How do I order material and choose a delivery date?

Pick the product, enter the area measurements in the calculator and select tons or yards. Add the quantity to the cart, then choose a delivery date at checkout. Review the unload location before completing the order.

What stone should I use for wet ground, a French drain or a culvert outlet?

Use #57 Limestone for drainage stone around a French drain or culvert outlet. Its clean stone profile leaves room for water to move through the layer. Set the stone depth and layout to the drainage plan for the site.

Which base goes under a Lafayette Parish driveway or slab?

610 Limestone is the local base material for a driveway, parking area or slab pad in Lafayette Parish. It is also called #610 and 610 base. Spread it in lifts and compact each lift before placing the next layer.

Lafayette Parish 610 Limestone Base Delivery, LA

Louisiana Rock Supply provides bulk materials for projects across Lafayette Parish, including Lafayette and Youngsville. 610 Limestone is the local base material for driveways, parking areas and pads. Across Louisiana, where a site has a high water table or gumbo clay, build pads up to grade and use a base that holds its shape while wet.

Bulk Delivery Across Lafayette Parish

Order online by the ton or the yard, use the calculator on each product page, and choose a delivery date at checkout. Materials arrive in one pile from a dump truck. Delivery is available in Lafayette, including ZIP codes 70501, 70503 and 70506, and in Youngsville, 70592. Before ordering, make sure the truck has a clear approach, enough width to turn, firm ground at the unload point and no low overhead obstructions.

Materials for Lafayette Parish Projects

Choose base material by the job and the finish you need. 610 Limestone, also called #610 or 610 base, is a compacting material for structural work. Road Base is another base choice for drive areas and pads. #57 Limestone is clean stone for drainage zones, while Natural Pea Gravel, Walkway Gravel and River rock are finish materials for paths, beds and driveway surfaces.

For a slab pad, parking area or camp road, start with a prepared surface, place 610 Limestone in lifts and compact each lift before adding the next. A compacted base depth is selected for the traffic and planned finished elevation. Road Base also works where a compacting recycled base is wanted.

Use #57 Limestone around drainage work where open spaces between stone are needed. Natural Pea Gravel is for finished walks, beds and driveway surfaces, not for a road or camp road. Use 610 Limestone for those traffic-bearing routes. Select Fill builds up an area before the base goes down, and Garden soil finishes planting areas after grading is complete.

Ground Conditions to Check in Lafayette Parish

Walk the site before measuring. Check where water stands after rain, identify the intended finished elevation, and mark the dump location. Across Louisiana, where a site has a high water table or gumbo clay, plan for water movement and build the pad upward instead of cutting deeper into the ground.

Confirm the finished grade against nearby structures, drainage paths and the work area before ordering material. Louisiana's statewide frost-depth guide is 6 inches, but confirm locally before setting a design depth. Compacting base in thin lifts keeps a pad or drive firm when it is exposed to wet conditions.

Choosing the Right Material

For a driveway, use 610 Limestone or Road Base as the compacted base, then use Natural Pea Gravel only as a finished surface if that is the planned look. For a slab pad, use 610 Limestone. For a drain, French drain or culvert outlet, use #57 Limestone. For a patio, use Walkway Gravel for the surface and Mason sand for leveling pavers. For lawn grading, use Select Fill to build grade, then finish with Garden soil or Topsoil for planting.

Order Materials for Lafayette Parish

Use the calculator to size the material for your project, then order online and select a delivery date at checkout.

Lafayette Parish, LA 610 Limestone for Pads and Drives