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MATERIALS

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GRANULAR

"A" GRAVEL
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Granular base product of smaller crushed stones and sand. Good for fine grading with excellent compaction. Used for walkways, patios, retaining walls driveways and bases for concrete pads and asphalt. 

PIPE BEDDING
'B' GRAVEL
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Material laid below a pipe that supports the pipe against the top and adjacent soil load on the pipe.  

Screened Granular-based product made up of 2" and smaller stone and sand. Easier to work with than Pit run. Used as a sub-base for roadways, parking lots and underside concrete slabs in buildings. 

CRUSHER RUN
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Screened and crushed material that can be compacted. Often used for a sub-base material for roads and parking lots.

PIT RUN
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Naturally occurring granular till.  Good for soft areas that require strong high performance bases. Used for creating a heavy solid base for roadways, parking lots and sub base under side concrete slabs in buildings. 

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SAND
SCREENED SAND
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Sand which has been screened free of stones. Very easy to grade and compacts well; displaces easier. Typically used for back fill or as a base for patios, walkways and concrete pads.

BRICK SAND
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Sand based product containing little to no silt or clay. Screened and washed. Used for mixing mortar/concrete, cow bedding and equine arena footing.

BANK SAND/ SAND FILL
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Non-processed sand contains some generally smaller stones. Cost Effective and free draining. Used for back fill around buildings and houses. 

BEDDING/COW SAND
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Screened fine sand. Clean and bacteria-free. Used for agriculture and cattle bedding. For more information on uses and benefits, click the link below. 

ROUND STONE
4"-8" ROUND/RIVER STONE
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A mix of round stone from 8" to 4".  Primarily used for landscaping purposes in gardens, walkways, retaining walls, dry creek beds or as rip rap.

RIP RAP
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Also known as rock armour or rubble. 2"-4" Limestone. Used to reduce rate of erosion in water outlets, drains or ditches. 

3" ROUND STONE
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Round stone 3" in diameter.  With all stones the same size, it gives a more uniform look. Good for water drainage. Primarily used for landscaping purposes in gardens, walkways, retaining walls or as dry creek beds. 

1"& 2"  ROUND STONE
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The round stone is either 1" or 2" in diameter.  With all stone the same size it gives a more uniform look. Good for water drainage. Primarily used for landscaping purposes in gardens, walkways, retaining walls or as dry creek beds. 

ROUND STONE UNDER 1"
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​3/4" ROUND STONE
3/4" ROUND *MINUS STONE
1/2" ROUND STONE
3/8" ROUND (PEA) STONE


Screened Round stone. With all stones the same size, it gives a more uniform look. Good for water drainage. Used for landscaping purposes in gardens, walkways, dry creek beds or as a decorative cover. 

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CRUSHED STONE
2" CRUSHED BALLAST
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2" cone crushed stone. Used for stabilizing roadbed and railroad bed, mud mat material, pipe support and retaining drainage.

STONE DUST
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Fine stone screenings product that is coarser than sand, finer than granular 'A'. Used as a base for Patio stones, flag stone, interlocking brick/pavers, under sidewalks, patios and driveways. baseball fields and equine riding arenas.

1" & 3/4" CRUSHED STONE
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Clear crushed stone approx. 3/4" or 1" in diameter. Good for drainage and non-compaction applications. Used under decks, concrete slabs or in trenches/excavation when laying tile or pipe. 

3/4" & 1/2" CRUSHED & WASHED STONE
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A Washed crushed stone 3/4" in diameter. Used in areas where clean drainage is needed. Used to bed big 'O' and in septic systems

1/4" CRUSHED & WASHED
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Washed crushed stone 1/4" in diameter. Clean free draining that is easy to grade, and maintain. Excellent for top-dressing gravel driveways because it locks up and keeps sand/mud from tracking. Also can be used to bed pipe and tile or as a base for concrete slabs.

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RECYCLED PRODUCTS
RECYCLED ASPHALT
PAVEMENT (R.A.P.)
RECYCLED CONCRETE 'A' GRAVEL
CRUSHED CONCRETE COARSE (RECYCLED 'B')
CRUSHED CONCRETE COARSE (RECYCLED 4" CLEAR)
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Made of ground-up asphalt paving. More durable than 'A' gravel with less displacement and a nicer finish. Typically used to top-dress driveways and parking lots.

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Made of ground-up concrete resulting in an 'A' gravel-like material. Cost-effective alternative to granular 'A' with similar performance.

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Concrete aggregate was collected from demolition sites that have been crushed and screened. Used as a base for roadways, especially in very wet conditions.

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Concrete aggregate is collected from demolition sites that have been crushed and have the fine screened out. Used as a base for roadways, in wet and muddy conditions. Can also be used as drainage material. 

RECYCLED FILL 
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Fines from recycled material, mixed with sand. Used as a backfill material.

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TOPSOIL - per cubic yard
SCREENED AND UNSCREENED TOPSOIL
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Outer most layer( 5 to 10 inches) of soil, which contains the highest concentration of organic matter, micro-organisms and where most of the Earth's biological activity occurs. Typically used for project final grading, in preparation for landscaping.

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