Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Hanover, ME

Maine Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Hanover, ME, from Type A gravel and stone dust to pea stone, rip rap and screened loam. The ground here runs thin and stony over ledge, so what you put under a patio or drive matters as much as what you see on top.

You order online by the ton or the yard, pick a delivery date, and a dump truck tips the load on site.

Ground and Conditions in Hanover

On the Western mountains and foothills side of Maine, thin stony till sits over hard bedrock on the slopes, with ledge showing through in plenty of spots. Deeper sandy till and boulder ground show up on the lower hills.

Sand and gravel outwash terraces follow the mountain valleys and lakeshores.

A thin base over that ground shows its failure fast. Water gets through the shallow soil, hits what it cannot pass, and moves sideways under the surface.

Steep slopes here push snowmelt and rain downhill in a hurry. Thin soil over ledge cannot soak it up, and the valley floors below take what the hills shed.

That runoff cuts drives and ditches, scours culverts and stream crossings after snowmelt, and works on lakeshore ground with ice and wave action. Base work starts with where the water goes, not with how much stone goes down.

This is the shortest working season outside Aroostook County. Late mud season at elevation and early hard frost leave a narrow window for base, driveway and paver work.

Frost comes hard here. Deep frost on high ground and a late thaw heave and rut steep gravel drives as it comes out, so a footing depth belongs with the local building official.

Materials for Hanover Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where a patio in Hanover is won or lost. Stone dust, also called screenings or crusher dust, is the setting bed under pavers, flagstone and walkway stone, and the New England default under flatwork.

That bed only holds if there is something stable beneath it.

It carries driveways, parking pads, camp roads and shed bases.

Below the base, Bank Run Gravel does the bulk work. Bank run gravel, also called bank run or pit run gravel, comes out of the pit as it lies, unprocessed, so it is a filler course for raising grade and rough subbase rather than a finished driving surface.

Above the base, Driveway Gravel is the top course on gravel drives and camp roads, where 3/4 inch crushed gravel is the size Maine yards sell for the running surface.

Around a patio, 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel, which Maine yards call pea stone, suits walkways, dog runs, play areas and pipe bedding. Washed Sand beds pavers and pipe, and sets concrete work.

Where water has to leave rather than sit, 3/4" Crushed Stone goes into drainage trenches, drywells and pipe bedding. Steep ground near a stream or shore takes Riprap, sold in ranges such as 6 inch and 12 to 24 inch, for bank armouring and ditch checks.

Finish work rounds it out. Top Soil, sold here as screened loam, handles lawn repair and finish grading, and Shredded Mulch covers beds and tree rings.

Delivery to Hanover and the Surrounding Area

Ordering starts with how you want to measure the load. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to size the load before you check out.

Pick your delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the pile on site. Hanover sits in Oxford County, and delivery reaches Rumford, Norway, Oxford, Fryeburg and Mexico as well.

Order Your Hanover Aggregate Load

Sort out your quantity with the calculator on any product page, then choose the material and a delivery date. Maine Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across Hanover and Oxford County, with the truck tipping your load on site.

Place your order online when your numbers are set.