Gravel and Aggregate Delivery in La Loma, NM

New Mexico Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in La Loma, NM, from base course and crusher fines to topsoil, garden soil and fill dirt. Guadalupe County ground runs to sandy and loamy plains soils with a caliche caprock underneath.

That caprock shapes what you order and how you prep a site before anything else goes down.

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to size the load.

Materials for La Loma Projects

Grading and bed prep come first on most sites around here, and that work starts with soil and fill. Screened Top Soil rebuilds a root zone over thin ground and caliche for lawns, tree wells and beds.

Garden Soil fills raised beds and planting areas. Many New Mexico gardeners build beds above a caliche layer rather than digging through it.

Fill Dirt raises grade and backfills before a base course lift goes down. Bring the pad to grade first, then surface it.

Base and Surface Materials

Base course, also called Type I or Type II base course or 3/4 minus, is the local name for road base. It is the compacted base for driveways, parking pads and slab and shed bases.

Order Base Course for those jobs.

Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops compacted base course on a long rural approach.

Crusher Fines is screened crushed rock fines that pack to a firm walkable crust. It suits paths, patios, courtyards and dog runs, and yards sell it by color.

Washed and Crushed Stone

Drain Rock handles French drains, dry wells and downspout splash runs where storm water has to go somewhere.

3/4 Crushed Rock works in drainage beds, construction entrances and drip strips against a foundation. RipRap armors arroyo banks, culvert outlets and dry creek headers against flash flow.

Numbered sizes read as specification language in New Mexico because yards sell by inch and color. #57 Stone and #4 Crushed Stone cover drainage trenches and heavy trench bottoms.

Sand and Decorative Rock

Mason sand, listed around here as plaster or masonry sand, goes into block, brick and adobe work plus stucco and paver joints. Washed sand beds and levels flatwork under slabs.

Natural Pea Gravel and Rio Grande River Rock finish xeriscape beds, walkways and splash aprons. Large River Rock builds dry creek beds and drainage swales.

Ground and Conditions in La Loma

Across the Eastern High Plains and Llano Estacado side, caliche caprock sits under a shallow soil and holds water near the surface. The Llano drains into closed playa basins rather than to rivers, so low ground ponds after heavy storms.

That changes what you order. A drainage layer of drain rock or 3/4 crushed rock moves water away from a foundation and a drive edge instead of letting it sit on the caprock.

Wind erosion comes first on these open plains, with dry springs and loose sand moving soil off bare ground. Storm runoff then cuts at playa margins and stony breaks ground.

Spring through late fall is the working season. Spring is the windiest and dustiest stretch, so plan grading and bed prep around it.

Cold, windy winters and repeated freeze and thaw work gravel drives loose every spring, hardest on the northern plains.

Compaction stops once the ground freezes. Frost depth runs commonly 18 to 24 inches on the northern plains and less on the southern Llano, and the county building official sets footing depth.

Delivery to La Loma and the Surrounding Area

Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard, then pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck tips the load in one pile at the address you give.

Have the drop spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives, with room for the pile to sit where you want to work from.

La Loma sits in Guadalupe County, and delivery covers the surrounding area including Santa Rosa, Anton Chico, Cuervo and Newkirk.

Order Gravel, Soil and Fill for La Loma

New Mexico Rock Supply delivers base course, crushed stone, sand, topsoil, garden soil and fill dirt across La Loma and Guadalupe County. For grading a pad, prepping beds, or surfacing a drive, the material is a few clicks away.

Order online and the truck brings it to your site.