Order Gravel, Stone and Soil in Max, ND

North Dakota Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Max, ND, and the ground here decides how much base a job needs. Across the Missouri Coteau, the till is stony and uneven, with pockets of sand and gravel left in kames and eskers.

That mix is why Class 5 is the base North Dakota crews build on, and why a pad or lane that skips it tends to move.

Delivery to Max and the Surrounding Area

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you commit.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile at the address you give. Max sits in McLean County, and delivery covers the surrounding area, including Garrison, Washburn, Underwood, Wilton and Turtle Lake.

Bulk material arrives as one tipped pile, so plan where you want it set before the truck backs in. From there the material is yours to move and shape.

Materials for Max Projects

Raising grade and building pads is the work that sets up everything else on a lot here. Fill dirt, also called fill or clay fill, lifts low ground and backfills before any gravel course goes down.

Once grade is where you want it, Class 5 is the standard North Dakota base gravel. It builds driveways, parking pads and shop and shed bases.

For a driveway, start with fill where the ground is low, then cap it with Class 5. For a patio or paver area, stone screenings bed the pavers and fill the joints, and washed sand levels under flatwork and slabs.

For drainage, washed rock goes in drain tile beds, sump discharge, downspout runs and foundation drains. It is clean and open, so water moves through it instead of sitting.

For an approach or lane that wants a binding, blade-friendly surface rather than a full base course, Class 13 is the surfacing gravel. Scoria is the red burned lignite clinker from the west of the state, used on paths, yards, lanes and parking areas.

Ground and Conditions in Max

The ground on the Coteau is hummocky stagnation moraine, left where stagnant glacier ice melted out on the upland. It is stony, uneven till with pockets of sand and gravel, and prairie potholes by the thousand.

Drainage here is unintegrated, so sloughs and potholes are not connected and no stream runs through much of it. Snowmelt and rain collect in closed low spots, and drives between the hills stay soft.

That is what an under-built base runs into. A pad or lane sitting on soft, saturated till moves and ruts, so the fill and sub-base under it has to carry the load.

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.

Winters are long and severe, with deep ground frost and a hard spring thaw that heaves and softens gravel drives, approaches and township roads. Frost depth is set by the city or county rather than by a statewide table.

Questions About Material in Max

What is the best base under pavers in Max?

Class 5 is the base gravel to build on. It compacts into a firm layer over prepared fill.

Stone screenings then bed the pavers and fill the joints, and washed sand levels under flatwork. On the Coteau, the fill and sub-base under that base is what keeps the surface from moving when the ground softens.

Do you supply contractors working in Max?

Yes. North Dakota Rock Supply sells bulk gravel, crushed stone, sand, soil and fill with delivery across North Dakota, and contractors working in Max and the rest of McLean County order the same way.

You choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, pick a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load at the site.

Order Fill and Class 5 for Your Max Project

Class 5 is the base North Dakota builds on, and the fill under it is what holds a pad or lane through the spring thaw. North Dakota Rock Supply delivers both, along with washed rock, scoria, sand and black dirt, to Max and the surrounding county.

Order online when you are ready.