AGGREGATES: PRODUCTS + SERVICES
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Knelsen Sand & Gravel Ltd. crushes, recycles, stockpiles, and supplies a diverse range of aggregate products for municipalities, individuals, and other contractors throughout Alberta, including:
- Gravel
- Sand
- Decorative rock
- Recycled concrete and asphalt
We own or have full lease agreements to dozens of gravel pits throughout Northern Alberta in order to provide the widest range of quality products for our customers.
Our teams are also able to travel directly to client sites to process waste materials onsite, turning concrete and asphalt back into usable products while reducing overall carbon footprint through:
- Crushing services
- Processing and recycling services
Crushed Gravel
3/4” Crush
Material: 3/4” Crush
Spec: 2-20/4-20
Most popular seller in the yard; used for most driveways and back roads. Contains fines to make the gravel pack. Also used for the base of new buildings being constructed.
1½” Crush
Material: 1½” Crush
Spec: 4-40/2-40
Slightly bigger gravel; most often used underneath ¾” crush as a solid base. Perfect for driveways that have bigger equipment or trucks driving over top.
3” Crush (3” – Pit Run)
Material:3” Crush (3” – Pit Run)
Spec: 6-80
Our biggest gravel; used for base work. Similar to a 1-½” crush, it supports the weight of the larger equipment driving over on a daily basis.
Sands
Jack Pine Sand
Material: Jack Pine Sand
Spec: JPS
Slightly bigger gravel; most often used underneath ¾” crush as a solid base. Perfect for driveways that have bigger equipment or trucks driving over top.
Washed Sand
Material: Washed Sand (also known as Masonry Sand or Filter Sand)
Spec: WS
Coarse, screened, rock-free product ideal for underlying, pools, and flagstones.
Natural Sand
Material: Natural Sand
Spec: NS
Along with its construction purposes, natural sand is a decorative material used for landscaping.
Decorative Rock
Buckshot
Material:1/4” Buckshot (used for ice)
Spec: BUCK
Used to spread on roads, parking lots, and driveways for ice control.
Pond Rock
Material: Pond Rock
Spec: POND
Adding Pond Rocks not only gives your pond character, but it also protects the liner from UV rays and house beneficial bacteria that keeps your water clean!
Pea Gravel
Material: Pea Gravel
Spec: PG
¼” round washed product regularly used for playgrounds, dog runs, patios, and other high-traffic areas. Pea gravel is also what is put on fuel lines underground. Light in weight and won’t damage pipes. It has been used at many gas stations around the city.
3/4” Tile Rock
Material: 3/4” Tile Rock
Spec: TR
Our most cost-friendly décor rock option. Most often used around buildings or underneath decks to cover up base gravel. This product contains no sand which causes water to drain away from buildings. Many customers call it weeping tile, as it is used for septic areas and around the foundations of homes.
Limestone
Material: Limestone
For decoration around your home.
Washed Rock
Material: 3/4” Washed Rock
Spec: WR34
Used for many different applications including pathways, driveways, play areas, and around shrubs for weed control.
Construction Mixes
Asphalt Rock
Material: 1/2” + 5/8” Asphalt Rock
Spec: AR
Mainly used as an additive in asphalt and road paving.
Manufactured Fines
Material: Manufactured Fines
Spec: MF
This is used in the production of asphalt. Mixture of small rocks and fines perfect for walkways or around the fire pit. Packs very well and is easy to walk on.
Concrete Rock (round)
Material: 3/4” Concrete Rock (round)
Spec: CR
This is used in the concrete that we produce. Can also be used to create driveways, pathways, garden beds, and more.
Asphalt Millings
Material: Asphalt Millings
Spec: AM
Used to construct or repave needed roadway, such as parking lots and pothole filling,
Specialty Products
Gabian
Material: Gabian
Spec: GR
Traditionally used to fill Gabion Cages. These larger rocks stabilize slopes and prevent erosion.
Rip Rap 12-18 inch
Material: Rip Rap (Class 1&1M, Class 2&2M)
Spec: RR
Used to stabilize and protect the soil surface against erosion in areas of concentrated flow. Many people do use it in landscaping.
Rip Rap 6-12 inch
Material: Rip Rap (Class 1&1M, Class 2&2M)
Spec: RR
Used to stabilize and protect the soil surface against erosion in areas of concentrated flow. Many people do use it in landscaping.
Clay
Material: Clay
Spec: CLAY
Commonly used as a sealant for wells, ponds, and foundations. Great for construction and landscaping solutions.
Top Soil
Material: Top Soil
Spec: TS
Ideal for gardens, plants, and flower beds. This product can also be used to fix lawns and fill holes to create better drainage.
Rail Ballast
Material: Rail Ballast
Spec: 2-3 inches
Used along rail tracks as well as many people use it for decoration rock
Aggregates Services
THE KNELSEN DIFFERENCE: Aggregate Crushing + Recycling Services:
To achieve maximum proctor efficiency during the crushing process, we separate all the sand from the natural pit run, then run all stones through the cone of the crusher to achieve maximum fracture. The higher the fracture count, the quicker it is to achieve 100% compaction.
This detail is often skipped by our competitors, as they often screen out stones smaller than the desired crush grade then add them back into the crushed product after the crushing process. By comparison, our practice of crushing enables us to offer our clients a higher quality product so they can get 100% compaction more quickly and at a lower cost.
Our asphalt plants are equipped with Bag House Recyclers that filter out most of the dust and fumes that would normally go out the exhaust stack and into the atmosphere. We funnel those waste products directly back into the asphalt mix to be used in surfacing our roads.
Who We Serve
SERVING
Northern Alberta
Offering aggregate products and services throughout Northern Alberta for customers including:
- Individuals
- Private builders
- Municipalities
- Construction
- Energy & Power
- Natural resources
- Telecommunications
- Landscaping
- Transportation
- Mining
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FAQs
What are the prices of certain aggregate products and do you deliver products to different locations?
Yes, we do deliver and usually ask what they are looking for as well as where they would like the product delivered, so we would be able to provide a price “Quotation to the Client”.
We are frequently asked if we carry certain products.
Yes, then we proceed to inquire with the client what and how much they require before providing pricing for the aggregate.
No, we don’t carry that product, so we proceed to help the client find the product at possible other suppliers.
Client wants to do a certain product, however are unsure of what aggregate product to use.
We ask the client questions regarding what they are doing and what they want the final outcome to be. We then proceed with some recommendations of the type and how much product they may require, however, in the end, we can recommend it is the client’s choice as to what they want to use for their specific project.
I’m looking for an aggregate product and do you deliver.
The answer is always yes, however we always ask what they are looking for, how much and where it is to be delivered.
We are asked if we supply concrete as well as do we supply it in different colors.
Yes, usually followed up with how much and what kind you are looking for, “What are you doing with the concrete?” Personally, at this point, I have our concrete plant manager get involved with the client to discuss their requirements.
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