Order 3/4 Minus and Crushed Stone in Deschutes County, OR
Oregon Rock Supply brings gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Deschutes County, OR to Bend, Redmond, Sisters, La Pine, Terrebonne and Brothers. The base most ground here is built on is 3/4 minus, called 3/4-0 or 3/4 inch minus at Oregon yards.
This is young volcanic ground, pumice, cinder and ash over basalt, and it drains fast. That shapes what you order and how much water you plan for when you compact a driveway or pad.
Ground Conditions Across Deschutes County
Across the Central Oregon and the High Lava Plains, the ground is young basalt with pumice, cinder and ash soils, and thin soil over hard rock along the rims. Precipitation runs about 8 to 12 inches a year.
A thin base on that ground shows it quickly. The rock ravels at the edges and the surface never locks up, because dry pumice pulls moisture out of the lift before it can bind.
Wind moves bare pumice and ash, and short intense summer thunderstorms cut channels in dry draws. Use 3/4 minus for the working surface and riprap on banks, culvert outlets and pond edges.
The working season runs long, from late spring into autumn, and hard frost cuts it short at both ends. Summer compaction normally needs added water.
Winters here are cold and clear at roughly 3,000 to 4,000 feet, with wide day-to-night temperature swings and repeated freeze-thaw. Frost depth runs 12 to 18 inches below 4,000 feet, and 24 inches at 4,000 feet and above.
Materials Delivered in Deschutes County
Oregon specifies base material by top size with a minus notation.
The Oregon Standard Specifications for Construction set dense-graded base aggregate in Section 02630.10 at sizes of 2 1/2 inch - 0, 2 inch - 0, 1 1/2 inch - 0, 1 inch - 0 and 3/4 inch - 0, and Section 00641.10 states that base aggregate is dense-graded unless otherwise specified.
Section 02630.11 covers open-graded aggregate, the clean, fines-free material.
Give 3/4 Minus the most thought. It is crushed rock graded 3/4 inch down to fines, so it compacts and locks up, and it is the standard Oregon base under driveways, parking pads, shop floors and shed bases.
Driveway Gravel on an Oregon drive usually means a minus rock like this rather than a clean rock that rolls underfoot.
1/4 Minus, also called quarter minus or crushed fines, beds pavers and flagstone, tops a compacted base and fine-grades paths. Quarry Run, or pit run, is raw rock straight from the pit face, uncrushed, for building up soft ground and raising grade before a graded base goes on top.
Drain Rock, called 1 1/2 clean or washed drain rock, is washed and open for French drains, curtain drains, footing drains, drywells and downspout runs. 3/4" Crushed Stone is angular rock with the fines screened out, for drainage trenches, retaining wall backfill and bridging soft wet ground.
3/8" Natural Pea Gravel is a smooth rounded stone for paths, play areas, dog runs and drainage. Willamette River Rock is rounded water-worn stone for decorative beds and dry creek beds, and Large River Rock handles splash pads under downspouts and heavier bank work.
Top Soil, or screened loam, covers lawns, bed prep and finish grading. Fill Dirt is bulk structural fill for raising grade and backfilling before a base course.
Shredded Mulch, which Oregon customers call bark dust, goes on beds and tree rings.
Delivery Across Deschutes County
You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, and it is the right place to size a load before you buy.
A dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. Plan where you want that pile to land before the truck arrives, because the driver tips it and moves on.
Delivery covers Deschutes County, including Bend, Redmond, Sisters, La Pine, Terrebonne and Brothers. Outlying ground on pumice or along the rims is still reachable, and a full truckload is the usual way to move bulk rock, soil and sand.
Choosing the Right Material
Crook County sits in the same region and on the same ground as Deschutes County. It is the youngest volcanic ground in Oregon, young basalt with pumice, cinder and ash soils, so the base and drainage choices are the same ones you would make here.
Linn County is different. It sits in the Willamette Valley and spans more than one zone, the Willamette Valley and Portland Basin plus the Cascade Range and Hood River Valley.
Klamath County is different again. It sits in Southern Oregon and spans more than one zone, Basin and Range plus Klamath and Owyhee Country, along with the Cascade Range and Hood River Valley.
On Deschutes County ground, start with 3/4 minus where you need a compacted surface and clean, open stone where you need water to move. Keep fines-bearing rock out of drains and clean rock out of a base you want to lock up.
Questions About Ordering in Deschutes County
Can I order material for a commercial or contractor job?
Yes. Oregon Rock Supply sells bulk gravel, crushed stone, sand, topsoil and aggregates online, and quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard.
When is the best time of year to order base material in Deschutes County?
The working season here runs long, from late spring into autumn, and hard frost cuts it short at both ends. Summer compaction normally needs added water, since pumice and fractured basalt drain fast and dry ground pulls moisture out of a lift.
What is the difference between topsoil and fill dirt?
Top Soil is screened loam for lawns, bed prep and finish grading. Oregon yards screen it because the ground it comes off is silty and clods up when wet.
Order Gravel, Stone and Soil for Deschutes County
Size your load on the product page with the calculator, then pick a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Whether you need 3/4 minus for a drive, drain rock for a French drain or topsoil for a lawn, Oregon Rock Supply delivers it across Deschutes County.
Place your order online and a truck will tip it on site.