What is the difference between crushed stone and Natural Pea Gravel?

Crushed stone is angular and broken, and Maine yards sell it by inch size such as 3/4 inch or 3/8 inch. Pea stone, also called Natural Pea Gravel, is rounded and small, about 3/8 inch, and Maine yards say pea stone far more often. Crushed stone locks together under load and drains as washed stone; pea stone stays loose and suits walkways, dog runs and play areas.

Should I order material by the ton or by the yard?

Both work, and the choice is yours at checkout. Order by the ton when a scale ticket matters to you, and by the yard when you are thinking in volume. Either way, use the calculator on the product page to size the load before you order. No conversion factor is published here, so let the calculator handle the numbers.

Which stone is best for drainage in Kennebec County?

Washed stone is what you want, because clean stone sheds water instead of holding it. In this county, 3/4 inch crushed stone suits drainage trenches, drywells and pipe bedding, and it is also sold as 3/4 inch washed stone. For tight work, 3/8 inch crushed stone fits narrow trenches, and drain rock covers foundation, curtain and french drains.

Kennebec County, ME Aggregate and Rock Delivery

Maine Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Kennebec County, ME. Start with the calculator on any product page to size the load, then pick the material: Type A gravel, washed stone, sand, loam or fill.

Ground here runs from clay to fast-draining sand and gravel terraces, so the right pick changes from lot to lot. Loads go out by the ton or by the yard.

Delivery across Kennebec County

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the load on site.

There is no counter to visit and no pickup.

Coverage runs across the county, including Augusta, Waterville, Oakland, Winthrop, Gardiner, Vassalboro, Monmouth, Litchfield, Belgrade, Clinton, Farmingdale, Windsor, Readfield and Hallowell. Each product page carries a calculator to help you size the load before you order.

Materials delivered in Kennebec County

Type A gravel is the Maine base course.

Type A is a base gradation under that spec, the same letter town street standards use. It goes under driveways, parking pads, camp roads and shed bases.

Below the base course, the fines-bearing and clean materials split by job. Stone dust beds pavers and flagstone.

Pea stone suits walkways and play areas, and washed 3/4 inch stone suits drainage.

Riprap armours banks and culvert outlets, and screened loam finishes a grade after the base work is done.

Ground conditions across Kennebec County

Across the Androscoggin and Kennebec valley lowlands, marine silt and clay reach well inland up the river valleys. Sand and gravel terraces and outwash sit above that clay, and esker sand and gravel crosses the lowland.

The clay holds water at the surface while the terraces beside it drain fast. Two lots on the same street can behave completely differently through snowmelt, so the drainage layer matters as much as the base.

Base, driveway and paver work runs from the end of mud season into late fall, with a slower spring on clay ground. Ice-out scour along the rivers and their tributaries gullies cut slopes and slumps steepened clay banks.

Inland winters are colder than the coast, with deep frost and a pronounced mud season that softens gravel drives and shoulders. The local building official sets footing depth; no frost figure is named for Kennebec County here.

Choosing the right material

Waldo County, in Maine's MidCoast and Islands, sits on different ground. Its ridges and peninsulas are thin stony till over granite and metamorphic ledge, with marine clay and silt filling the valleys and coves.

That means more ledge and less deep outwash to work with, so a drainage layer and a clean washed stone carry more of the load there than a thick gravel base does.

Kennebec County's lowlands give you the opposite: broad clay flats and sand and gravel terraces. On clay, plan for drainage first, then base.

On a terrace, the ground already sheds water and the base course does the structural work.

If you are working near the county line, match the material to the ground in front of you rather than the county name.

Order gravel, stone and soil in Kennebec County

Maine Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand, loam and fill across Kennebec County, from Augusta and Waterville to the smaller towns in between. Size the load with the calculator, order by the ton or the yard, and pick your delivery date at checkout.

Place your order online when you are ready.

Kennebec County, ME Gravel and Landscape Rock Delivery