Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Ketchikan, AK

Alaska Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Ketchikan, AK, and the order starts with D-1 base course.

This is a wet coast. Thin acid soils sit over bedrock, broken up by deep peat, so what you put on top has to shed water rather than hold it.

Materials for Ketchikan Projects

Grading and bed prep come first, and that means soil and fill before any stone. Top Soil is the growing layer for lawns, beds and grade repair.

Garden Soil is a blended planting soil for raised beds and vegetable gardens. With a short growing season, soil that warms up matters more than soil that looks dark.

For raising low ground and building a pad, Fill Dirt compacts rather than settling, so it belongs under a base course and not under a lawn.

Under the fill and over it, Pit Run is unscreened gravel as it comes out of the pit, not a crushed product. It builds up low ground and raises a pad before a base course goes over it.

Then the structural layers. D-1 Base Course is the compacted layer for driveways, parking pads, shed pads and the ground under flatwork.

3/4" Crushed Stone surfaces a drive and backfills a trench.

Ground and Conditions in Ketchikan

Start with water, because water decides what you order here. Ketchikan takes about 150 inches of rain a year, falling onto thin soil over rock and onto peat that is already saturated.

Nothing drains by itself in ground like that. It drains because somebody built a way out, and that way out is usually stone with the fines washed out of it.

Drain Rock is clean washed stone for French drains, foundation perimeter drains, drywells and downspout runs. Water moves through it instead of sitting.

On steep ground, runoff after heavy rain scours stream banks and the short coastal drainages. Riprap is bank and shoreline armour graded by the weight of the individual stone, and rounded boulders do not belong on slopes steeper than 2:1.

Work runs close to year round at sea level. It is rain, not cold, that stops a compaction pass.

Delivery to Ketchikan and the Surrounding Area

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you commit.

A dump truck arrives and tips the load in one pile on site. Have the spot clear and reachable, with room for the truck to pull in and out.

Ketchikan sits in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, and delivery covers the city and the surrounding area.

Questions About Ordering in Ketchikan

Can I order material by the ton for delivery in Ketchikan?

Yes. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and you choose the figure when you place the order online.

If you are not sure how much the job needs, each product page carries a calculator you can use before checkout. Pick your delivery date at checkout and the truck tips the load on site.

What stone should I use for drainage in Ketchikan?

Drain Rock is the clean washed stone for French drains, foundation perimeter drains, drywells and downspout runs, because the fines are taken out and water passes through. 3/4 inch crushed stone is the general purpose size for trench backfill, and #4 crushed stone is the coarser clean option for heavy drainage and erosion work.

Order Topsoil, Fill and Stone for Ketchikan

Alaska Rock Supply delivers fill, topsoil and garden soil for grading and bed prep, D-1 base course for drives and pads, washed stone for drainage, sand for bedding, and decorative rock for beds and dry creek beds. Choose your material and quantity online and set a delivery date at checkout.