Ballast
Ballast
Product Description
¾” Clean is a crushed quarried rock product also known commercially as Fractured AASHTO #57. It’s a fractured, angular product containing no fines. It shares the same specifications as ASTM #57. Due to its clean nature, it’s used in drainage applications as it provides movement of air and water and resists freeze-thaw cycles.
Note that this is not the same product as 5700-3, which is a round rock.
AASHTO #57 meets the following specification:
- 100% passing 1½” screen
- 95–100% passing 1″ screen
- 25–60% passing ½” screen
- 0–10% passing #4 screen
- 0–5% passing #8 screen
Product Applications
¾” Clean Ballast is often used in ready-mix concrete and asphalt. It can also be used in drainage projects like French drains, around underdrains, as filtration rock in drainage ditches or basins, under permeable paving systems, and in open-graded bases. It can also be used as a permeable backfill for retaining walls.
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About Ballast
Ballast rock is a dense material used to provide stability, support, and drainage. The irregular, angular pieces interlock to provide a stable surface but leave voids that water can pass through.
Pricing & Availability
Minimum $35.00 purchase required on all materials. Check pricing and availability by requesting a quote online.
Material Spreading
Prices quoted are for material delivery only. Drivers do their best to dump material evenly when requested. However, Washington Rock cannot guarantee that this will result in an even or desirable distribution of material. Customers must supply the equipment and labor necessary to finish projects.
Minimum Delivery Quantity
Our minimum order quantity for deliveries is 10 cubic yards. Do you need less than that? Find a local supplier here.
Product Description
1-¼” Clean Ballast is a crushed quarried rock product containing no fines. It’s a fractured, angular product. This high-quality construction material is made to our custom specification but doesn’t meet any particular construction specifications, making it non-spec.
1-¼” Clean Ballast is also sold as 1-¼” Landscape Gravel (5610-1).
Product Applications
1-¼” Clean Ballast has many applications in both commercial and residential projects. It’s most commonly used as a road or driveway base material. It can also be used as decorative landscape rock, foundation material, pavement subbase, trench backfill, drain rock under downspouts, erosion control material, lining for swales where runoff protection is needed, and fill for vibro stone columns.
Similar Products
PSE Yard Course (5620-1), a nonconductive rock product for utilities, and Permeable Ballast (3610-1) are spec alternatives to this product.
Washington Rock also produces Type 5 Rail Ballast (5650-1), which is an 1-¼” Clean product with a different specification. It’s used on railroad walkways and meets the AREMA #5 specification.
About Ballast
Ballast rock is a dense material used to provide stability, support, and drainage. The irregular, angular pieces interlock to provide a stable surface but leave voids that water can pass through.
Pricing & Availability
Minimum $35.00 purchase required on all materials. Check pricing and availability by requesting a quote online.
Material Spreading
Prices quoted are for material delivery only. Drivers do their best to dump material evenly when requested. However, Washington Rock cannot guarantee that this will result in an even or desirable distribution of material. Customers must supply the equipment and labor necessary to finish projects.
Minimum Delivery Quantity
Our minimum order quantity for deliveries is 10 cubic yards. Do you need less than that? Find a local supplier here.
Production Description
2″ Clean Ballast is a 2″ fractured, angular gravel product containing no fines. This high-quality construction material is made to our custom specification but doesn’t meet any particular construction specifications, making it non-spec.
2″ Clean Ballast is also sold as 2″ Landscape Gravel (4011-1).
Product Applications
2″ Clean Ballast is commonly used as a driveway base in muddy areas. It can also be used as a decorative landscape rock, slab subbase, choker course, or as an fill material for vibro stone columns.
Similar Products
We also produce Type 4 Rail Ballast (4000-1), which meets the specifications for AREMA #4, and Type 4A Rail Ballast (3620-1), which meets the specifications for AREMA #4A. Both products are similar to 2″ Clean Ballast (4011-1) but vary in specifications. Our Type 4 Rail Ballast is typically used on mainline railroad tracks.
About Ballast
Ballast rock is a dense material used to provide stability, support, and drainage. The irregular, angular pieces interlock to provide a stable surface but leave voids that water can pass through.
Pricing & Availability
Minimum $35.00 purchase required on all materials. Check pricing and availability by requesting a quote online.
Material Spreading
Prices quoted are for material delivery only. Drivers do their best to dump material evenly when requested. However, Washington Rock cannot guarantee that this will result in an even or desirable distribution of material. Customers must supply the equipment and labor necessary to finish projects.
Minimum Delivery Quantity
Our minimum order quantity for deliveries is 10 cubic yards. Do you need less than that? Find a local supplier here.