Bulk Gravel Delivery to Houston, MS

Mississippi Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Houston, MS for two kinds of buyers: contractors working a schedule and homeowners finishing one project at a time. Both end up asking the same question about 610 limestone, the crushed stone base this part of Mississippi sells by that name.

Houston sits in Chickasaw County, on prairie clay that swells when wet and cracks when dry. That ground decides what goes under a patio or a drive long before the surface material does.

Ground and Conditions in Houston

Across the Black Prairie, the soil is a dark, fine clay formed on chalk and marl. It takes water very slowly, so rain stands on the surface and the clay below softens.

A thin base spread over that ground disappears into it. The stone punches down, the surface ruts, and the flatwork above starts to move.

The workable answer is a separation layer of clean, open stone under the base, plus enough base to bridge the soft clay rather than sit in it. Depth and drainage both matter on this ground, and neither one alone holds up.

Erosion here shows as slow sheet flow and rutting rather than cut gullies. Low-gradient prairie streams slough at the banks, and any cut slope in clay tends to slump.

Work runs nearly year-round, but prairie clay can stay too wet to compact for weeks after a heavy winter rain. Movement in this region comes from the clay taking up and giving off water, not from frost.

Materials for Houston Projects

Bedding is where most flatwork in Houston succeeds or fails. Pavers, flagstone and patio slabs need a bed that holds grade, drains, and does not pump when it gets wet.

Stone Screenings are the standard bedding material for pavers and flagstone. The fine, angular grit packs into a firm, uniform bed and fills the joints between units.

Under the bedding, 610 Limestone is the compacting base. Size No.

Where a clean, free-draining layer is wanted instead, #57 Limestone handles French drains, foundation drains and concrete aggregate. #89 Crushed Stone is the smaller washed stone for tight bedding and joints.

On soft ground, Fill Dirt raises grade and builds up a pad before any base course goes down. Masonry Sand covers brick and block work and paver joints.

Delivery to Houston 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 checkout.

Pick a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the material in one pile at the site. From there it is yours to move and place.

Delivery covers Houston and the rest of Chickasaw County, including Okolona, Woodland and Houlka.

Questions from Houston Buyers

What gravel is best for a driveway in Houston?

It depends on the ground under it. On prairie clay, a compacting base of 610 limestone gives the drive something that holds together, and driveway gravel surfaces over it.

Clay gravel is the older Mississippi choice where a binding, compacting surface is wanted over soft ground. If the drive stays wet, a clean open stone layer underneath helps water move away.

How much material will my project need?

That depends on the area you are covering and how deep the layer runs, so there is no single figure. Each product page has a calculator that takes your measurements and returns a quantity.

Order by the ton or by the yard, whichever suits the material. If you are unsure, size the load with the calculator before you check out.

Order Gravel and Aggregate for Houston

Start with the calculator on the product page, settle on a quantity, and pick your delivery date at checkout. Mississippi Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil across Houston and Chickasaw County.

Place your order online when you are ready.