Crusher Fines for Pathways in Farmington, NM

If you are planning a path, a patio base or a driveway pad, you need gravel and aggregate delivery in Farmington, NM that speaks the local language. New Mexico Rock Supply sells base course, crusher fines and washed stone by the ton or the yard.

This is sandstone and shale mesa country, with deep expansive clay across the basin floor. What you put down has to suit that ground.

Ground and Conditions in Farmington

Across the Colorado Plateau and San Juan Basin, thin sandy soils sit over slickrock on the mesas. Down on the basin floor, deep expansive clays weathered from Mancos and Fruitland shale swell when wet and shrink when dry.

That movement is what a thin base shows first. A path or a drive laid straight on that clay will not stay put through a season of wet and dry.

Water behaves the same way. Shale clay and slickrock shed water rather than take it, so monsoon runoff and spring snowmelt reach the washes fast and pond in low yards.

Caliche in the older terrace gravels above the San Juan and Animas rivers is the other hard layer a crew runs into. It does not drain, so water that reaches it sits.

Timing matters too. Base course and hardscape work runs from spring into late fall.

Winter freezes the ground, and wet shale clay in a March thaw will not compact.

Nights run below freezing from November into March, and the ground freezes and thaws repeatedly. Frost depth is about 24 inches around Farmington and the San Juan valley, and the city or county building official sets footing depth.

Materials for Farmington Projects

Crusher fines are the material to start with for paths and walkways. These are screened crushed rock fines that pack to a firm walkable crust, and they are sold by color across New Mexico yards.

Use Crusher Fines for garden paths, patios, courtyards, dog runs and xeriscape walkways. The fines knit together under foot and hold a clean edge.

For pavers and flagstone, Stone Screenings work as bedding and joint fill. New Mexico yards more often reach for crusher fines in that spot, so screenings stay a supporting choice.

Base course is the structural material underneath. Also called Type I base course, Type II base course or 3/4 minus, it is what New Mexico calls road base.

Base Course goes under driveways, parking pads, slab and shed bases. It is the lift that carries the load so the surface above it can stay flat.

Where water has to move, Drain Rock handles French drains, dry wells, foundation drains and canale and downspout splash runs. RipRap armors arroyo banks, culvert outlets and slope protection against monsoon flash flow.

For a finished look, Rio Grande River Rock fills decorative beds, borders and dry arroyo landscaping. Large River Rock suits dry creek beds and drainage swales.

Delivery to Farmington and the Surrounding Area

You order online and pick a delivery date at checkout. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to help you size the load.

A dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. Have the spot clear and reachable before it arrives.

New Mexico Rock Supply delivers across San Juan County, including Shiprock, Bloomfield, Aztec, Flora Vista and La Plata.

Order Base Course and Crusher Fines in Farmington

Size your load with the calculator on each product page, then place the order online and choose a delivery date. New Mexico Rock Supply brings bulk gravel, stone and soil to Farmington and San Juan County.

Order base course, crusher fines or drain rock for your next project.