3/8 Inch Crushed Stone for Patios in Bard, NM

New Mexico Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Bard, NM, by the ton or the yard. Spring through late fall is the working season here, and spring is the windiest and dustiest stretch of the year.

Timing a delivery around that window matters. Start with base course, the local name for road base, and build the rest of the order around it.

Ground and Conditions in Bard

Across the Eastern High Plains and the Llano Estacado, deep sandy and loamy soils sit over a cemented caliche caprock. That caprock holds water near the surface instead of letting it drain away.

Low ground ponds after every heavy storm, because this country drains into closed playa basins rather than to rivers. A thin base over that ground shows the failure fast.

The surface rutting and pumping that follow are the sign. The fix is a thicker compacted base course lift under the pavers or flatwork, so the load rides on stone instead of on saturated soil.

Wind erosion comes first on the open plains, with loose sand moving through the dry spring. Storm runoff then cuts the caprock escarpment.

Both are reasons to get ground cover down and keep it there.

Frost depth is set by the county building official, so check with that office before you set footings. Repeated freeze and thaw works gravel drives loose every spring on the northern plains.

Materials for Bard Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where the order starts. The bedding layer levels the surface and spreads the load, so it has to be a material that packs and stays put.

Washed Sand, also called concrete sand, is the standard bedding and leveling sand under slabs and flatwork. It screeds flat and gives the paver or slab a uniform seat.

Mason Sand, sold around here as plaster sand or plaster and masonry sand, handles block, brick and adobe work, stucco and plaster coats, and paver joints.

Stone Screenings bed pavers and fill joints where you want a coarser seat than sand. New Mexico yards more often reach for crusher fines on that job.

Crusher Fines is the screened crushed rock fines sold by color across the state. It packs to a firm walkable crust for paths, patios, courtyards and xeriscape walkways.

3/8" Crushed Stone, also called gray crushed 3/8, works as fine drainage, pipe bedding, and a topping course over compacted base course. It is a clean stone, so it drains rather than packs.

Under all of it, Base Course is the compacted structural layer for driveways, parking pads, and slab and shed bases. It is specified locally as Type I or Type II base course.

Caliche is a real word here for both a base course constituent and the hard layer a crew has to break through. It is not a product on sale.

Delivery to Bard and the Surrounding Area

Order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you check out.

Pick a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the load on site. Bulk delivery reaches Bard and the rest of Quay County, including Tucumcari, Logan, San Jon, Nara Visa and House.

Order Base Course and Bedding Material for Bard

Start with the calculator on the product page and settle your quantity, then order online for delivery in Bard. New Mexico Rock Supply delivers base course, bedding sand, crusher fines and stone by the ton or the yard across Quay County.