Pea Gravel for Pathways in Mosier, OR

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Mosier, OR online by the ton or the yard. Oregon Rock Supply brings 3/4 minus, washed stone, sand and soil to your site.

This is Columbia River Gorge ground: basalt under wind-laid loess, with deep silt where the soil stays put and shallow ground where the rock comes near the surface.

Ground and Conditions in Mosier

A thin base fails first at the edges. The material ravels out from the sides of a path or pad, and once the shoulder goes, the surface follows.

Loess is the reason. It turns greasy when wet and sheds water fast when dry, so a thin layer of rock just rides on top of it.

Across the Columbia River Gorge and Plateau, precipitation runs 8 to 15 inches a year. The problem is not volume, it is how fast the ground moves water.

Frozen ground in winter runs runoff off the surface instead of into it. That is when ruts and gullies open up on bare slopes.

Build the base up so it bridges the silt and lets water through. The working season is long here, bounded by hard frost at one end and summer dust at the other.

Wasco County sets footing depth, and winters in the Gorge run colder than the elevation steps suggest, so confirm the figure with the county building department.

Materials for Mosier Projects

Fines and screenings do the finish work on paths and walkways around Mosier. They compact, they stay put underfoot, and they take a clean edge against lawn or beds.

Walkway Gravel is the surface for garden paths and walkways that need a finer, walkable layer.

1/4 Minus, also called quarter minus or crushed fines, beds pavers and flagstone and tops a compacted base.

3/8" Natural Pea Gravel is Natural Pea Gravel, the smooth rounded stone for paths, play areas and dog runs.

3/4 minus is crushed rock graded from 3/4 inch down to fines, so it compacts and locks up. That is the base course under a drive, a pad or a shed.

Keep the two ideas apart: minus rock compacts, clean rock drains. Put minus under the walkway and clean stone in the drain.

Drain Rock is washed and open so water moves through it instead of sitting against a footing. 3/4" Crushed Stone is the angular clean rock for drainage trenches and retaining wall backfill.

For planting, Top Soil and Garden Soil handle lawns, raised beds and plots where the native ground is too tight to plant into.

Delivery to Mosier and the Surrounding Area

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, whichever suits the material. Each product page has a calculator to size the load.

Pick a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load on site in one pile.

Oregon Rock Supply delivers across Wasco County, including The Dalles, Dufur, Maupin and Tygh Valley.

Have the drop spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives. Bulk loads come off the bed in one tip, so the pile lands where the truck can back in.

Questions About Ordering in Mosier

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

A clear, reachable spot for the pile and enough room for the truck to back in and tip. Overhead lines, low branches and parked vehicles all get in the way.

The load comes off the bed in one pile, so pick the spot you want it to sit in before the truck pulls up.

What is the best base under pavers in Mosier?

3/4 minus is the base course under pavers and flagstone here. It is crushed rock graded 3/4 inch down to fines, so it compacts and locks up instead of shifting.

Bed the pavers on 1/4 Minus, also called quarter minus, which gives you a fine, even layer to set them into.

Order Gravel and Soil for Mosier

Size your load on the product page calculator, then order by the ton or the yard and pick a delivery date. Oregon Rock Supply delivers 3/4 minus, quarter minus, drain rock, Natural Pea Gravel, topsoil and more across Mosier and Wasco County.