Order Gravel, Stone and Soil in Old Town, ME

Maine Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Old Town, ME, and the ground here shapes what you order. This part of Penobscot County sits on rolling uplands of dense stony till, cut by long esker sand and gravel systems.

That till holds water and stays soft well into spring, so Type A gravel is the base course to plan around. Order it online and a dump truck tips the load at your site.

Delivery to Old Town and the Surrounding Area

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you commit.

A dump truck then tips the material in one pile on your site. Bulk delivery covers Old Town and the rest of Penobscot County, including Bangor, Orono, Brewer, Hampden and Lincoln.

Materials for Old Town Projects

Decorative rock does the finish work on a lot of Old Town yards, and the beds, borders and dry creek beds around here call for stone that looks right and stays put. Round stone is the Maine yard name for river rock, and it suits a dry stream bed or a drip edge.

Large river rock is the bigger rounded grade for accent placement and shoreline edging, where you want a rounded stone rather than broken ledge. Both are decorative stone, not structural fill.

Pea stone, sold as 3/8 inch pea stone, covers walkways, dog runs, play areas and pipe bedding. Bark mulch handles beds, borders and tree rings, and it is the shredded grade Maine yards sell under that name.

For the working surfaces, start with what the project is. A driveway or camp road takes Type A gravel as the base course, then 3/4 inch crushed gravel as the running surface.

Bank run gravel is unprocessed pit gravel, so it works as bulk fill and rough subbase, never as a finished drive.

A patio, walkway or flagstone setting bed takes stone dust, the New England default under flatwork. A drain or drywell takes 3/4 inch crushed stone, a clean washed stone that sheds water instead of holding it.

Ground and Conditions in Old Town

Across the Central hills and Penobscot Valley, the till carries a hardpan layer that sheds water sideways rather than down. Ground stays saturated through snowmelt, and the esker gravels beside it drain freely.

That split matters when you build. A base laid on ground that cannot drain will move under a loaded truck, so an under-built base shows up fast in spring.

Type A gravel is the Maine base course for drives and pads.

Snowmelt and rain also scour ditches, culverts and stream banks on the long hill runs here. Rip rap armours culvert outlets, ditch checks and bank edges, and Maine yards sell it in ranges such as 6 inch and 12 to 24 inch.

The working season runs 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.

Deep frost and a heavy thaw heave and soften gravel roads well into spring.

Questions About Ordering in Old Town

How much material will my project need?

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator you can use to size the load. Have your measurements ready before you order.

If you would rather not work it out yourself, the calculator is the place to start.

Can I order material by the ton for delivery in Old Town?

Yes. You order online by the ton or by the yard, choose a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load in one pile at your site.

Delivery covers Old Town and the surrounding Penobscot County area, including Bangor, Orono, Brewer, Hampden and Lincoln.

Order Type A Gravel and Decorative Stone in Old Town

Type A gravel is the base course that carries a drive, a pad or a camp road here, and decorative stone finishes the beds and borders around it. Maine Rock Supply delivers both to Old Town and the surrounding area.

Choose your material, pick a quantity by the ton or yard, and place your order online.