Material glossary
Asphalt aggregate
Asphalt aggregate is the stone side of asphalt — the sizes that get blended into a hot-mix or cold-patch recipe at the plant. It's spec'd tighter than landscape stone because it has to bond with binder and carry traffic. Most of what's listed here goes to paving contractors, not homeowners.
Every asphalt-aggregate family we track is below. Match the size to the mix your paver is running. We deliver the ones with a green pill; the rest are here for reference.
Families in asphalt aggregate
Asphalt Aggregate Sand
ReferenceAsphalt sand is the fine, sand-sized rock that gets mixed into hot asphalt at the plant.
Recycled Asphalt
ReferenceRecycled asphalt is old road that's been milled up, crushed, and screened so you can spread it fresh.
Asphalt Aggregate Screenings
ReferenceAsphalt aggregate screenings are the fine crushed stone sifted out during quarry production.
Asphalt Aggregate Grit
ReferenceAsphalt grit is fine crushed stone, usually 1/4 inch and smaller down to sand size.
Asphalt Aggregate Sand Blend
ReferenceAn asphalt sand blend is the fine sand that goes into hot-mix asphalt.
Asphalt Aggregate Soil
ReferenceAsphalt soil is the dirt layer that gets packed down under an asphalt driveway or road before the black asphalt goes on top.
Microsurface
ReferenceMicrosurface is a thin cold-mix coat of polymer-modified asphalt emulsion, crushed stone fines, cement or lime filler, water, and a few additives.
0 we deliver today · 7 listed for reference
How to choose within asphalt aggregate
Match the plant's recipe
Hot-mix and cold-patch plants work to a size spec. Order the size the paver is running, not the size closest to it.
Coarse for base courses, fine for surface
Bigger stone carries load in the binder layer. Smaller stone reads smooth on the surface course.
Cold patch is different
Cold patch is pre-mixed and ready to shovel. Straight asphalt aggregate is just the stone — a plant blends the binder.
Source on request
We can source asphalt aggregate
We don't stock these in our online catalog, but we can quote and deliver most of them through our supplier network. Tell us what you need.
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Crushed stone
Crushed stone is rock that's been broken and screened into sizes.
Decorative stone and rock
Decorative stone and rock is what you see, not what you sit on.
Base materials
Base materials go under a driveway, patio, or slab — not on top.
Rip rap and armor stone
Rip rap and armor stone are the big pieces that hold a shoreline, a slope, or a culvert together.
Mulch and organics
Mulch and organics are the top layer that goes over the soil — bark, wood chips, compost, or a dyed blend.
Gravel
Gravel is loose stone in the size range you'd actually notice — pea-sized up to a few inches.
Sand products
Sand is fine crushed rock, small enough to pass through a #4 screen (about 3/16 of an inch).
Fill materials
Fill is what goes in the hole before anything else does.
Concrete aggregate
Concrete aggregate is the stone and sand that go into a concrete mix.
Screenings and stone dust
Screenings and stone dust are the fines a crusher makes on the way to sizing bigger stone.
Recycled materials
Recycled materials are crushed concrete, crushed asphalt, and reclaimed base — old road and slab work run back through a crusher.
Drainage materials
Drainage materials are clean, angular stone that moves water without holding it.
Specialty products
Specialty products are the odds and ends that don't fit the usual categories — flagstone, boulders, ballast, glass gravel, unusual sizes …
Bedding materials
Bedding materials are the clean, washed layer that goes around a pipe, under a paver, or behind a wall before backfill goes in.
Landscape
Landscape covers the loose stone and rock that go into a yard for looks — around a bed, along a border, or across a bare spot.