3/4 Inch Crushed Stone and Bulk Aggregates for Augusta, ME

If you are ordering gravel and aggregate delivery in Augusta, ME, the first question is usually which stone goes where. Maine Rock Supply delivers bulk material by the ton, from Type A gravel for a drive base to washed stone for drainage work.

Augusta sits in Kennebec County, where the ground under one lot can hold water while the lot next door drains fast. That split decides most material choices here.

Materials for Augusta Projects

Water is the job on a lot here. French drains, drywells and downspout runs all need stone that stays open and lets water move, so order washed sizes and keep the fines out of them.

3/4" Crushed Stone, which yards here also call 3/4 inch washed stone, is the standard size for drainage trenches, drywells and pipe bedding. It is clean and angular, so water passes instead of pooling.

3/8" Crushed Stone does the same work in tight spots, narrow trenches and fine drainage layers where 3/4 inch stone is too coarse to fit.

For foundation drains and curtain drains, Drain Rock is the washed underdrain stone plans call for. It is sized to shed water rather than hold it.

Heavier water and soft, wet subgrade call for #4 Crushed Stone, sold locally as 1 1/2 inch stone. It stabilizes ground before a gravel course goes on.

Once drainage is handled, the driving surface comes next. Type A Gravel is the crushed gravel base for drives and parking pads.

Driveway Gravel, or 3/4 inch crushed gravel, is the top course.

Delivery to Augusta and the Surrounding Area

You order online and pick a delivery date at checkout. Quantities are chosen by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to help size the load.

A dump truck tips the material on site in one pile. Plan where that pile should sit before the truck arrives, because the driver tips it and moves on.

Delivery covers Augusta and the rest of Kennebec County, including Waterville, Oakland, Winthrop, Gardiner and Vassalboro. If your site is in that area, the order goes through the same way.

Ground and Conditions in Augusta

Base, driveway and paver work here runs from the end of mud season into late fall. The window is a little shorter than on the coast, and spring comes slower on clay ground.

Across the Androscoggin and Kennebec valley lowlands, marine silt and clay sit under the topsoil and hold water at the surface, while the sand and gravel terraces beside them drain fast. Two lots on the same street can behave differently through snowmelt.

That is why drainage stone belongs under the base on a wet lot, not just around the foundation. Spring runoff and ice-out also scour the rivers and tributaries, and cut slopes gully where the clay banks are steepened.

Inland winters bring deep frost and a pronounced mud season that softens gravel drives and shoulders. Frost depth is commonly about 4 feet in the valley cities and towns and deeper on the surrounding hills, and the local building official sets footing depth.

Questions About Ordering in Augusta

Do you deliver Type A gravel to Augusta, ME?

Yes. Type A gravel is delivered in bulk to Augusta and the surrounding Kennebec County area, including Waterville, Oakland, Winthrop, Gardiner and Vassalboro.

You order online by the ton or by the yard, use the calculator on the product page to size the load, and choose a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the material on your site.

What gravel is best for a driveway in Augusta?

Type A gravel is the base course for a drive here, and 3/4 inch crushed gravel is the top course. On ground that holds water, put washed stone under the base first.

Order Type A Gravel or Driveway Gravel online and pick your delivery date at checkout.

Bulk Aggregate Delivery for Augusta

Maine Rock Supply delivers Type A gravel, washed drainage stone, sand and soil in bulk across Augusta and Kennebec County. Order online by the ton or yard, size the load with the calculator, and choose your delivery date at checkout.