Bulk Aggregates for Pathways in Moab, UT

For gravel and aggregate delivery in Moab, UT, the season sets the schedule. Summer runs hot and long, and late-summer monsoon storms are the interruption.

Washes can run hard with no rain falling on your site.

Utah Rock Supply sells bulk material online for delivery here in Grand County. Start with untreated base course under anything structural, then finish paths with fines and screenings.

Ground and Conditions in Moab

Across the canyon country and the Castle Valley shale, ground is alkaline and low in organic matter. It is often gypsum bearing in places.

Sand sits thin over slickrock, and shale clay swells when wet and cracks when it dries.

A thin base fails first at the edges, where water gets in and the material pumps and rutts. On shale clay, water standing on the base is what ruins it.

The fix is a compacted untreated base course that ties the surface together and sheds water instead of holding it. Around Moab, native ground and imported base do not behave the same, so plan the drainage before the surface.

Winter here brings cold nights and mild days, so shallow freeze-thaw repeats through the season. Frost depth is set locally and moves a lot with elevation in this part of Utah, so confirm it locally instead of borrowing a figure from another town.

Materials for Moab Projects

Crusher fines, also called screenings, fines, or pathway chat, are the right surface for paths and walkways here. A crusher fines path is a standard Intermountain West detail, and it holds up in dry ground better than loose stone.

Compacted screenings give you a walkable finish that knits together and resists wind and runoff. They also bed pavers and flagstone and top a compacted base.

Crusher Fines covers all of that.

For a finer topping or tight joint fill, 3/8" Crushed Stone goes over a compacted base and into paver joints. Walkway Gravel suits garden walks that want a finer, walkable surface than drive gravel.

Underneath, untreated base course (UTBC) is the Utah base course for driveways, parking pads, slabs, shed bases and paver work.

It is sold by top size, such as 3/4 inch minus or 1 1/2 inch minus. Road Base is the same compacting material.

Where a path crosses wet ground, open a drainage layer with Drain Rock, also called washed rock or 3/4 inch washed rock. It suits French drains, footing drains, window wells and downspout runs.

Delivery to Moab and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, so size the load there before you check out, then pick a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck arrives and tips the load in one pile on site. Have your surface ready for it.

Bulk delivery reaches Moab and the rest of Grand County, including Cisco and Thompson.

Questions About Ordering in Moab

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Clear the spot where the pile will land and keep the path to it open. The truck tips the load in one pile, so the ground under it should be firm enough to hold the weight.

Move vehicles, trailers and anything else out of the way before the delivery date. Firm, open ground makes the drop straightforward.

What is the best base under pavers in Moab?

Untreated base course, or UTBC, is the compacting base under paver work here. In canyon country and the Castle Valley shale, water standing on shale clay is what ruins a base, so the base has to shed water rather than hold it.

Compacted UTBC ties the surface together, and crusher fines bed the pavers on top of it.

Order Aggregate for Your Moab Project

Size your load on the calculator on each product page and order by the ton or the yard. Untreated base course, crusher fines and the supporting stone all deliver to Moab and Grand County.

Place your order online when your site is ready for the pile.