Screenings for Patios in Hunker, PA

If you are planning gravel and aggregate delivery in Hunker, PA, odds are good the job is a patio, a shed pad or a driveway that needs a real base. Pennsylvania Rock Supply sells 2A modified and the supporting stone, sand and soil that sit under flatwork. On the clay-rich ground around here, what you bed the pavers in matters as much as what you put under it.

Ground and Conditions in Hunker

Hunker sits in the Western Pennsylvania plateau hills, where flat-lying shale, sandstone and coal beds have weathered into silty, clay-rich soils. That clay holds water. When a thin base is laid over it and rain or snowmelt soaks in, the subgrade softens and the surface above it moves.

You see it as dips, rocking pavers and joints that open up by spring. The fix is a base that drains and a bedding layer that stays firm, so water has somewhere to go instead of sitting in the clay.

Freeze-thaw cycles every winter make it worse. Clay soils that stay wet heave, and a base that is too thin or poorly drained breaks down faster.

Materials for Hunker Projects

For a patio, the bedding layer is the material doing the quiet work. Screenings (stone dust, #10 screenings) are fine crushed stone under a quarter inch that packs firm under pavers and flagstone. Screed it flat and your patio stays flat.

Under the bedding you want a compacted base, and in this market that means 2A Modified. It is crushed stone with the fines left in, so it compacts hard. Pennsylvania yards also sell Crusher Run for the same job, but most buyers here ask for 2A modified by name.

Wet corner? Use 2B Stone, the clean washed 3/4 inch stone with no fines. Water moves through it and it will not pack hard, so it works as a drainage layer under the base or behind a retaining wall.

Sand matters too. Washed Sand works for leveling and bedding under pavers and slabs, and Mason Sand handles brick and block mortar and paver joints.

Delivery to Hunker and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick your quantity by the ton or by the yard, whichever way you figure material. The calculator on the product pages sizes the load for you, so you are not guessing at a number. Set your delivery date at checkout and a dump truck brings it to the site.

Pennsylvania Rock Supply delivers across Westmoreland County, including Murrysville, Greensburg, New Kensington, Jeannette and Latrobe. Think about where the truck can back in and where you want the pile dropped before the load arrives.

On hillside lots, keep the pile off the slope edge and away from where roof and drive runoff drains. Material parked on wet clay can slide, and you do not want that in your base.

Questions About Gravel and Patio Base in Hunker

What gravel is best for a driveway in Hunker?

2A modified is the standard base stone here. It is crushed stone with the fines left in, so it compacts hard and carries a drive. Top it with Driveway Gravel for the running surface. On wet ground, put clean 2B Stone underneath first so water drains instead of sitting in the clay.

How much material will my project need?

Use the calculator on the product page. Put in your length, width and the depth you want, and it converts to tons or yards for that material. Ordering by the ton or the yard is how bulk aggregate is sold, and the calculator keeps your order matched to the job.

Size Your Base Before You Order

Get the quantity right before the truck rolls. Run your patio or driveway dimensions through the calculator, pick the material that fits the job, and choose a delivery date at checkout. When the numbers are set, place your order with Pennsylvania Rock Supply and we will deliver it to your site in Hunker.