Mason Sand for Patios in Medon, TN

If you are planning a patio, a paver walkway or a shed pad, the job starts with what goes under it. Tennessee Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Medon, TN, and crusher run is the stone most local crews start with. Around here the ground is silty loess over Coastal Plain sand and clay, so a thin base moves under a paver.

Tell us the finished surface and the square footage, and we will help you match the bedding and base to it.

Materials for Medon Projects

A Medon patio stays true when the bedding layer is right. Under pavers you want a material that screeds flat, locks up when you compact it and drains instead of holding water against the joints. That is where screenings come in, also called #10 screenings or stone dust. They bed pavers and flagstone, level under patios and surface paths.

Below the bedding, the base carries the load. Crusher run is the standard Tennessee base stone: crushed stone with the fines left in, so it compacts into a hard, stable surface. It works for driveways, parking pads and barn pads, and it is what most Medon patios sit on.

Where a pad takes heavier loads or a road-grade spec applies, the graded base stone is specified as mineral aggregate base, Grading D. That is a separate product from crusher run, so order it as mineral aggregate base when the job calls for it.

Sand and drainage round out a patio build. Mason sand sets brick and block and fills paver joints. Washed sand levels and beds under slabs. For water, #57 stone handles French drains, driveway topping and concrete aggregate, and drain rock covers downspout runs and the back of retaining walls.

Ground and Conditions in Medon

The failure you see on a Medon patio is almost always a base that was too thin. Silty loess and loose Coastal Plain sand wash out quickly on bare slopes, and many upland silt soils have a dense subsoil layer that slows water soaking in. Water sits, the subgrade softens, and the pavers rock.

The fix is depth and compaction, not a thicker bedding layer. Excavate to the depth your base needs, compact the crusher run in lifts, then screed a thin bedding course of screenings on top. Keep the finished base above the surrounding grade so runoff leaves the patio instead of pooling on it.

Bare slopes cut into loess or sandy hill soil gully fast, so seed or armor any exposed bank before the next storm. Winter and spring bring the most rain here, and wet silt and flooded bottoms delay grading and base work more often than frozen ground does. Frost stays shallow, so schedule the work around the wet season rather than the cold.

Delivery to Medon and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick your material by the ton or by the cubic yard. Tons are the safer choice for stone and sand, since weight is what you are actually buying. Yards work better for topsoil and mulch, where volume is easier to picture.

To estimate quantity, take your square footage times the depth you want in feet, then divide by 27 for cubic yards. For a patio base, run the math on the compacted depth, not the loose depth you spread.

We deliver bulk material to Medon and the rest of Madison County, including Jackson, Beech Bluff, Pinson, Mercer and Denmark. Have the drop spot clear and reachable, and tell us if the truck has to cross a soft yard or a tight gate.

Questions from Medon Buyers

What gravel is best for a driveway in Medon?

Crusher run is the standard choice. It is crushed stone with the fines left in, so it compacts into a hard, stable surface that carries a truck without rutting. Top it with #57 stone or driveway gravel if you want a cleaner, looser surface over the compacted base. On the silty loess and sandy hill soils here, build the base deep enough and crown it so water runs off.

How much material will my project need?

Measure the area and decide the depth. Multiply square footage by depth in feet, then divide by 27 to get cubic yards, or use our online calculator. Order stone and sand by the ton and soil or mulch by the yard. For a patio, figure the compacted base depth plus a thin bedding layer, and add a little for spillage and grading.

Get Your Medon Patio Base Sized Right

Run your patio or driveway dimensions through the calculator, and it will tell you the tons or yards to order. If the numbers look close, send us the project details and we will help you settle on the base depth and the bedding material. Place your order online when you are ready.