Bulk Gravel Delivery to Kirtland, NM

New Mexico Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Kirtland, NM, from base course to bedding sand. The ground here sits in the Colorado Plateau and San Juan Basin, where thin sandy soils over slickrock meet deep clays weathered from shale.

You order online by the ton or by the yard, and a dump truck tips the load on your site. Base course, crusher fines, plaster sand and topsoil all move the same way.

Ground and Conditions in Kirtland

Ground in this part of San Juan County fails a thin base in a predictable way. Water moves through sandy soil until it reaches clay or caliche, then stops and sits.

That trapped water softens the subgrade under a drive or a slab. A base course layer that looked fine in a dry month starts to pump and rut once the ground below it stays wet.

Shale clay and slickrock shed water rather than take it. Monsoon runoff and spring snowmelt reach the washes fast and pond in low yards.

Clay that swells wet and shrinks dry is the other half of the problem under slabs and drives. It moves the flatwork sitting on it.

Flash flow down arroyos and slickrock washes cuts gullies in bare ground. Wind strips sand off any surface left unplanted.

Work on base course and hardscape runs from spring into late fall. Winter freezes the ground, and wet shale clay in a March thaw will not compact.

Cold high desert at 5,000 to 7,000 feet means nights below freezing from November into March. The ground freezes and thaws repeatedly, which heaves gravel drives and lifts flatwork set straight on shale clay.

The city or county building official sets footing depth.

Materials for Kirtland Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where material choice shows up first. The bedding layer carries the load the surface transfers down, so it has to be clean, graded and consistent.

Washed Sand, also called concrete sand, is the bedding and leveling material under slabs and flatwork. It spreads to a true plane and stays workable while you set units.

Mason Sand, sold around New Mexico as plaster sand or masonry sand, serves block, brick and adobe work, stucco and plaster scratch and brown coats, and paver joints. It also works as play sand.

Stone Screenings bed pavers and flagstone and fill joints between them. New Mexico yards more often reach for crusher fines in that role, so screenings stay a supporting choice.

Crusher Fines are screened crushed rock fines that pack to a firm walkable crust. They suit paths, patios, courtyards, dog runs and xeriscape walkways, and yards sell them by color.

Base Course, also called Type I base course, Type II base course or 3/4 minus, is the compacted structural layer under driveways, parking pads, and slab and shed bases. It is what New Mexico calls road base.

Above a compacted base, 3/8" Crushed Stone works as a topping course. It also handles fine drainage and pipe bedding.

Delivery to Kirtland and the Surrounding Area

Order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, so you can size the load before checkout and pick a delivery date there.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile on your site. Bulk delivery reaches Kirtland and the rest of San Juan County, including Farmington, Shiprock, Bloomfield, Aztec and Flora Vista.

Plan where the pile lands before the truck arrives. Base course, sand and soil all arrive the same way, and the pile stays where it is tipped.

Order Base Course, Sand and Bedding Material in Kirtland

Start with the calculator on the product page for the material you need, then set your quantity and delivery date at checkout. New Mexico Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across Kirtland and San Juan County.

Place your order online when your measurements are ready.