Gravel and Aggregate Delivery in Acme, LA

If you are planning a driveway, a parking pad or the base under a patio, gravel and aggregate delivery in Acme, LA starts with the right material. Louisiana Rock Supply sells bulk aggregate by the ton, and 610 limestone is the base this part of the state builds on.

Acme sits in Concordia Parish, on ground laid down by the rivers. That ground decides what goes under your project before anything else does.

Materials for Acme Projects

Start with the base. 610 limestone, also called #610 or 610 base, is crushed limestone with the fines left in, running from stone dust up to about two inches.

Those fines bind the material, so it hardens as it is rolled and carries a driveway, a shed pad or the layer under flatwork.

Road Base, sold locally as recycled base or 610 concrete, is recycled Portland cement concrete crushed and screened to a dense graded size. It is a different material from crushed limestone, and Louisiana permits it as a Class II base course material.

Above a finished base you want a clean stone. #57 limestone is about 3/4 inch with no fines, and it is the usual choice for a driveway surface, for drainage and around concrete work.

#67 stone runs a little finer for drainage trenches and pipe bedding.

Where water has to move, drain rock is washed clean with the fines taken out. It goes in French drains, foundation perimeter drains, drywells and downspout runs.

On ground with a water table this close to the surface, the drainage layer is the part that has to work.

Sand and soil round out the order. Washed sand, which yards here also call river sand, beds pipe and flatwork and sets pavers.

Mason sand is the finer washed sand for mortar and block work. Top soil is the growing layer for lawns and beds, over ground that is more often heavy clay than anything a lawn wants.

Ground and Conditions in Acme

The ground across the Mississippi and Red River alluvial plains is recent alluvium: silty clay and clay loam, deep and heavy, with sandier ridges along the old channels and backswamp clay in the low ground between them.

Water is the driver. The land is flat, the natural levee ridges are the only ground that drains by itself, and the backswamp between them holds rain until it is ditched or pumped away.

A high water table sits under clay that will not take water.

That shapes what you build. A compacted base course of 610 limestone gives you a working surface that sheds water instead of sponging it up.

Where the water table is close, a clean drainage layer of drain rock under or beside the work is what keeps the base from sitting wet.

Erosion follows the same water. River and bayou banks cut, bare clay sheets off in a hard rain, and ditches and canals scour.

Riprap is angular stone for bank and shoreline armour, canal and bayou edges and slope protection. Rounded stone does not lock together, so large river rock is for dry creek beds and decorative edging, not bank armour.

Work runs year round here. Heavy rain and saturated clay, not cold, are what stop a compaction pass.

Delivery to Acme and the Surrounding Area

You order online. Pick your material, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and select a delivery date at checkout.

Each product page has a calculator if you need to size the load.

A dump truck then tips the load in one pile at your site. Have the drop spot clear and reachable, with room for the truck to get in and out and a firm surface under it.

The driver does not spread or place the material.

Louisiana Rock Supply delivers across Concordia Parish, including Vidalia, Ferriday, Clayton and Monterey.

Questions from Acme Buyers

Do you supply contractors working in Acme?

Yes. Louisiana Rock Supply sells bulk aggregate to contractors and homeowners alike, and orders are placed online with a quantity by the ton or by the yard.

Contractors working on drives, pads, drainage and flatwork in Acme and across Concordia Parish can order the same materials and have them tipped on site.

Do you deliver 610 limestone to Acme, LA?

Yes. 610 limestone is the crushed limestone base sold here, with fines from stone dust up to about two inches, and it is delivered in bulk to Acme and the surrounding part of Concordia Parish.

Order it online by the ton or by the yard and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Order Base, Stone, Sand and Soil for Your Acme Job

Driveways, parking pads, shed and building pads, drainage runs, paver beds and lawns all start with the right bulk material. Louisiana Rock Supply delivers 610 limestone, clean stone, sand, soil and decorative rock across Acme and Concordia Parish.

Choose your material and quantity online and set your delivery date at checkout.