Large River Rock and Bulk Aggregates for Algodones, NM

New Mexico Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Algodones, NM, by the ton or by the yard. Size your load on the calculator attached to each product page, then pick a delivery date at checkout.

Base course is the local name for the compacted material under drives, parking pads and shed slabs here. It goes down over the sandy, gravelly river alluvium that covers much of this valley floor.

Materials for Algodones Projects

Slope, swale and bank protection start with the coarsest stone on the yard board. Rip rap is the heavy end of that work, armoring arroyo banks, culvert outlets and dry creek headers against monsoon flash flow.

Large river rock, also called cobble, builds dry creek beds and drainage swales that carry water without scouring. Large River Rock also works as heavier decorative cover where a bed needs weight.

Drain rock sits a step finer and handles French drains, dry wells, foundation drains and canale and downspout splash runs. Drain Rock is clean, open stone, so water moves through it instead of sitting against a wall.

For a drip strip against a foundation or a construction entrance, 3/4 crushed rock is the usual pick. 3/4 Crushed Rock is angular and gray, and it stays put on a slope.

Numbered sizes read as specification language in New Mexico because yards here sell by inch size and color. #4 crushed stone suits heavy drainage, trench bottoms and rough arroyo crossings.

#4 Crushed Stone is the coarse end of that family.

At the fine end, crusher fines pack to a firm walkable crust for paths, patios, courtyards and dog runs. Crusher Fines are screened fines sold by color across New Mexico yards.

Base course and Base Course are the same material, and it is what a drive or pad is built on. Topsoil, garden soil and mason sand round out the loads for lawn, bed and masonry work.

Delivery to Algodones and the Surrounding Area

Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Pick a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load on your site as one pile.

Algodones sits in Sandoval County, and delivery covers the surrounding area, including Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Corrales, Placitas and Jemez Pueblo. Rural approaches and tight lots both take a bulk delivery the same way.

Have the drop spot clear before the truck arrives. A pile of rip rap or base course needs room, and the truck tips where it stops.

Ground and Conditions in Algodones

Work here runs close to year round. Summer heat and monsoon downpours, not cold, are what interrupt a compaction pass or a pour.

Across the Middle Rio Grande valley and rift, monsoon cloudbursts on the mesas run straight down the arroyos into the valley. Caliche under a thin sandy surface stops water soaking away, so drainage stone has somewhere to send it.

That is why coarse stone earns its place on slope and swale work here. Sheet flow across bare sandy ground, arroyo flash flooding and bank scour along the river and the ditches all move material unless something heavy holds the edge.

Frost is mild in this part of the state, with freezing nights and daytime thaws through winter. Deep frost is uncommon on the valley floor, and the building official sets footing depth.

Questions About Stone and Delivery in Algodones

What stone should I use for drainage in Algodones?

Match the stone to the water. Drain rock, #57 stone and #4 crushed stone are clean and open, so they suit French drains, dry wells and foundation drains.

Rip rap and large river rock armor an arroyo bank or a swale where flow is fast. 3/4 crushed rock works for a drip strip against a foundation.

Caliche under the sand stops water soaking away, so the drainage path matters as much as the stone.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

A clear drop spot and enough room for the pile. A dump truck tips the load in one place, so mark out where you want it before the truck pulls in, and keep vehicles and equipment out of the way.

If the approach is soft or narrow, plan for that ahead of the delivery date you chose at checkout.

Order Bulk Aggregates for Algodones

New Mexico Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, sand, topsoil and stone to Algodones and the surrounding Sandoval County area. Size the load on the calculator, choose your quantity, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Your order arrives by dump truck and tips on site.