3/8 Inch Crushed Rock for Patios in Shawnee, WY

Wyoming Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Shawnee, WY, from crushed base for a new drive to the bedding that goes under a patio. Shawnee sits in Converse County, where the ground runs to shale-derived clay with bentonite in it.

That clay is why the layer under your pavers decides how the patio looks in three years. Order the bedding and base together and the whole build starts right.

Ground and Conditions in Shawnee

Across the Casper, the North Platte and the Casper Arch, the subgrade is bentonitic. It turns greasy when it is wet and shrinks back hard as it dries.

Thin bedding over ground like that shows its failure quickly. Pavers rock, joints open, and the surface cups where water stood and the clay moved under it.

The fix is a compacted crushed base course under the bedding, so the load spreads instead of punching into the clay. Wind across open ground pulls the fines out of anything left loose on top.

Snowmelt and sudden thunderstorm runoff both arrive fast here, and gullies cut where water concentrates. Base, driveway and paver work runs from spring breakup into autumn, because frozen ground and wind-driven cold stop compaction through the winter.

Cold winters and repeated chinook thaws freeze and release the ground several times a season, and unbound surfacing breaks up at spring thaw. The City of Casper publishes a frost depth of 3 feet to the top of the footing, and Douglas publishes 42 inches; your local building department sets footing depth.

Materials for Shawnee Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where a patio is won or lost, so start there. Stone Screenings, also called crusher fines, pack down into a tight, firm bed for pavers and flagstone.

They also hold a pathway surface together when wind would strip loose sand off it. For a leveling bed under flatwork and pavers, Washed Sand gives you clean, consistent bedding and doubles as concrete sand.

Below the bedding, Crushed Base is the Wyoming standard. It is also called 3/4 minus, crushed base course or road base, and it is what a compacted base course is ordered as here.

It builds driveways, shop and shed pads, parking areas and county-style lanes. Pit Run is unprocessed pit gravel for deep fill, raising grade and sub-base under a crushed base course, not a finished driving surface.

Where the patio meets a walk or a drain, 3/8" Crushed Stone gives fine drainage, trench bedding and a tight topping over a compacted base. Washed Rock, or 3/4 clean, is the washed stone for perimeter and foundation drains and downspout runs, where washing the fines out is the whole point.

Delivery to Shawnee and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, and the quantity you pick is the quantity that arrives.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile at your site. From there it is yours to move, so pick a spot that keeps the pile out of the way of the work.

Wyoming Rock Supply delivers across Wyoming, including Douglas, Glenrock and Lost Springs in Converse County. Plan the delivery for the working season, since frozen ground will not compact.

Questions About Gravel in Shawnee

What gravel is best for a driveway in Shawnee?

Crushed base is the material for a driveway here. It is ordered as 3/4 minus or crushed base course, and it compacts into a firm surface over the bentonitic clay that underlies this part of Converse County.

Crushed base takes the traffic; a clean stone like 3/8 inch crushed rock or washed rock is for drainage beside it, not for the driving surface.

How much material will my project need?

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, so you need a figure before checkout. Each product page has a calculator that takes your project dimensions and returns the quantity to order.

Have your patio or driveway measurements ready, then pick the ton or yard figure the calculator gives you.

Order Bedding and Base for Your Shawnee Patio

Start with the calculator on the product page for the material you need, and settle the quantity before you order. Crushed base, stone screenings, washed sand and 3/8 inch crushed stone all deliver to Shawnee and the rest of Converse County.

Place your order online and a truck will tip it at your site.