Specialty Products
Anti Skid Stone
Anti-skid stone is a small, angular crushed rock you spread on icy roads, driveways, and walkways so tires and shoes can grip. The pieces are sharp, so they bite into packed snow and ice instead of rolling out from under you. Most of it runs 3/8 inch and smaller, with some fines in the mix so it stays put once it's down. The rock itself is usually crushed limestone, granite, or steel slag.
The name just tells you the job — stopping skids on winter surfaces. State DOTs like PennDOT split it into a couple of grades under a Type AS spec. Type AS-1 is finer, closer to a coarse sand, and Type AS-2 is chunkier at around 3/8 inch. It's cheap by the ton because it doesn't need to be washed or tightly sized, and you can sweep a lot of it back up in spring and use it again next winter.
Compare every grade
| Grade | Size | Shape | Washed | Top use | We deliver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Skid Stone (Type As1, Anti-Skid) | Type As1 | — | — | Road surfacing | Reference only |
| Anti-Skid Stone (Type As2, Anti-Skid) | Type As2 | — | — | Road surfacing | Reference only |
| Anti-Skid Stone (Type As3, Anti-Skid) | Type As3 | — | — | Road surfacing | Reference only |
What people use it for
How to choose within anti skid stone
Ask before you order
These aren't catalog items. Confirm size, color, and delivery window with the yard before you commit — every load runs differently.
Match the job to the stone
Flagstone, boulders, ballast, glass gravel — each has one right job. Get the job clear first, then the stone follows.
Lead time is longer
A specialty order usually ships slower than a #57 pallet. Plan the delivery date around the material, not the other way around.
Other specialty products families
Aglime
ReferenceAglime is limestone that's been crushed and ground into a fine powder or grit.
Sand Blend
ReferenceSand blend is sand mixed with something else to hit a specific job.
Squeegee
ReferenceSqueegee is fine crushed rock chips, roughly 1/4 inch and smaller, with the stone dust left in.
Grit
ReferenceGrit is small, angular crushed stone, usually granite or quartz.
3 Stone
Reference#3 stone is large crushed rock, roughly 1 1/2 to 2 inches across the biggest pieces.
Agstone
ReferenceAgstone is finely crushed limestone that farmers spread on fields to raise soil pH.
Asphalt Mix
ReferenceAsphalt mix is crushed rock and sand held together by hot liquid asphalt cement.
Ball Clay
ReferenceBall clay is a fine-grained sedimentary clay that's mostly kaolinite, with some mica and quartz mixed in.
Cold Patch
ReferenceCold patch is bagged asphalt you can shovel into a pothole without a hot mix truck.
Field Soil
ReferenceField soil is native dirt scraped and screened straight from open farmland or unused acreage.
Horse Bedding
ReferenceHorse bedding is the loose material you spread across a stall floor so a horse has a soft, dry place to stand and lie down.
Masonry Aggregate
ReferenceMasonry sand is the fine, clean sand you mix into mortar for laying brick, block, and stone.