Order Gravel, Stone and Soil in Sorrento, ME

Maine Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Sorrento, ME, with online ordering and bulk loads tipped at your site. Type A gravel is the Maine base course for driveways, parking pads, camp roads and shed bases.

It is sold by pits and yards as crushed gravel under the state spec letter.

The ground here sits on the Downeast coast and blueberry barrens side, where shallow soil over ledge and wide stretches of bog leave water on the surface. What you build underneath decides how the surface holds up.

Delivery to Sorrento and the Surrounding Area

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

Pick a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the material in one pile at your site.

Maine Rock Supply delivers across Sorrento and Hancock County, including Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Blue Hill and Hancock. Bulk loads go straight to the job site, whether that is a camp road, a new pad or a garden bed.

Materials for Sorrento Projects

Decorative stone and ground cover carry a lot of the work around here, and the right aggregate depends on what you are building. A dry creek bed, a bed edge or a path each calls for a different stone.

• River Rock, sold as round stone, lines dry stream beds, drip edges and borders.
• Large River Rock handles accent placement and shoreline edging where you want rounded stone over broken ledge.
• 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel, or pea stone, covers walkways, dog runs and play areas.
• Shredded Mulch, called bark mulch at Maine yards, dresses beds and tree rings.
• Stone Dust, or screenings, beds pavers, flagstone and walkway stone.

For a driveway, start with Type A gravel and finish with 3/4 inch crushed gravel. For a patio, stone dust is the bedding under flatwork.

For a drain, washed stone and drain rock move water instead of holding it.

Garden beds take garden soil, and lawns take screened loam. Bedding sand for pavers is washed sand, while mason sand goes under mortar and block work.

Ground and Conditions in Sorrento

On the Downeast coast and blueberry barrens side, the ground runs from coarse sandy and bouldery till over granite and volcanic bedrock to marine clay in the lower valleys. Ledge often sits close to the surface.

That mix leaves water sitting on the surface in the bog and peat ground, while outwash barrens drain almost too fast and wash out unbound surfaces. An under-built base shows up first as ruts and soft spots.

Build the base to suit the ground, and where water is the problem, use a clean washed stone layer so it can move. Frost heaving works on gravel roads and camp drives every spring.

Frost depth on the inland barrens runs deeper than at the shore, and the local building official sets footing depth.

The working season is short here, with a late thaw near the water and fog that slows curing and compaction. Plan base and paver work for the middle of the season so the material has time to set up.

Questions About Ordering in Sorrento

How much material will my project need?

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, so you choose the figure that matches how the material is sold. Each product page has a calculator, which is the fastest way to size a load from your project.

Have your measurements ready before you order.

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

Yes. You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck then tips the load in one pile at your Sorrento site. Delivery covers Sorrento and the rest of Hancock County.

Order Type A Gravel and Decorative Stone in Sorrento

Type A gravel is the Maine base course, and it is where most driveway, pad and camp road work starts. Around it, round stone, pea stone, stone dust and bark mulch handle the beds, paths and dry creek beds.

Order online and a truck brings it to your Sorrento site.