Bulk Gravel Delivery to Gales Creek, OR

Oregon Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Gales Creek, OR to your site by the ton. Most of the rain here lands between November and March, so a load of 3/4 minus dropped on firm ground in the dry months goes down far easier.

Order online, pick a delivery date, and a dump truck tips the material where you need it.

Ground and Conditions in Gales Creek

Across the Willamette Valley and Portland Basin, the ground runs to deep silt on the flat and red clay and silty clay loam in the foothills. That ground sheds winter water slowly.

Thirty-five to forty-five inches of rain a year lands on it, and the low ground holds a seasonal high water table.

When a base goes in thin, the first thing you see is edge failure. A drive edge or a patio corner sinks and the surface above it cracks.

The fix is a base built thick enough to spread the load before the bedding course goes on. On tight silt and clay, that also means letting the subgrade dry before you build on it.

Winter rain running off bare silt scours banks and cut slopes, and the steep west hills and foothill slopes slide. Riprap armors those edges when water is the problem.

Washington County treats October 1 to April 30 as the wet weather season, when bare ground must be stabilized within two days. From May 1 to September 30 you get seven days.

Base and paving work clusters into the dry season for that reason.

Frost is a minor issue here next to winter saturation and soft subgrade. The county sets a 12 inch frost depth for footings at this elevation.

Materials for Gales Creek Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where the wrong material shows up fastest. A paver laid on the wrong bed rocks underfoot and drops at the joint line within a season.

1/4 minus, also called quarter minus, is the bedding product for this work. It is crushed rock graded to fines, so it rakes to a smooth, tight plane under pavers and flagstone.

Use it as a topping over a compacted base and for fine grading on paths. See 1/4 Minus.

Under that bedding sits the base, and in Oregon that means 3/4 minus. It is also called 3/4-0 or dense-graded base rock, and it is crushed rock graded 3/4 inch down to fines.

Those fines let it compact and lock up, which is why it carries driveways, parking pads, shop floors and shed bases. See 3/4 Minus.

Where the subgrade is soft or low, quarry run builds the grade up first. Quarry run is raw rock straight from the pit or quarry face, not crushed.

A graded base course goes on top of it.

Washed sand beds pipes and levels under slabs and flatwork. It is washed so it drains instead of holding water.

It also mixes into concrete and works as arena footing. See Washed Sand.

Drain rock, also called round drain rock or 1 1/2 clean, has a different job. It is washed and open so water moves through it rather than sitting against a footing or a wall.

Use it in French drains, curtain drains, footing drains, drywells and downspout runs. See Drain Rock.

For beds and paths, Natural Pea Gravel and river rock cover the decorative side. Natural Pea Gravel is a rounded stone for paths, play areas and dog runs.

Willamette River Rock is water-worn stone off the valley river bars, used in beds, borders and dry creek beds. See 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel and Willamette River Rock.

Delivery to Gales Creek and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose your 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 on site in one pile.

Gales Creek sits in Washington County. Delivery covers the surrounding county too, including Hillsboro, Beaverton, Forest Grove, Tualatin and Sherwood.

Gravel driveways are the most common job here, and a driveway surfaced in 3/4 minus holds up better than a clean rock that rolls underfoot. A clean open stone belongs in a drain, not under a tire.

One more thing worth knowing before you order: 3/4 minus is a minus rock, so it compacts. 3/4 clean is the same top size with the fines screened out, so it drains.

Getting that pair straight saves you a rebuild.

Questions About Gravel in Gales Creek

What gravel is best for a driveway in Gales Creek?

3/4 minus is the standard base for a driveway here. It is crushed rock graded 3/4 inch down to fines, so it compacts and locks up under traffic instead of rolling.

On soft ground, quarry run builds the grade up first and the 3/4 minus goes on top as the graded base course. A clean open stone drains, but it will not compact into a drive surface.

How much material will my project need?

Order by the ton or by the yard, whichever suits your project. Each product page has a calculator, and the calculator is the tool to size the load before you check out.

If your numbers land close, the calculator still gives you the figure to order from. Quantities are ordered in tons or yards at checkout.

Order 3/4 Minus and Bedding Material for Gales Creek

Start with the calculator on the product page and settle your quantity in tons or yards. Then choose a delivery date at checkout and a truck tips the load on site.

Bedding and base both matter on flatwork and pavers, and ordering the right one the first time keeps the job moving.