Specialty Products

Grit

Grit is small, angular crushed stone, usually granite or quartz. The pieces are sized somewhere between coarse sand and pea gravel, with sharp edges instead of rounded faces. That shape is why grit bites into ice and locks into soil instead of rolling around. Most grades run from about 1/8 inch down to a coarse sand grain.

The word "grit" doesn't point to one rock type. It's a shape and size description, so you'll see granite grit, limestone grit, and quartz grit sold under the same label. Prices sit toward the low end of crushed stone since the pieces are small and the crushing is simple. You buy it by the ton, and a load covers more ground than you'd expect because the small size spreads thin.

named grades in this family

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Grade	Size	Shape	Washed	Top use	We deliver
Grit (#200 – 3/8″, Safety)	#200 - 3/8"	—	—	Non-slip surfaces	Reference only
Grit (Anti-Skid)	—	—	—	Walkway safety	Reference only

What people use it for

Traction on icy driveways and walkways in winterDrainage layer in potting mixes for cactus and succulentsLeveling course under pavers or flagstoneSandblasting and surface prep abrasivePoultry and game bird grit for digestionFiller for tight joints between stones

How to choose within grit

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.

All grit grades

Grit (#200 – 3/8″, Safety)

Non-slip surfacesTraction enhancementIndustrial flooring

#200 - 3/8"

Grit (Anti-Skid)

Walkway safetyIndustrial flooringStairs traction

Other specialty products families

Aglime

Reference

Aglime is limestone that's been crushed and ground into a fine powder or grit.

10 grades→

Sand Blend

Reference

Sand blend is sand mixed with something else to hit a specific job.

7 grades→

Squeegee

Reference

Squeegee is fine crushed rock chips, roughly 1/4 inch and smaller, with the stone dust left in.

4 grades→

Anti Skid Stone

Reference

Anti-skid stone is a small, angular crushed rock you spread on icy roads, driveways, and walkways so tires and shoes can grip.

3 grades→

3 Stone

Reference

#3 stone is large crushed rock, roughly 1 1/2 to 2 inches across the biggest pieces.

1 grade→

Agstone

Reference

Agstone is finely crushed limestone that farmers spread on fields to raise soil pH.

1 grade→

Asphalt Mix

Reference

Asphalt mix is crushed rock and sand held together by hot liquid asphalt cement.

1 grade→

Ball Clay

Reference

Ball clay is a fine-grained sedimentary clay that's mostly kaolinite, with some mica and quartz mixed in.

1 grade→

Cold Patch

Reference

Cold patch is bagged asphalt you can shovel into a pothole without a hot mix truck.

1 grade→

Field Soil

Reference

Field soil is native dirt scraped and screened straight from open farmland or unused acreage.

1 grade→

Horse Bedding

Reference

Horse bedding is the loose material you spread across a stall floor so a horse has a soft, dry place to stand and lie down.

1 grade→

Masonry Aggregate

Reference

Masonry sand is the fine, clean sand you mix into mortar for laying brick, block, and stone.

1 grade→

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