Rip Rap, Stone and Soil Delivery in Lauderdale, MS

Mississippi Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Lauderdale, MS, by the ton or the yard. Each product page has a calculator, so you can size the load before you order.

Start with 610 limestone for a compacting base.

This part of the state runs on sandy, gravelly ground over tight clay, and water moves sideways once it hits that layer. Coarse stone is what holds a slope or a bank in place here.

Materials for Lauderdale Projects

Slope, swale and bank work wants big, clean, open stone. It lets water through instead of letting it push the bank out.

Rip rap is the heaviest option for armouring a bank or a culvert outlet.

RipRap goes on banks, pond edges and slope protection. Railroad Ballast suits hard standing and severe drainage where a very coarse stone is needed.

#4 Crushed Stone handles trench bottoms and construction entrances.

#57 Limestone is the one for French drains and foundation drains. #67 Stone does the same work one size down.

#8 Crushed Stone covers fine drainage and pipe bedding. #89 Crushed Stone is the small washed stone for tight joints and bedding.

For a drive or a pad, 610 limestone is the compacting base Mississippi yards sell. 610 Limestone takes a shed pad or a parking area.

Where the ground is soft and you want a material that binds, Clay Gravel is the long-standing choice for drives and farm roads. Driveway Gravel resurfaces an existing drive.

Finer sizes finish the work. Stone Screenings bed pavers and fill joints.

Natural Pea Gravel is rounded chert washed out of the pit gravels, good for walkways and play areas. River Rock and Large River Rock build dry creek beds and borders.

Sand and soil round it out. Masonry Sand is the mason sand for brick and block work, and Washed Sand beds and levels under slabs.

Fill Dirt raises grade before a base course. Top Soil and Garden Soil build a workable layer over tight clay.

Delivery to Lauderdale and the Surrounding Area

Lauderdale sits in Lauderdale County, and delivery covers the city and the rest of the county, including Meridian, Marion, Collinsville, Toomsuba and Bailey. You order online and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and the calculator on each product page is there to size the load. A dump truck tips the material in one pile on site.

Have the drop spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives. A firm, open area near the work keeps the pile where you want it.

Ground and Conditions in Lauderdale

Across this part of the state, sandy and gravelly ground sits over clay, so the surface drains but the layer below does not. Water soaks in, meets the clay and runs sideways.

That sideways movement is what takes material off the crown of a drive and softens the toe of a grade. It is also why coarse stone earns its place on slopes and swales.

Erosion shows up as sand and gravel washing off drives on a grade, gullying on cleared slopes, and bank scour in the stream bottoms after heavy rain. Rip rap and large stone at the outlet slow that down.

Work runs nearly year-round here. The heaviest rain and late-summer storms are the interruption, not the cold, so timing a delivery around them matters more than waiting for a season.

Freezes are brief and shallow, with no meaningful frost heave to design around.

Questions About Stone and Delivery in Lauderdale

What stone should I use for drainage in Lauderdale?

It depends on the job. For a French drain or a foundation drain, a clean, open stone such as 57 or 67 limestone lets water move instead of trapping it.

For a pipe bed or tight joint, 8 or 89 crushed stone fits. For a bank or a swale, rip rap and #4 stone hold against moving water.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

A clear, firm spot to tip the load in one pile, and enough room for the truck to reach it. Keep vehicles and equipment out of the way.

The driver tips the material where it lands, so the closer that spot is to the work, the less you move it afterward.

Order Stone and Soil for Lauderdale

Mississippi Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil across Lauderdale and the rest of Lauderdale County. For armouring a bank, cutting in a drain or building up a pad, the material is sized by the ton or the yard and dropped on your site.

Order online when you are ready.