Order Gravel, Stone and Soil in Billings, MT

For gravel and aggregate delivery in Billings, MT, Montana Rock Supply sells bulk material by the ton. Crushed base course, also called 3/4 minus, is the standard base under drives and pads here.

Ground in the Yellowstone Valley runs from river terrace sand and gravel to silty loam benches and shale-derived clay on the rims. That mix sets how much base a pad or drive needs underneath it.

Delivery to Billings and the Surrounding Area

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the load in one pile at the site.

Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load. Montana Rock Supply delivers across Billings and Yellowstone County, including Laurel, Shepherd, Worden, Huntley and Ballantine.

Materials for Billings Projects

A building pad or a raised grade starts with fill, not finish stone. Fill dirt is bulk fill and backfill that brings a site up before a base course goes down.

Pit run is unprocessed pit gravel for deep fill and sub-base under a crushed base course or a road mix surface. It is not a finished driving surface and it is not crushed.

On top of that sub-base, crushed base course is the compacted layer for driveways, shop pads, parking areas and shed bases. It is ordered by top size, usually as 3/4 minus.

Road mix, also called driveway gravel, surfaces a drive or a county-style lane. Montana road mix carries enough fines and clay binder to pack hard under a roller.

For a patio or a walkway, stone screenings bed pavers and flagstone and pack into a pathway surface. Washed sand levels and beds under flatwork and pavers, and mason sand serves brick and block work and paver joints.

Where water needs to move, washed rock goes into French drains, curtain drains and downspout runs. Rounded stone suits walkways and play areas, and Yellowstone River Rock works in decorative beds and dry creek beds.

Ground and Conditions in Billings

Across the Yellowstone Valley and the Beartooth foothills, free-draining river gravel on the bottoms sits against slow clay and shale on the rims and benches. An under-built base over that clay moves when it takes water.

Frost heave works on drives through the winter. Figures quoted for Billings and the surrounding plains run about 36 to 42 inches, and the local building department sets footing depth.

Spring high water scours banks on the Yellowstone, and spring runoff gullies the shale rims above town. Riprap armors stream banks, culvert outlets and ditch runs against that.

The valley floor gives one of the longer working seasons in the state, from early spring into late autumn. It shortens quickly as you climb toward the Beartooth front.

Questions About Ordering in Billings

What is the best base under pavers in Billings?

Stone screenings bed pavers and flagstone, and a compacted crushed base course goes below them over the sub-base. On the shale-derived clay found on the rims and benches, that base matters most, because slow clay holds water and moves.

Pit run or fill dirt brings the grade up first where the ground is low.

Do you supply contractors working in Billings?

Yes. Montana Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand, soil and fill across Billings and Yellowstone County, including Laurel, Shepherd, Worden, Huntley and Ballantine.

Contractors order online by the ton or by the yard, choose a quantity, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Each product page has a calculator.

Order Crushed Base Course and Fill for Your Billings Site

Crushed base course is the standard base for drives, shop pads and parking areas in Billings. Get your grade raised with fill dirt or pit run, then cap it with 3/4 minus.

Order online from Montana Rock Supply and pick your delivery date.