#78 Crushed Stone in Florida

Putting a clean chip stone where a dense, fine-filled surface is needed is a common mistake. #78 Crushed Stone is washed and angular, with little to no fines, so water can pass through the material instead of being held in a tight layer. It works well for drainage courses and as bedding beneath permeable pavers, particularly where summer storms can move a lot of water across a site.

Florida sand may drain quickly, yet it does not provide much bearing on its own. On ground with sand or a high water table, use this stone in the drainage or paver-bedding role called for by the project rather than expecting the surrounding soil to keep the assembly firm. Keep the chip stone in the open course beneath the paver surface so water has a path through it.

Permeable Paver Bedding

Use as a thin bedding and joint fill in permeable paver installations, allowing rainfall to drain through the finished surface.

Drainage Layers

For drainage at walls, foundations, and walkways, clean chips create open space for water to pass through.

Pipe Bedding

Angular small stone nests around drainage and utility pipe, giving it consistent support with fewer open spaces.

Walkway & Patio Base

Creates a compacted, draining foundation beneath walkways, patios, and shed foundations.

Free Draining

Because washed chips contain little to no fines, water passes through them readily.

Locks in Place

Its angular surfaces mesh together more readily than rounded gravel, helping the placed layer remain stable.

Easy to Spread

Small chips can be raked and screeded by hand with ease, including in confined residential areas.

One Stone, Many Jobs

A single material can serve drainage, bedding, and base needs within one project.