3/4 Inch Crushed Stone and Bulk Aggregates for New Sharon, ME

If you are pricing gravel and aggregate delivery in New Sharon, ME, the first question is usually which stone the job actually needs. Maine Rock Supply delivers bulk material by the ton, and Type A gravel is the base course most drives and pads here start from.

This part of Franklin County sits on thin stony till over hard bedrock, so water has nowhere to soak away. That shapes what you order.

Materials for New Sharon Projects

Washed stone is the material that keeps water moving. It carries no fines, so water passes through instead of sitting in it.

That is what a French drain, a drywell or a downspout run needs to work.

For foundation drains, curtain drains and french drains, order Drain Rock. It is washed drainage stone, and Maine plans often call it underdrain material.

For a drywell or a downspout run, 3/4" Crushed Stone is the size to know. It is 3/4 inch washed stone, clean and open, so it sheds water rather than holding it.

Where a run is narrow or the trench is tight, 3/8" Crushed Stone fits where the coarser stone will not. Use it for tight drainage work and fine top dressing.

For heavy drainage or soft, wet subgrade, #4 Crushed Stone is the 1 1/2 inch size. Maine yards list it in inches, and it stabilizes ground before a gravel course goes on.

Once drainage is handled, the driving surface comes next. Type A Gravel is the Maine base course.

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

Below the base, Bank Run Gravel is unprocessed pit gravel. It comes out of the pit as it lies, so it works as bulk fill and rough subbase, not as a finished driving surface.

Delivery to New Sharon and the Surrounding Area

Maine Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across New Sharon and the rest of Franklin County, including Farmington, Jay, Wilton, Strong and Rangeley. You order online and a dump truck tips the load on your site.

Choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard, and use the calculator on each product page to size the load. Then pick your delivery date at checkout.

The truck tips the material in one pile. Plan where that pile should sit before the truck arrives, since the driver does not spread or place the load.

Ground and Conditions in New Sharon

Across the Western mountains and foothills, this is the shortest working season outside Aroostook County. Late mud season at elevation and early hard frost in the fall leave a narrow window for base, driveway and paver work.

Steep slopes concentrate snowmelt and rain into fast runoff, and thin soil over ledge cannot absorb it. Valley floors below take the water the hills shed, which is why drainage stone matters as much as base stone on a New Sharon job.

That runoff cuts drives and ditches, scours culverts and stream crossings after snowmelt, and works on lakeshores with ice and wave action. Where a slope is exposed, Riprap armours banks, culvert outlets and ditch checks.

Frost comes out of the ground slowly on high ground, and steep gravel drives heave and rut as it does. Frost depth runs about 5 feet or more on high ground and in the valley towns, and the local building official sets footing depth.

Timing a delivery around that season is practical, not fussy. Book your date once you know the ground is workable.

Questions About Gravel in New Sharon

Do you deliver Type A gravel to New Sharon, ME?

Yes. Maine Rock Supply delivers Type A gravel and other bulk aggregate to New Sharon and the surrounding Franklin County area, including Farmington, Jay, Wilton, Strong and Rangeley.

You order by the ton or by the yard, size the load with the calculator on the product page, and choose your delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the load at your site.

What gravel is best for a driveway in New Sharon?

Type A gravel is the Maine base course for a drive. On top of it, 3/4 inch crushed gravel is the running surface Maine yards sell as driveway gravel.

Where the ground stays wet, put washed stone in a drainage trench before the base goes down, since thin soil over ledge will not take the water away.

Order Bulk Aggregate for Your New Sharon Project

Maine Rock Supply delivers Type A gravel, washed stone, sand and soil across New Sharon and Franklin County. Order online by the ton or yard, size the load with the calculator, and pick your delivery date at checkout.

Place your order when you are ready to build.