Pea Gravel for Pathways in Banks, OR

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Banks, OR online and a dump truck tips it on your site. Oregon Rock Supply sells bulk rock, sand, soil and mulch by the ton or the yard.

Start with 3/4 minus, the compacting base this market builds drives and pads on. The valley floor ground here is deep silt, so what sits under a drive matters as much as what shows on top.

Ground and Conditions in Banks

A base that is too thin shows the same way here every winter. The surface ruts, pumps, and pushes out at the edges.

Banks sits in Washington County, where 35 to 45 inches of rain a year lands almost entirely between November and March. That water falls on tight silt and clay that sheds slowly, and the lowlands hold a seasonal high water table.

The fix is a graded, compacting base course with drainage beside it, not a thicker layer of clean rock. Fines-bearing material like 3/4 minus locks up under a plate, so the load spreads instead of punching down into soft ground.

Where a path or drive meets saturated silt, dig out and bring grade up with quarry run first, then cap it with a compacted base. Portland treats October 1 to April 30 as the wet weather season and requires bare ground stabilized within two days, against seven days from May 1 to September 30.

Base and paving work fits better in the dry months.

Winter rain also scours banks and cuts slopes in this part of the state. Foothill ground on the west side of the valley slides where runoff is left to run bare.

Materials for Banks Projects

Fines and screenings carry the walking surfaces around a home. They stay put underfoot and take a rake line, which clean stone will not do.

1/4 Minus, sold around here as quarter minus, is the bedding layer under pavers and flagstone. It also tops a compacted base and does fine grading on paths.

Walkway Gravel gives garden paths and walkways a finer, walkable surface that holds its shape. Pair it with a compacted base below and the path stops migrating into the beds.

3/8" Natural Pea Gravel is the rounded option for paths, play areas and dog runs. Its smooth shape is comfortable underfoot and it drains well.

For the base under all of it, 3/4 Minus is the standard Oregon material. Crushed rock graded 3/4 inch down to fines compacts and locks up under driveways, parking pads, shop floors and shed bases.

Where water has to move instead of sit, Drain Rock handles French drains, curtain drains, footing drains, drywells and downspout runs. It is washed and open so water passes through.

Delivery to Banks and the Surrounding Area

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, so you can size the load before you check out.

Choose your delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. Have the drop spot clear and reachable, with room for the truck to pull in and out.

Oregon Rock Supply delivers across Washington County, including Hillsboro, Beaverton, Forest Grove, Tualatin and Sherwood. Banks orders run out to sites along the valley edge and the foothill roads west of town.

Questions About Ordering in Banks

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Clear the drop spot and make sure the truck can reach it. The driver tips the load in one pile and does not spread it, so pick a spot you can work from.

Keep vehicles, trailers and equipment out of the way, and leave room for the truck to pull in and back out without backing over soft ground.

What is the best base under pavers in Banks?

Use 3/4 minus as the compacted base, then bed the pavers in 1/4 minus. The minus rock keeps its fines, so it compacts and locks up instead of shifting.

On this valley silt, that compacted layer is what keeps a patio or path from settling unevenly after a wet winter.

Size the Load, Then Place the Order

Work out your tonnage or yardage on the calculator before you order, then pick a delivery date at checkout. Oregon Rock Supply brings bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil to Banks and the rest of Washington County.

Order online and the truck will tip your load on site.