Bulk Gravel and Stone Delivery in Somerset County, ME
Order gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Somerset County, ME online by the ton or by the yard. Maine Rock Supply delivers bulk material to Skowhegan, Fairfield, Madison, Pittsfield and the towns around them.
Start with Type A gravel, the crushed gravel base this state specifies by letter. It goes under drives, parking pads, camp roads and shed bases.
The ground here is dense stony till over slate, schist and granite, so a base has to shed water as well as carry weight.
Materials delivered in Somerset County
Base material comes in two grades. Type A gravel is the crushed, graded base course.
Bank run gravel comes out of the pit as it lies, unprocessed, and works as bulk fill and rough subbase.
Washed stone handles drainage. Sand beds flatwork and pipe.
Soil and mulch finish the grade and the beds.
Type A gravel carries the base work. It is crushed gravel sorted to a base gradation, and Maine town street standards call it out by the same letter the pits use.
It takes compaction and holds a driving surface.
Bank run gravel is a filler course, not a finished surface. Use it to raise grade and build rough subbase under a crushed gravel course.
For drainage, 3/4 inch crushed stone is the size Maine suppliers usually call 3/4 inch washed stone. It drains freely and beds pipe and drywells.
Smaller sizes fit narrow trenches and tight work.
Stone dust beds pavers and flagstone. Pea stone covers walkways and play areas.
Screened loam repairs lawns, and rip rap holds banks and culvert outlets on the long hill runs here.
Choosing the right material
Somerset County sits in the Central hills and Penobscot Valley ground region. That region is rolling uplands of dense stony till over slate, schist and granite, cut by long esker sand and gravel systems.
Penobscot County and Piscataquis County share that same ground region. The till, the eskers and the wet pockets between the hills are the same across all three.
So the choice does not change at the county line. On dense till that sheds water sideways, a base needs a drainage layer under it.
On the esker gravels, water moves through and the ground drains freely.
Match the material to what the ground does with water. Clean washed stone where water has to leave, Type A gravel where a compacted surface is wanted, and bank run where grade has to come up first.
Ground conditions across Somerset County
Water drives the work here. Rain and snowmelt move sideways across dense till rather than down through it, so ground stays saturated well into spring.
Snowmelt and rain scour ditches, culverts and stream banks on the long hill runs. Exposed till on logging and camp roads gullies, and banks cut along the waterways.
That points to two jobs: get water away from the base, and protect slopes and outlets. A drainage layer of clean washed stone under a base course does the first.
Rip rap at culvert outlets and along cut banks does the second.
The working season runs shorter than in the south. Frost has to be fully out before base can be compacted, and the window closes earlier in the northern hill towns.
Interior winters bring deep frost and a heavy thaw that heaves and softens gravel roads and drives into spring. Frost depth runs about 5 feet in the Bangor area, where the city publishes that figure, and comparable or deeper in the surrounding hill towns.
Delivery across Somerset County
Order online and a dump truck brings the load to the site. Choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, size the load with the calculator on the product page, and pick a delivery date at checkout.
The truck tips the load in one pile. Have the drop spot clear and reachable, with room for the truck to back in and pull out.
Maine Rock Supply delivers across Somerset County, including Skowhegan, Fairfield, Madison, Pittsfield, Norridgewock, Anson, Canaan, St. Albans, Palmyra, Hartland, Solon, Athens, Smithfield and Detroit.
Questions about ordering in Somerset County
Do you deliver to Somerset County?
Yes. Maine Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand, soil and mulch across Somerset County, from Skowhegan and Fairfield to Madison, Pittsfield, Norridgewock and the surrounding towns.
You order online and choose a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the load on site.
What is the difference between crushed stone and Natural Pea Gravel?
Crushed stone is angular rock broken and screened to a size, such as 3/4 inch crushed stone for drainage trenches and drywells. Pea stone is small rounded stone, sold as 3/8 inch pea stone, and it goes on walkways, dog runs and play areas.
Angular stone locks up under load; rounded stone stays loose.
Should I order material by the ton or by the yard?
Both work. Bulk aggregate is sold by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to size the load.
Pick the unit you are comfortable with and enter your quantity at checkout. The truck then brings that amount to the site.
Order bulk gravel and stone for your Somerset County project
Maine Rock Supply delivers Type A gravel, bank run, washed stone, sand, screened loam and rip rap across Somerset County. Drives, camp roads, pads, drainage, banks and beds all start with the right material.
Order online by the ton or yard and pick your delivery date.