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

Crushed stone is angular, with broken faces that lock together under load. Pea stone is rounded and smooth, so it stays loose and moves underfoot. Maine yards sell pea stone by the 3/8 inch size for walkways, dog runs and pipe bedding, and crushed stone by inch size for drainage and drives.

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

Both work, and the choice depends on how you measured the job. Tons suit a weight figure, yards suit a volume figure. Each product page has a calculator to size the load either way, and you choose the quantity when you order online.

Which stone is best for drainage in Lincoln County?

Clean washed stone is the choice, because fines are what hold water. Across the Midcoast peninsulas and Penobscot Bay, where ledge sits close to the surface and marine clay fills the low ground, 3/4 inch crushed stone suits trenches and drywells. Drain rock and 3/8 inch stone cover tighter work.

Gravel, Soil and Stone for Lincoln County, ME

Maine Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Lincoln County, ME, ordered online and tipped on site by dump truck. Type A gravel is the base course this state builds on, and it is the first thing to sort out for a drive, a pad or a camp road.

Size the load with the calculator on each product page, then pick a delivery date at checkout. Trucks run to Waldoboro, Wiscasset, Boothbay, Damariscotta and the towns between.

Ground Conditions Across Lincoln County

Across the Midcoast peninsulas and Penobscot Bay, the ground is thin stony till over granite and metamorphic ledge on the ridges. Presumpscot marine clay and silt fill the valleys and coves, with pockets of outwash sand and gravel between them.

Ledge close to the surface gives water nowhere to go. Where marine clay fills the low ground, it holds water at the surface through snowmelt and mud season.

That combination decides what a base needs. On clay, water sits instead of draining, so a clean washed stone under the gravel course gives it somewhere to move.

Work runs from the end of mud season into late fall. Island and peninsula access narrows the shoulder seasons at either end, so timing a delivery matters as much as the material.

Cold winters here are moderated a little by the bay, with repeated freeze and thaw and spring frost heaves in gravel drives, camp roads and unpaved landings. Frost depth runs about 4 feet along the shore and deeper on the inland ridges, and the local building official sets footing depth.

Materials Delivered in Lincoln County

Type A gravel is the Maine base course.

Use it for driveways, parking pads, camp roads and shed bases. It goes down as the structural course that carries traffic.

Bank run gravel comes out of the pit as it lies, unprocessed. It is a filler course for bulk fill and raising grade, not a finished driving surface.

Above the base, 3/4 inch crushed gravel is the running surface for a gravel drive. Stone dust beds pavers and flagstone, and pea stone covers walkways, dog runs and play areas.

For water, 3/4 inch crushed stone goes in drainage trenches, drywells and pipe bedding. Riprap armours shore and stream banks, culvert outlets and ditch checks in the ranges yards sell, such as 6 inch and 12 to 24 inch.

On the soil side, screened loam handles lawn repair, seeding and finish grading. Garden soil suits raised beds and vegetable gardens, and bark mulch covers beds, borders and tree rings.

Choosing the Right Material

Knox, Waldo and Sagadahoc counties sit on the same ground region as Lincoln County. Thin stony till over granite and metamorphic ledge, with marine clay and silt in the valleys and coves.

That means the base and drainage choices carry over the same way. On clay ground, a clean washed stone under the gravel course gives water a path.

Where ledge sits close to the surface, drainage has to move sideways rather than down. A coarser clean stone does that work better than a fines-bearing gravel.

For a drive or pad, start with Type A gravel as the base and finish with 3/4 inch crushed gravel. For a walkway, pea stone or stone dust reads better underfoot than a coarse surface.

Delivery Across Lincoln County

Order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to size the load.

Pick a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the material on site in one pile. Delivery covers Waldoboro, Wiscasset, Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Bristol, South Bristol, Bremen, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Nobleboro, Edgecomb, Dresden, Jefferson and Whitefield.

Peninsula and island addresses are worth planning around the working season. Aim for the stretch between the end of mud season and late fall.

Order Gravel, Stone and Soil for Lincoln County

Maine Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil across Lincoln County, from Waldoboro and Wiscasset to Boothbay, Bristol and the peninsula towns. Type A gravel, drainage stone, screened loam and mulch all order the same way online.

Size the load with the calculator, choose a delivery date at checkout, and a truck tips it on site.

Bulk Aggregate Delivery Across Lincoln County, ME