Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Leeds, ME

Maine Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Leeds, ME, and the season sets the schedule. Base, driveway and paver work runs from the end of mud season into late fall here.

Spring comes slower on clay ground, so a load of Type A gravel ordered at the right time saves you a wasted trip up a soft drive.

Materials for Leeds Projects

Grading and bed prep start with soil, not stone. Screened loam is the Maine trade name for topsoil, and it is what you want for lawn repair, seeding and finish grading.

Unscreened loam is the rougher grade for bulk filling.

Top Soil goes down before anything else on a new yard. Garden Soil is a blended product for raised beds and vegetable gardens, where plain loam alone is too lean to grow in.

Fill Dirt, also called common borrow, raises grade and backfills. It sits under a gravel course rather than on top of one.

Once grade is set, the base course takes over. Type A gravel is the Maine base course for driveways, parking pads, camp roads and shed bases.

Above it, Driveway Gravel, or 3/4 inch crushed gravel, is the running surface on a gravel drive.

For drainage, 3/4" Crushed Stone goes into trenches, drywells and pipe bedding. Where a finer clean stone is needed, Stone Dust beds pavers, flagstone and patio stone.

Ground and Conditions in Leeds

Across the Androscoggin and Kennebec valley lowlands, clay under the topsoil holds water at the surface. Sand and gravel terraces beside it drain fast, so two lots on the same street can behave very differently through snowmelt.

That difference decides what you put down. A lot sitting on clay needs drainage stone before a base course, or water stays in the subgrade and the drive pumps.

Spring runoff and ice-out scour along the rivers and their tributaries cut into banks and ditch lines. Gullying shows up on cut slopes, and marine clay banks slump where they have been steepened.

Riprap armours shore and stream banks, culvert outlets and ditch checks. Inland winters here are colder than the coast, with 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. The local building official sets footing depth, so confirm it before you pour.

Delivery to Leeds and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material arrives by dump truck and the load is tipped in one pile at the delivery point you choose at checkout. Have that spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives.

Order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick your delivery date at checkout. Each product page has a calculator if you need to size the load.

Maine Rock Supply delivers in Leeds and across Androscoggin County, including Lewiston, Auburn, Lisbon, Poland and Turner.

Questions About Ordering in Leeds

Can I order material by the ton for delivery in Leeds?

Yes. Every product is ordered online by the ton or by the yard, and you choose the quantity before you check out.

Each product page carries a calculator you can use to size the load. Pick a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the material on site.

What stone should I use for drainage in Leeds?

3/4 inch crushed stone is the usual choice for drainage trenches, drywells and pipe bedding, because it is washed and sheds water rather than holding it. For foundation drains and curtain drains, drain rock is the underdrain material.

On clay ground, put drainage stone in before a base course goes down.

Order Soil, Gravel and Stone for Your Leeds Project

Maine Rock Supply delivers screened loam, garden soil and fill dirt for grading and bed prep, plus Type A gravel, crushed stone and sand for drives, pads and drainage. Order online when your grade is set and your delivery point is clear.