Can I order material for a commercial or contractor job?

Yes. Order online by the ton or by the yard and pick a delivery date at checkout. Bulk loads go to job sites across Grand Forks County, from Grand Forks out to Larimore, Thompson, Northwood and the smaller towns. Class 5, Class 13, washed rock and riprap are all ordered this way for street, lot and drainage work.

When is the best time of year to order base material in Grand Forks County?

Base, driveway and paver work runs from the end of the spring thaw into late fall. Frozen ground stops compaction through the winter, and spring load restrictions slow hauling while the frost comes out. Order once the ground has thawed and the roads are back to normal weight limits.

What is the difference between topsoil and fill dirt?

Black dirt is screened topsoil, and it goes on top for lawns, grade repair and bed prep. Fill dirt is unscreened material for raising grade, filling low ground and backfilling before a gravel course goes down. Put fill dirt down first, then black dirt over it where something will grow.

Bulk Gravel Delivery in Grand Forks County, ND

Order gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Grand Forks County, ND online by the ton or by the yard. North Dakota Rock Supply delivers bulk material to Grand Forks, Larimore, Thompson, Northwood and the towns between.

Start with Class 5, the standard North Dakota base gravel. It goes under driveways, parking pads and shop floors.

The Red River Valley lake plain ground here is deep silt and clay, so a base course has to carry the load that the soil will not.

Materials Delivered in Grand Forks County

Class 5 is the base gravel North Dakota orders by name.

Cities and counties here write those class numbers into their own street specifications.

Use Class 5 for driveways, parking pads and shop and shed bases. For a gravel drive or approach that needs a binding surface rather than a full base, order Class 13.

Red surfacing is scoria, the burned lignite clinker North Dakotans picture when they say scoria. It suits paths, yards, lanes and parking areas.

For water that has to move, washed rock fills drain tile beds, sump discharge, downspout runs and foundation drains. 3/4 inch crushed rock handles drainage, bin and tank pads, pole barn floors and construction entrances.

Soil and sand cover the finish work. Black dirt is screened topsoil for lawns, grade repair and bed prep.

Fill dirt raises grade and backfills before a gravel course goes down. Mason sand beds block and brick and fills paver joints.

Delivery Across Grand Forks County

Order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you check out.

Pick your delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the load on site. Bulk delivery covers Grand Forks, Mekinock, Larimore, Thompson, Northwood, Manvel, Emerado, Gilby, Arvilla, Reynolds, Niagara and Inkster.

Ground Conditions Across Grand Forks County

This is the flat floor of glacial Lake Agassiz. The ground is deep silt and clay with very little stone in it, and sand and gravel beach ridges mark the old shorelines along the western edge.

The valley floor has almost no fall, and lake clay sheds water slowly. Snowmelt and summer rain sit on yards, drives and field approaches instead of running off.

A thin base shows it fast. Water sits, the clay softens, and ruts and heaves follow.

The fix is a base course that carries the load and a clean drainage layer that moves water away.

Spring flooding along the Red and its tributaries scours the meandering banks and sheets across bare clay ground. Riprap armors culvert outlets and shoreline where that scour bites.

Winters are long and frost runs deep, then the spring thaw heaves and softens gravel drives, approaches and township roads. Base, driveway and paver work runs from the end of the thaw into late fall.

Choosing the Right Material

Walsh County sits on the same Red River Valley lake plain ground as Grand Forks County. Deep silt and clay, very little stone, and beach ridges along the old shorelines.

The base and drainage choice is the same on both sides.

Nelson and Steele counties sit on Drift Prairie ground, which is rolling glacial till with stone and boulders through it. That ground holds its shape better, so a drive there leans on grading more than on a hauled-in base.

On lake plain clay, the base course does the work the soil cannot. That is why Class 5 goes down first, and why washed rock or 3/4 inch crushed rock handles the drainage.

Order Class 5 and Aggregate for Grand Forks County

Size the load with the calculator on any product page, then order by the ton or by the yard. Pick your delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips it on site.

Order Class 5, scoria, black dirt or washed rock for your Grand Forks County project online today.

Class 5, Sand and Gravel Delivery in Grand Forks County, ND