Bulk Aggregates for Erosion Control in Arlington, TN

Water is the problem here, so stone is the answer. For gravel and aggregate delivery in Arlington, TN, Tennessee Rock Supply stocks the coarse material that holds slopes, swales and banks in place. Start with crusher run for a driveway or pad, then armor the edges with washed stone. Loess and loose Coastal Plain sand wash out fast on bare ground, and a truckload of the right size stops that early.

Materials for Arlington Projects

Erosion work runs on size. Coarse stone slows water and holds soil; fine stone beds and levels. Match the size to the job, and order the coarsest material your slope or ditch actually needs.

RipRap is the first call for slope and bank protection. It locks together on a bank face and shrugs off fast water in a ditch or at a culvert outlet. Use it where the ground is bare and the grade is steep.

#4 Crushed Stone handles heavy drainage and trench bottoms. It moves a lot of water and stays put under a load, which suits a swale bottom or a construction entrance that sees trucks.

#57 Stone and #67 Stone are the washed workhorses. Both drain, and #57 doubles as driveway topping over a compacted base. #67 runs a step smaller for concrete work and tighter spots.

Crusher Run is the standard Tennessee driveway and base stone, also called dense grade aggregate. The fines stay in, so it compacts into a hard, stable surface. For graded base under a road or a heavier pad, order Crusher Run (Mineral Aggregate Base).

Finish with Screenings, also called #10 screenings or stone dust. They bed pavers and flagstone and level a patio or path. For decorative beds and dry creek beds, River Rock and Large River Rock cover bare ground and slow runoff at the same time.

Ground and Conditions in Arlington

Plan around the season. Winter and spring bring the most rain here, so wet silt and flooded bottoms delay grading and base work more often than frozen ground does. Book your delivery for the dry stretch and keep the pad crowned until the stone lands.

The ground itself drives the spec. Silty wind-blown loess sits over Coastal Plain sand, clay and gravel, and many upland silt soils have a dense subsoil layer that slows water soaking in. Water then runs across the surface instead of down, which is why a drainage layer matters as much as the base.

Loess and loose sand cut gullies on bare slopes and fill ditches with silt. Arm the slope before you build on it. Frost stays shallow and the cold is milder than on the Cumberland Plateau, so footing depth is set locally: Tennessee's residential code puts footings at least 12 inches below grade, and the local building department sets the frost line. Compact crusher run in lifts and crown it so water leaves the surface.

Delivery to Arlington and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick your material by the ton or the cubic yard. Bulk delivery to a site in Arlington is straightforward: tell us where the pile goes, and keep the lane clear for a loaded truck.

We deliver across Shelby County, including Memphis, Collierville, Germantown, Millington and Cordova. Lead time depends on the material and the weather, so order ahead when rain is in the forecast and the ground is already soft.

Have the drop spot marked and the gate wide enough for the truck. A solid, level pad keeps the load where you want it and saves you moving stone twice.

Order Erosion Control Stone in Arlington

Tennessee Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, crusher run, riprap and sand across Arlington and Shelby County. Pick your material, pick your quantity, and we bring it to your site. Order online when you are ready.