Order Gravel, Stone and Soil in Moon, VA

Virginia Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Moon, VA. The base most local projects start with is 21A. Moon sits on the Middle Peninsula, where flat, low ground holds water after storms. That makes the fill and base under your project the part that decides how it holds up.

Materials for Moon Projects

Most jobs in Moon start below grade. You raise the pad first, then build the base, then surface it. Order the wrong fill or skip a step and the whole thing moves.

Fill and Sub-Base

Use Fill Dirt to raise grade and build up a pad before anything else goes down. On low lots it is the difference between a dry pad and a wet one. Once the pad is shaped and compacted, 21A goes on top as the standard Virginia driveway base, with enough fines to pack hard. Where you want a coarser mix that drains a little better and packs less tightly, switch to 21B.

Driveways and Parking Pads

Top a compacted 21A base with Driveway Gravel to refresh an existing drive. For drainage beside the drive or under a pad, #57 Stone is the standard washed size at about 3/4 inch and works for French drains and concrete aggregate.

Pavers, Paths and Beds

Bed pavers and flagstone on Screenings, which level fine under flatwork. Use Walkway Gravel for a finer, walkable path surface, and Top Soil to bring a lawn or bed back after the grading is done.

Ground and Conditions in Moon

The ground here is layers of sand, silt and clay laid down as old sea and river sediment, not weathered rock. Sandy spots drain quickly. Clayey, marshy and swampy low ground stays wet, and an under-built base on that ground fails fast.

Flat, low ground gives water nowhere to run. Heavy rain from tropical storms, nor'easters and summer thunderstorms ponds on drives and pads. Near the tidal rivers and the Bay, high tides and storm tides add standing water on top of that.

That is why base depth and drainage matter more here than in drier country. Compact the fill in lifts, crown the finished drive so water sheds, and put a stone drainage layer where the pad sits low. Waves, storm tides and runoff also wear away shorelines and carry loose sandy soil off bare ground and ditch banks, so armor exposed edges with RipRap.

Hard freezes are short, so work runs through most of the winter. Long wet spells and the late-summer to fall tropical storm season are what hold jobs up, especially on low lots that hold water. Freeze-thaw is lighter here than inland, but cold snaps still freeze wet ground.

Delivery to Moon and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick your quantity by the ton or the yard. Match the number to the area you are covering and the depth you need, and account for compaction on fill and base material.

Virginia Rock Supply delivers bulk material to sites in Moon and across Mathews County, including Mathews, Bohannon, Cardinal, Cobbs Creek and Diggs. Tell us where the truck can reach and where to dump, and we will place the load where your crew needs it.

Order Fill, Base and Stone for Your Moon Project

21A is the material most Moon jobs are built on, and it starts with a pad that drains. Get your grade and base right, and the surface lasts. Order fill dirt, 21A, #57 stone and the rest of your list online for delivery in Moon, VA.