Road base · Round Rock, TX ·
Road base in Round Rock: pads, parking areas and shed foundations
Road base is the workhorse under driveways, shed pads and equipment yards across Round Rock. It locks together when compacted, which loose gravel can't do.
What road base is
Crushed limestone base mixes stone from about 1.5 inches down to fines. The fines fill the gaps, so a wetted, compacted layer sets up firm.
Depths that work
Shed and AC pads: 4 inches. Parking areas and drives: 6 inches. Equipment or trailer storage: 8 inches or more. Lay it in lifts, wet each lift lightly and compact with a plate compactor or roller.
How to work out how many tons you need
Multiply length × width in feet by depth in inches, then divide by 324 to get cubic yards. Most gravel, base and sand weigh roughly 1.3–1.5 tons per cubic yard; soil and mulch are lighter. Our materials calculator does the math with the real density of each material and rounds up to the order minimum, so you don't come up short on delivery day.
Truck access in Round Rock
A loaded dump truck needs about 12 feet of width and 14 feet of overhead clearance to reach the drop spot. Watch for low oak limbs, soft lawns after rain, septic fields and irrigation lines. Add a note to your order with gate codes or where you want the pile, and the driver will follow it.
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