Customer Comments

“Run a small daycare out of the house and wanted the beds along the play area to look decent for pickup time without using anything sharp near where the kids run around, so we went with shredded mulch instead of stone. Four yards covered the beds along the whole fence line. It's soft enough that a stray piece underfoot isn't a hazard, and it still looks fresh going into September.”

“Put river rock beds along the front of our storefront on the main road through town, four tons split between two beds framed with steel edging. It photographs well for the business page and customers have actually commented on it walking in. Delivery came right on time despite a busy summer for them, and the driver dumped it close enough that spreading only took an afternoon.”

“One yard of garden soil for a single raised bed out back. Dark, crumbly, no rocks to pick out before planting. The lettuce and beans are already outgrowing the space we gave them.”

“Added a pea gravel seating area behind our little shop downtown, close to three tons spread across the whole patio footprint. We edged it with timbers first like the driver suggested when he dropped it off, and it has held its shape through a whole tourist season of foot traffic without spreading onto the sidewalk. Customers sit out there most evenings now that the bugs have died down.”

“Ten tons of railroad ballast for a farm road through the wet corner of the back forty. Drains fast under the tractor. Only issue was the truck couldn't reach the spot, so it got dumped further up than we wanted.”

“The turnaround by our garage needed six tons of road base to stop the spring mud. The tandem dumped it in one pile right on the mark. Packed down solid within a week, no soft spots anywhere.”

“Three tons of riprap for a small bank behind the barn where the brook cuts close. Heavy and angular, does what it should against the current. Only knock is the truck arrived two hours past the window we were given.”

“Widened the driveway at one of our rentals over in China and the disturbed strip along the edge needed filling and reseeding before the tenants moved back in. Five yards of top soil, ordered through Maine Rock Supply, got it level and ready for grass seed in one afternoon. It held moisture well through a dry stretch in June and the new strip greened up right alongside the rest of the lawn.”

“Leveled the ground under an above ground pool with mason sand, ordered two tons based on the pool company's chart. Screeded out smooth and the pool has stayed level all summer with no soft spots developing. Ended up needing another half ton to finish the last low corner that the chart didn't account for.”

“Filled two new raised beds behind the house with garden soil, about a yard and a half total for both. It's rich and crumbly, easy to work with a hand trowel, and the seedlings took off within a week of transplanting. Only complaint is the truck showed up almost two hours after the window we were given, which cut into the rest of our planting day.”

“Ordered large river rock through Maine Rock Supply for a dry swale between our place and the neighbor's to handle runoff off the hill, five tons total. Most of it is a good size for stacking by hand, but a handful of pieces were closer to eighty pounds than anyone warned me about, so my son in law had to help wrestle those into place. Once set it drains beautifully.”

“A path around the side of the house to the trash cans took two tons of walkway gravel from Maine Rock Supply. Easy on bare feet, and it stayed put through a rainy June without washing into the lawn.”

“Put stone screenings down in the chicken run so it wasn't just mud and droppings all winter, two and a half tons spread over the whole pen, delivered by Maine Rock Supply on a Tuesday morning. It packs down firm enough that the hens don't dig craters in it, and it hoses off easy when we clean the run. Best upgrade we've made to that coop setup in years.”

“Mixed gravel sand into concrete for a run of fence post footings on a job in Durham, about three tons for forty postholes. It gave the mix good body without going soupy, and every footing set up solid within a day even with cool spring temperatures. Client's fence has stood straight through one round of frost since.”

“Our little condo association put in an overflow parking strip along the back fence, ten tons of road base per the online calculator. It compacted up nicely with the rented roller and drains fine even in a downpour. Only issue is we came up about two tons short and had to call back for a second small delivery to finish the last corner.”

“Our sheep run near Guilford turns to soup every mud season, so we brought in four tons of railroad ballast to build up the feeding area along the fence line. Maine Rock Supply had the tri-axle back right along the rail we marked, and it packed in fast under the tractor tires. Dry footing all winter, even through the thaw.”

“A culvert under our farm road kept washing out every time we got a hard rain, taking gravel with it into the ditch every spring. About five tons of riprap around the outlet end finally stopped the undercutting. The tandem driver dropped it right where the pipe comes out without us having to direct much. No washout at all through this spring's thaw, first time in a decade.”

“Manage two rental units on the same lot and the shared driveway needed fourteen tons of driveway gravel to fix the ruts left from a rough March. Material itself spreads and compacts great, tenants aren't complaining about bottoming out anymore. The only knock is the truck showed up almost three hours past the end of the delivery window, and I'd already told a tenant to move her car for nothing.”

“Leveling a spot for a shed foundation near the lake in Wayne took two tons of washed sand. Clean and free of clumps, it screeded out flat in an afternoon, and the shed has sat level all spring.”

“Ordered fill dirt to raise a soggy corner of the yard where the old septic mound used to sit, figured fifteen yards would do it based on the square footage. Dirt itself compacted fine once we got the tractor over it a few passes. Ended up needing another five yards to get the grade where we wanted, so budget a little extra if you're filling anything more than a shallow dip.”

“Finally put in a dry well behind the garage where the gutters have always overwhelmed the yard, three and a half tons of drain rock around a perforated pipe. It's swallowing every storm we've had since without backing up onto the lawn. Only small knock is the load had a bit more grit and fines mixed through it than I'd call truly clean, had to hose some down before using it near the house.”

“Needed a base for the equipment lot behind the mill where the loader and the log truck both park, ordered fourteen tons of railroad ballast. It compacted up solid and drains around the equipment better than the old cinder base ever did. Only complaint is it kicked up more dust than I expected when the loader is moving around on a dry day.”

“We are mid renovation on an old cape near the state house in Augusta, correcting decades of water intrusion at the foundation. We excavated down to the footing on two sides and installed a proper drain with fabric, pipe, and eleven tons of #89 as the surround stone, cleaner and more consistent than the mixed bag of pea gravel and dirt we dug out of the original drain. Maine Rock Supply delivered in two loads timed around our excavator's schedule, both right on the hour promised. Backfilled and graded within the week, and the basement has stayed dry through two nor'easters since.”

“Redid the foundation drain along the north side of the house where water always pooled after snowmelt, about five tons of drain rock around the new perforated pipe. The driver dumped it right along the trench line so we barely had to move it by hand. First real spring thaw since we finished it and the basement stayed bone dry for the first time in years.”

“Leveling under a new hot tub pad took about a ton and a half of washed sand. It's clean and fine like it should be, and packed down nice and even once it dried out some. Only complaint is it arrived soaking wet from the rain that morning, so we had to let it sit a few days before we could screed it properly.”

“Ordered #8 for a drainage strip along the side of a triple decker I own in Biddeford, about four tons total. The material is clean and consistent, exactly what the tenant's plumber wanted around the new sump discharge line. Only ding is the delivery window was supposed to be morning and the truck didn't show until almost four in the afternoon, which meant I burned half a day waiting around for nothing.”

“Every good rain off the roof used to carve a trench along the foundation in Boothbay Harbor before it reached the yard. Two tons of river rock now catches the runoff and spreads it out instead, no more channel cut through the mulch. Maine Rock Supply had it delivered within the week, dumped right where the downspout empties.”

“Needed a proper turnaround at the end of our gravel driveway so the plow truck could stop backing halfway into the road. About eight tons of road base did it, spread and tamped over two afternoons. The tri-axle got up our hill fine even with a skiff of snow already down, and the driver waited while we walked him through exactly where we wanted it dumped.”

“Ordered gravel sand for a paver base under a walkway in Mechanic Falls, close to two tons for the job. Compacts up firm and the pavers have stayed put through a wet fall. Only knock is it ran coarser than expected, so getting a perfectly smooth screed took a little extra work.”

“I run a small excavation outfit out of Skowhegan and we specified #57 for a septic drain field replacement that had failed inspection twice before. Ordered eighteen tons, split into two loads since the driveway is narrow and the tri-axle could not fit the whole run in one trip. Maine Rock Supply worked around our schedule and got both loads out within the week, beating the two week wait quoted at the box store in town. The stone was clean and uniform, exactly what our septic designer specified. Inspection passed on the first try, and the homeowner has had no backup issues since.”

“The dam on our pond had a soft spot where spring runoff kept eating at the base, so we lined it with about seven tons of riprap before it turned into a real problem. Maine Rock Supply's driver dumped it in three spots along the dam face so we could hand place the biggest pieces ourselves. A full mud season since and the dam face looks as solid as the day we finished it.”

“Built a stone dust path with walkway gravel topcoat for a client near the university, about three tons for a hundred foot run to the garden shed. Compacts nice underfoot without feeling like pavement, and it drains well even with the amount of rain we get off the river valley in the fall. Client's already asked me to do the same thing along her side yard next spring.”

“Built a sandbox for the grandkids out back, half a ton of mason sand filled it right to the top with plenty left over for the base under the frame. It's soft and fine, no rocks or shells mixed in, and the kids have been out there every weekend since. Way better than the bagged stuff we used at the old house.”

“Needed a flat, well drained spot for the camper up at our hunting lease near Newport, and #67 was exactly the recommendation from the yard. About five tons went down over landscape fabric, tamped in two passes with a rented plate compactor. Maine Rock Supply had it delivered on a Saturday, which most places up here won't do, and the camper has sat level through two rainy stretches since.”

“Ordered a ton and a half of the 3/8 inch to redo the entrance walkway at a small apartment building I manage in Bucksport, replacing bark mulch that kept getting kicked into the parking lot. The stone looks sharp against the brick and hasn't shifted since we edged it in. Only annoyance was a fuel surcharge tacked onto the invoice that nobody mentioned when I placed the order over the phone.”

“Had the septic field redone this fall and the yard was left a mess of trenches and mounded clay once the crew finished backfilling. Brought in about eight yards of top soil to level it all back out before winter. Maine Rock Supply had it delivered within two days of calling, which mattered with the ground about to freeze. Raked it smooth and got grass seed down just in time.”

“Three tons of drain rock filled a French drain around our camp cellar near Hancock. Maine Rock Supply had it dumped right along the trench line. Rinsed clean with no fines, and it settled solid against the pipe.”

“Ran a home daycare out of our house and the drop off lane was all potholes by pickup time every afternoon, parents complaining about their shocks. Nine tons of driveway gravel filled it back in level with the garage floor. The Maine Rock Supply driver showed up right in the window they gave me and dumped it exactly along the edge I'd marked with spray paint. Parents haven't complained once since.”

“Two yards of shredded mulch for the beds along the front walk. Dark color, held moisture through a dry September. Only nitpick is a few chunks of bark bigger than the rest that I had to pick out by hand.”

“Used stone screenings as the bedding layer under a paver patio off the back porch, about three tons for a two hundred square foot space. It packs down tight and screeds out dead flat, which made setting the pavers so much easier than I expected. No shifting at all after a full season of grandkids and lawn chairs on it.”

“Ordered ten tons of #4 for a drainage swale behind a client's property in Auburn. Delivery window was tight, right at 8am like promised, and the driver placed it perfectly along the fence line. Only complaint is a handful of rocks closer to six inches than the two inches I expected, which slowed down raking it level. Still did the job for keeping that low spot from flooding every spring.”

“Ringed the bed under our bay window with a ton of river rock to stop mulch splashing onto the glass. Load came in heavier and wetter than the estimate figured, two wheelbarrow trips just to move it from the driveway.”

“We needed a hard pad by the equipment shed up here in the County, ordered nine tons of crusher run for the job. It compacted up nice and solid once we ran the tractor tires over it a few passes, and it hasn't rutted at all through harvest. Only complaint is it threw more dust than expected loading it with the skid steer, had to wet it down before spreading.”

“The little rental cottage on the pond in Sidney had lost its beach entirely, just muck and reeds where guests used to wade in. Ten tons of washed sand went down over sixty feet of shoreline this past May, delivered by tandem since the camp road in is narrow and won't take a bigger rig. Maine Rock Supply had the driver back down close enough that we only needed rakes to finish grading it. Guests waded and built sandcastles all summer, and by the time the last renters checked out over Labor Day weekend, the sand still looked clean with no muck working back up through it.”

“Filled in an old inground pool that had been an eyesore since we bought the place, took about thirty yards of fill dirt to bring it level with the rest of the yard. The truck made three trips since our driveway is short, and the driver dumped each load right at the edge so the excavator could push it in easy. Settled a little over the winter but nothing a few more wheelbarrows didn't fix.”

“Our little congregation in Waterville needed a walkway from the parking area to the side entrance for folks who use walkers and canes. We ordered three tons of #8 thinking that would cover it, but ended up calling back for one more ton once we saw how thin it spread over that distance. The stone itself is exactly the tan color and fine texture we wanted, easy on unsteady feet.”

“Mixed washed sand from Maine Rock Supply into a concrete pour for a new garage slab out in Vassalboro, about eight tons for the batch plus some extra for backfill around the footings. Clean, no clay or silt clumping up in the mixer, which made for a smooth pour start to finish. Slab cured hard and even with no honeycombing at the edges.”

“Built a border of large river rock along the edge of our camp lot up near Sebago to keep the bank from sliding into the cove during ice out. Three tons did the whole run along the water line. The driver got the truck close enough on the camp road that we barely had to carry any of it by hand, and it has held through one full winter of ice heave already.”

“Up here we deal with potato harvesters and semis all fall, so the old lot behind the barn needed real base under it. Fifteen tons of road base went down and got rolled with the tractor before harvest trucks came through. Maine Rock Supply got it up to Aroostook County within a week. It handled the weight without pumping mud through the surface, more than the pit road ever did alone.”

“Repointing all four sides of an old fieldstone foundation on a place outside Waldoboro meant keeping mortar sand within reach no matter which wall the crew was working on. Three tons of mason sand went down, and instead of one big pile blocking half the yard, the driver split it into two piles at opposite corners of the house. Nobody ever had to barrow it more than thirty feet, which mattered a lot over a two week job. The yard got the timing right too, dropping the second half of the order the same morning we finished the first pile.”

“Put down three tons of the pea gravel for a dog run along the side of the garage, no edging because we figured the dog would keep it contained. Should have read up first, because it migrates into the grass every time she digs near the fence line. The gravel itself is the right rounded size and doesn't hurt her paws at all, just wish someone had warned me to border it.”

“Used mason sand to fill the joints on a new paver walkway out to the mailbox, just under a ton for the whole run. Swept in dry and settled in nice with a little water, no weeds coming up through it so far. Cleaner and finer than the stuff the hardware store carries, worth the extra trip.”

“We poured a twenty four by thirty two foot addition onto a ranch house in Lewiston this spring and used #67 as the compacted base under the whole footprint. Fourteen tons came in on a tri-axle that squeezed down a tight side street without touching the neighbor's fence, which the driver navigated better than I expected. Compacted in three lifts with a plate tamper, tested solid with no soft spots before the vapor barrier and rebar went down. The slab poured clean with zero settling cracks after eight months, and the whole crew commented on how well graded this stone was compared to what we usually get.”

“Needed something to fill in under a new deck so it wasn't just dirt and weeds, four tons of the three eighths pea gravel did the trick. It's smooth enough that the kids play under there without scraping their knees, and rain just disappears through it instead of turning to mud like the old dirt did. Maine Rock Supply had a driver out the same week we called, which we weren't expecting in busy July.”

“Used gravel sand from Maine Rock Supply as the base layer under a small paver patio off the deck, about two tons for a twelve by fourteen area. It compacts firmer than the fine mason sand we almost bought instead, and the pavers haven't shifted at all through a summer of cookouts. Coarser texture made it easier to get a level screed too.”

“Needed a solid base under a new run in shed for the horses before winter, six tons of crusher run for a twelve by twelve pad. The driver backed the truck right down our gravel lane without tearing up the lawn and dumped it exactly where the stakes were. Tamped it down with a rented plate compactor and it drains beautifully even after the fog rolls in off the harbor.”

“Two tons of stone screenings for a shed pad behind the garage. Compacted up hard and even under the skids. Only thing is it came in darker gray than the sample photo showed online.”

“One ton of the 3/8 inch for a dog run along the side yard in Rockland. Small enough on the paws for our lab, drains fast, and no more muddy paw prints on the porch after rain.”

“Water off the harbor kept chewing into the bank below the wharf every big blow, so we brought in six tons of riprap to shore it up before another season of gear and traps got stacked down there. The truck backed in tight along the shore road and dumped it exactly where we needed. Held through two rough fall storms without losing a single rock.”

“Three tons of #57 for a French drain along the house in Wells, where water used to pool every storm. Clean stone with no clay mixed in. It drains within the hour now, even after a heavy downpour.”