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Material glossary

Concrete aggregate

Concrete aggregate is the stone and sand that go into a concrete mix. Coarse aggregate for the bulk, fine aggregate to fill the gaps. The size, cleanliness, and gradation are spec'd because they change how the mix sets.

Every concrete-aggregate family we track is below. Most orders here come from batch plants and contractors matching a mix design. We deliver the ones with a green pill; the rest are here for reference.

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Families in concrete aggregate

Concrete Sand

We deliver

Concrete sand is a coarse, washed sand screened to a specific size range so it works in a concrete mix.

16 grades

Concrete Aggregate Sand

We deliver

Concrete sand is a coarse washed sand with grains up to about 3/8 inch across.

4 grades

Concrete Aggregate 57 Stone

We deliver

#57 stone is crushed rock screened to fall between about 1 inch and 1/4 inch, with the fines washed out.

3 grades

Concrete Aggregate 67 Stone

We deliver

#67 stone is crushed rock screened between about 3/4 inch and 1/4 inch, with the fines washed out.

2 grades

Concrete Aggregate Gravel

We deliver

Concrete aggregate gravel is washed, rounded rock sized to mix into concrete.

2 grades

Recycled Concrete

We deliver

Recycled concrete is old concrete that's been broken up and crushed back down to gravel size.

2 grades

Concrete Aggregate 4 Stone

We deliver

#4 stone is crushed rock that runs about 1½ inch down to ¾ inch.

1 grade

Concrete Aggregate 8 Stone

We deliver

#8 stone is small crushed rock, roughly 3/8 inch down to the size of coarse sand.

1 grade

Concrete Aggregate 89 Stone

We deliver

#89 stone is small crushed rock, sized between about 3/8 inch and the coarse-sand range.

1 grade

Concrete Aggregate Drain Rock

We deliver

Drain rock is clean, washed rock with the dust and fines rinsed out.

1 grade

Concrete Aggregate Screenings

We deliver

Screenings are crushed rock fines, usually 3/8 inch down to dust.

1 grade

Concrete Aggregate Rip Rap

Reference

Rip rap is large, loose stone dumped along shorelines, creek banks, ditches, and bridge abutments to stop moving water from washing the ground away.

3 grades

Concrete Aggregate 1 Stone

Reference

#1 stone is one of the biggest sizes of clean crushed rock you can buy, with pieces roughly 1 1/2 to 4 inches across.

1 grade

Concrete Aggregate 3 Stone

Reference

#3 stone is crushed rock sized between about 1 1/2 inches and 2 inches.

1 grade

Concrete Aggregate Crushed Stone

Reference

Concrete aggregate crushed stone is the coarse rock that goes into a concrete mix.

1 grade

Limerock

Reference

Limerock is a soft, porous kind of limestone quarried mostly in Florida and the rest of the Southeast.

1 grade

11 we deliver today · 5 listed for reference

How to choose within concrete aggregate

Match the mix design

Batch plants and ready-mix trucks work to a spec. Confirm the size and gradation the plant is running before you order.

Coarse vs. fine

Coarse aggregate gives the mix its strength; fine aggregate fills the gaps. A slab needs both — usually delivered separately and blended at the plant.

Cleanliness matters

Fines and clay contamination weaken the cure. If a load looks dusty, ask for a wash spec sheet before you take delivery.

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Other material categories

Crushed stone

Crushed stone is rock that's been broken and screened into sizes.

597 grades

Decorative stone and rock

Decorative stone and rock is what you see, not what you sit on.

507 grades

Base materials

Base materials go under a driveway, patio, or slab — not on top.

279 grades

Rip rap and armor stone

Rip rap and armor stone are the big pieces that hold a shoreline, a slope, or a culvert together.

224 grades

Mulch and organics

Mulch and organics are the top layer that goes over the soil — bark, wood chips, compost, or a dyed blend.

205 grades

Gravel

Gravel is loose stone in the size range you'd actually notice — pea-sized up to a few inches.

178 grades

Sand products

Sand is fine crushed rock, small enough to pass through a #4 screen (about 3/16 of an inch).

169 grades

Fill materials

Fill is what goes in the hole before anything else does.

93 grades

Screenings and stone dust

Screenings and stone dust are the fines a crusher makes on the way to sizing bigger stone.

76 grades

Recycled materials

Recycled materials are crushed concrete, crushed asphalt, and reclaimed base — old road and slab work run back through a crusher.

56 grades

Drainage materials

Drainage materials are clean, angular stone that moves water without holding it.

49 grades

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.

48 grades

Specialty products

Specialty products are the odds and ends that don't fit the usual categories — flagstone, boulders, ballast, glass gravel, unusual sizes …

41 grades

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.

16 grades

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.

9 grades

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