Overheard a contractor at Home Depot warning a guy about cheap paver base

I was grabbing some mulch yesterday and heard this contractor tell a customer that using that 3/4 inch crushed stone from the big box store is a disaster for patios. He said he's seen at least 5 jobs where it settled unevenly within 6 months because it's got too much dust mixed in. Said you gotta get clean #57 stone from a quarry or it'll shift like crazy under pavers. Now I'm second-guessing the base I just put down for my fire pit area. Has anyone else had their patio sink after using the wrong gravel?

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the_lucas3mo ago

Man that sucks to hear after you already put the work in, I feel your pain.

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the_piper3mo ago

Wait what, you actually did the whole thing and then they changed it on you? That's beyond frustrating, I'd be losing my mind right now.

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