Bulk Gravel Delivery to Critz, VA

Virginia Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Critz, VA, from 21A driveway base to washed stone, sand, topsoil and decorative rock. The ground here is heavy Piedmont clay, so the base you set decides how the surface holds up. Order by the ton, and we deliver bulk material to your site in Patrick County.

Materials for Critz Projects

Under a paver patio or a flat concrete pad, the bedding layer is what fails first. Set pavers on the wrong material and they rock, settle, and hold water within a season. Order the bedding to match the finish, and the base underneath it to carry the load.

• Screenings: the standard paver and flagstone bedding. Spreads to a fine, level surface and locks joints tight under foot.
• Washed Sand: leveling and bedding under slabs and pavers where you want a clean, drainable cushion.
• Mason Sand: brick and block work, plus swept paver joints that set hard instead of washing out.
• 21A: the Virginia driveway base. It goes under patios, pads and drives.
• #8 Crushed Stone: fine drainage, pipe bedding and the porous backfill behind a retaining wall.
• Top Soil: screened soil for lawn and bed prep around the finished hardscape, over clay or thin sandy ground.

Ground and Conditions in Critz

The failure mode here is a thin base over clay. Piedmont subsoil is heavy, often red, weathered in place over saprolite, and it drains slowly. When the base under a patio is too shallow, the clay holds water, the subgrade softens, and the surface settles in low spots.

The fix is depth and compaction. Excavate until you hit firm ground, then build the base up in lifts and compact each one before the next goes down. A solid compacted base of 21A suits most patios and pads, with a thicker one where the ground stays wet.

Water is the other half of the job. Summer thunderstorms and tropical system remnants shed fast off bare clay, so surface runoff and puddling are the usual problem. Pitch the finished surface away from the building and set a drainage layer at the low side.

Bare clay also erodes quickly, so building sites, cleared slopes and ditches lose soil in heavy rain. Saturated clay after long wet spells is the usual hold-up on a Critz job, and midwinter freezes pause work for shorter spells than in the mountains. Winter nights here often freeze and days thaw, so a finished gravel drive sees repeated freeze-thaw.

Delivery to Critz and the Surrounding Area

Order online by the ton or by the cubic yard. Tons are the safer way to buy base and stone, because weight is what gets loaded and hauled. Yards are useful for sand, topsoil and mulch, where volume is easier to picture.

To estimate quantity, multiply the area by the depth you want, converted to feet. The calculator turns those measurements into tons or yards of base, and ordering a little over that allows for compaction.

We deliver bulk material to Critz and the rest of Patrick County, including Stuart, Patrick Springs, Meadows of Dan, Ararat and Claudville. Have the drop spot clear and reachable, and tell us where the pile should sit so it does not block the work.

Get Your Critz Project Priced by the Ton

Enter your area and depth in the calculator, and it will give you a tonnage or yardage figure to order against. Then place the order online and we will deliver the 21A, screenings, sand or stone to your Critz site. Start with your measurements and we will handle the rest.