1-Yard Flex Base
US$85.00
Flex base is a granular, flexible material used as a base layer for roads, driveways, and other pavement. It's made of crushed rock and stones of various sizes.
How it's used
- Provides structural support and stability to the pavement
- Minimizes cracking of the surface layers
- Dissipates traffic stresses to subgrades and subbases to reduce rutting
- Used for temporary roads
- Used as a base material for asphalt and concrete paving
- Used for sidewalks and driveways
- Used to cap fill building pads
How it's tested
- In Texas, the Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has testing standards for flex base
- The standards include testing for the amount of each stone size and the hardness of the stone
- Flex base materials are tested using standard test methods, including sieve analysis, liquid limit, and plastic limit
Other names driveway gravel, caliché, and base.