

610 limestone is the compacting base for paver work here, because it locks up under compaction and carries the load. Over Delta clay, build the grade up so water sheds off rather than sitting on the surface.

Stone screenings then bed the pavers and fill the joints. On soft, wet ground, clay gravel is the alternative base that binds and packs.

Order Your Material for Hollandale

Size your load with the calculator on any product page, then order by the ton or the yard and pick your delivery date. Mississippi Rock Supply delivers 610 limestone, screenings and landscape rock across Hollandale and Washington County.

Place your order online when you are ready.