Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Milford, ME

Maine Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Milford, ME, from Type A gravel for the base course to screened loam for the finish grade. If you are building up a yard, bedding a patio or raising a low spot, the order starts here.

Milford sits in Penobscot County, on ground that is part dense stony till and part esker gravel. That mix decides which material goes where before you ever set a grade.

Materials for Milford Projects

Grading and bed prep carry a lot of the work around here, and that means soil, fill and clean stone ordered together. Here is what each one does on a site in Milford.

Soil, Fill and Bed Prep

Screened loam is the Maine trade name for topsoil, and it is what you want for lawn repair, seeding and the last pass of finish grading. Unscreened loam is the rougher grade and stays under that layer.

Order Top Soil for a seed bed that will actually take.

For raised beds and vegetable gardens, plain loam alone is too lean, so Garden Soil gives you a blend that holds moisture and feeds plants. When you are raising grade or backfilling under a gravel course, Fill Dirt is the bulk material for the job, also called common borrow.

Base, Washed Stone and Sand

Type A Gravel is the Maine base course, also called crushed gravel or 1 1/2 inch crushed gravel. It goes under driveways, parking pads, camp roads and shed bases.

Below it, Bank Run Gravel fills, raises grade and builds a rough subbase. Bank run comes out of the pit as it lies, so it is a filler course rather than a finished driving surface.

3/4" Crushed Stone is 3/4 inch washed stone, and it drains. Use it in drainage trenches, drywells and pipe bedding, or in a drive that has to shed water rather than hold it.

For tight work where 3/4 inch is too coarse, 3/8" Crushed Stone fits narrow trenches and fine drainage layers.

Stone Dust, also called screenings, is the New England default under flatwork. It beds pavers, flagstone and patio stone, and sets walkway stone.

Mason Sand handles mortar, brick and block work, and doubles as a fine sand under play areas.

Decorative and Erosion

3/8" Natural Pea Gravel is pea stone at most Maine yards, and it suits walkways, dog runs, play areas and pipe bedding. Riprap is erosion stone for shore and stream bank armouring, culvert outlets and ditch checks, sold here in ranges such as 6 inch and 12 to 24 inch.

Ground and Conditions in Milford

Across the Central hills and Penobscot Valley, dense till with a hardpan layer sheds water sideways instead of down. Ground stays saturated through snowmelt.

The esker gravels beside that till drain freely, so two lots a mile apart can behave nothing alike.

On the till side, a drainage layer matters as much as the base itself. A wash of 3/4 inch washed stone or underdrain material gives that water somewhere to go before it sits under your pad.

Snowmelt and rain also scour ditches, culverts and stream banks on long hill runs. Exposed till on logging and camp roads gullies, and the Penobscot and its tributaries cut at their banks.

Riprap and clean drainage stone address that directly.

The working season here is shorter than in southern Maine. Frost has to be fully out before base can be compacted, and the window closes earlier in the northern hill towns.

Frost runs about 5 feet deep in the Bangor area, where the city publishes that figure, and comparable or deeper in the surrounding hills.

Delivery to Milford and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material arrives by dump truck and tips in one pile at the delivery point you set at checkout. Have that spot clear and reachable, and know that a full load is heavy enough to mark soft turf.

You order online. Quantities go by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator so you can size the load before you check out.

Maine Rock Supply delivers in Penobscot County, including Bangor, Orono, Brewer, Hampden and Old Town. Pick your delivery date at checkout and the truck brings it to your Milford site.

Questions About Ordering in Milford

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

Yes. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, whichever suits the material.

Each product page has a calculator you can use to size the load before you check out, and you choose a delivery date at checkout. The truck then tips the material in one pile at your Milford site.

What stone should I use for drainage in Milford?

Washed stone is the material for drainage, because it drains rather than holds water. 3/4 inch washed stone suits drainage trenches, drywells and pipe bedding.

For narrow trenches and finer work, 3/8 inch stone fits. For heavy drainage or soft, wet subgrade, 1 1/2 inch stone, which Maine yards list as #4 crushed stone, stabilizes the ground before a gravel course goes on.

Order Gravel, Soil and Stone for Your Milford Project

Maine Rock Supply delivers Type A gravel, washed stone, sand, screened loam and fill for driveways, camp roads, pads, drainage and bed prep in Milford and across Penobscot County. Size your load with the calculator on the product page, choose your delivery date at checkout, and place the order online.