Bulk Gravel Delivery to Hobe Sound, FL

Florida Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Hobe Sound, FL for two kinds of buyers: contractors running paver patios and flatwork, and homeowners building a driveway or a garden bed. Both usually start with limerock base, the crushed limestone graded down to fines that compacts hard over sand. The peninsula sand under this part of Martin County drains fast on the ridges and sits wet on the flats, so the base you choose matters more than the surface.

Materials for Hobe Sound Projects

A paver patio or a slab pad only holds its grade if the bedding and base under it are right. Limerock base goes down first, compacted in lifts, because it locks up hard and spreads the load of the pavers above it. On top of that, bedding sand sets the pavers level and lets you tap each one into line.

For bedding, limestone screenings are the usual pick. They are crushed limestone fines that pack firm and walkable, and they hold a paver or flagstone course without shifting. Mason sand works the same way under brick and block, and it doubles as play sand. Where a slab needs a level bed, washed sand spreads smooth and drains without holding water against the concrete.

Around the patio edges and the downspouts, drainage stone keeps water moving. #57 stone is the standard for French drains and drainage around foundations and pools, and drain rock does the same job on a smaller scale. Natural Pea Gravel suits walkways and borders where you want a finer, easier surface underfoot.

If your project is a drive rather than a patio, Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a compacted base, and Walkway Gravel gives paths a finer finish. For beds, Top Soil and Shredded Mulch build up thin sandy ground and hold moisture through the long growing season.

Ground and Conditions in Hobe Sound

On flat Hobe Sound lots, trouble usually shows up as a thin base that pumps and ruts after a summer storm. Deep quartz sand drains fast on the ridges, but flatwoods sand sits wet for part of the year, often over a hardpan that stops water from moving down. Under that sand is buried limestone, and sinkholes do occur in parts of this zone.

A deeper base with somewhere for water to go works better than a heavier surface. Excavate until you reach firm ground, then compact limerock base in lifts instead of one thick pour. On a wet flat, add a drainage layer of #57 stone or drain rock so water has somewhere to go before it reaches your pavers or slab.

Timing matters too. The summer rainy season runs from late spring into October with afternoon storms that saturate pads and slow grading, and hurricane season runs June through November. Bare sandy slopes wash out fast in that rain, so seed, mulch or armor them as soon as the work is done.

Delivery to Hobe Sound and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick your material, then decide how much you need. Bulk aggregate is sold by the ton or by the cubic yard, and the two are not the same measure. Tons tell you weight, which is what a dump truck carries. Yards tell you volume, which is what fills your excavation.

To estimate, measure the length, width and depth of the area you are filling, then convert the depth to feet. A paver base usually needs a minimum depth of a few inches after compaction, and screenings go on thinner. If the math is not your strong point, use the quantity calculator on the product page and let it work out the tonnage for your footprint.

Delivery covers Hobe Sound and the rest of Martin County, including Palm City, Stuart, Jensen Beach and Indiantown. Tell us where the truck can back in and whether the ground is firm enough to take the load, because a wet flatwoods lot can swallow a heavy truck. If the site is tight, we can drop the pile close to the work and you can move it from there.

Get Your Hobe Sound Order Started

Work out your square footage and depth, run it through the quantity calculator, and you will know the tonnage before you order. Florida Rock Supply delivers limerock base, stone, sand and soil across Hobe Sound and Martin County. Place your order online and we will schedule the delivery to your site.