Rip Rap and Bulk Aggregates for Cape Elizabeth, ME

Storm surge works on the shore, and rain works on every bank and swale behind it. Maine Rock Supply sells gravel and aggregate delivery in Cape Elizabeth, ME, and coarse stone is what holds that ground in place.

Rip rap armours a cut bank. Type A gravel builds the drive that gets you back to it.

Order by the ton or the yard and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Materials for Cape Elizabeth Projects

Start coarse. Rip rap is the biggest stone on the page, sold in ranges such as 6 inch and 12 to 24 inch, and it goes on shore and stream banks, culvert outlets and ditch checks.

Below that, #4 Crushed Stone handles heavy drainage and wet subgrade. It also stabilizes soft ground before a gravel course goes on.

Maine yards list this size as 1 1/2 inch stone.

For a drainage trench or a drywell, 3/4" Crushed Stone sheds water rather than holding it. Drain Rock covers foundation drains, curtain drains and french drains.

Then the drive itself. Type A Gravel is the Maine base course.

It goes under driveways, parking pads, camp roads and shed bases.

Driveway Gravel is the top course, and 3/4 inch crushed gravel is the size Maine yards sell for the running surface. Bank run gravel is unprocessed pit gravel, a filler course rather than a finished driving surface.

Delivery to Cape Elizabeth and the Surrounding Area

Order online. You choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator.

Pick your delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the load on site.

Cape Elizabeth sits in Cumberland County, and delivery covers the town and the surrounding area. That includes Portland, South Portland, Scarborough, Brunswick and Westbrook.

Bulk loads are heavy and they come off the truck in one pile. Think about where that pile lands before the truck arrives, because the driver tips it and moves on.

Ground and Conditions in Cape Elizabeth

This is the longest working season in the state. Across the Southern coast and Presumpscot clay lowland, base, driveway and paver work runs from the end of mud season into late fall.

Presumpscot clay under the topsoil takes water very slowly. Yards and drives sit wet through mud season, and low ground near tidal water backs up in coastal storms and high tides.

A clean stone drainage layer gives that water somewhere to go.

Storm surge and wave action work on the beaches and tidal shore, and bank scour follows heavy rain. Marine clay banks slump where they are cut or undermined, which is why coarse stone goes on the face of a slope rather than at the bottom of it.

Frost still matters. The ocean keeps winter lows milder than inland Maine, but the ground freezes hard and thaws repeatedly, and gravel drives and walks heave every spring as the frost comes out.

Questions About Stone and Delivery in Cape Elizabeth

What stone should I use for drainage in Cape Elizabeth?

Match the stone to the job. Use 3/4 inch crushed stone in drainage trenches and drywells, and drain rock for foundation, curtain and french drains.

For heavy drainage or soft, wet subgrade, step up to 1 1/2 inch stone, sold as #4 crushed stone. Rip rap goes on bank faces and culvert outlets where moving water is the problem.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

A clear spot for the pile. The truck tips the load in one place and does not spread it, so leave room for the stone to sit without blocking a drive or a walkway.

Have your quantity settled before checkout and your delivery date chosen. If a bank or swale is the target, keep the access open.

Order Rip Rap and Bulk Aggregates in Cape Elizabeth

Maine Rock Supply delivers rip rap, Type A gravel and drainage stone across Cape Elizabeth and Cumberland County. Choose your material, set the quantity by the ton or the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Place your order online and the truck brings it to your site.