Large River Rock and Bulk Aggregates for Alburgh, VT

Looking for gravel and aggregate delivery in Alburgh, VT, for a slope that keeps washing out? Start with coarse stone and work down.

Vermont Rock Supply delivers bulk staymat, stone fill and washed stone across Grand Isle County, and the ground here tells you which size belongs on the job.

The clay plain in this part of the Champlain Valley holds water, so a swale or a bank needs stone that stays put and lets water move.

Materials for Alburgh Projects

Alburgh sits on a low shoreline where water has somewhere to go and clay gives it no help. That makes coarse stone the first order on any slope, ditch or bank job, with finer material underneath or on top.

Start at the top of the size range. Stone Fill, also called Type I stone fill, lines steep ditches and armours culvert inlets and outlets.

Use it where water leaves a pipe at speed or where a stream bank is cutting.

For heavy drainage and soft trench bottoms, #4 Crushed Stone gives you large angular stone that water runs through. Railroad Ballast does the same job on track beds and heavy hardstanding with severe drainage.

Below that, washed stone handles the everyday drainage work. Drain Rock is the standard for curtain drains, footing drains, dry wells and downspout runs.

3/4" Crushed Stone surrounds pipe and builds a drainage bed that stays open. #57 Stone covers drainage trenches and French drains.

Then the compacting material. Staymat, the Vermont yard word for a dense graded crushed base, is what you want for driveways, parking pads and shed bases.

It runs from about 3/4 inch or 1 inch down to dust and locks up tight under a roller. Bank Run Gravel is gravel screened from a pit rather than crushed, and it goes under a thinner crushed top course as subbase and bulk fill.

Finish with the fine material. Stone Dust beds pavers and flagstone and puts a binding top on a path.

3/8" Natural Pea Gravel, which Vermonters call pea stone, suits walkways, dog runs and dry wells.

Delivery to Alburgh and the Surrounding Area

Ordering runs online from start to finish. You pick the material, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Vermont Rock Supply delivers bulk loads across Alburgh and the rest of Grand Isle County, including Grand Isle, South Hero, North Hero and Isle la Motte.

A dump truck tips your load on site in one pile. Have the spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives, because the driver tips the load where the truck can safely stand.

Ground and Conditions in Alburgh

Work starts earlier here than anywhere else in Vermont, because the Champlain Valley dries first. That is the upside of the clay plain.

The downside is that clay stays soft for weeks through mud season and will rut under a loaded truck.

Across the Champlain Valley, clay drains slowly and stays wet. Flat ground and a high water table keep water sitting on the surface through snowmelt and after summer storms.

That is why a drive here needs a drainage course as much as it needs a base. Runoff that has nowhere to go works on bare clay, cutting sheet wash and gullies, so swales and ditches want coarse stone rather than fines.

Along the shore, wave action at high water scours banks, and streams cut into the clay plain. Stone fill belongs on that work.

Winters run mild for Vermont, but the ground still freezes hard and thaws repeatedly. Clay that holds water heaves a gravel drive more than sandy soil does.

Footing depth is set by the town, so confirm it with the Alburgh town office.

Questions About Stone and Delivery in Alburgh

What stone should I use for drainage in Alburgh?

Washed stone is the answer for moving water. Drain Rock, 3/4" Crushed Stone and #57 Stone all work in curtain drains, footing drains, dry wells and downspout runs.

For a steep ditch or a culvert outlet, step up to Stone Fill so the stone stays in place where water runs fast. Keep fines out of a drainage course.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

A clear, reachable spot for the pile. The truck tips the load in one place, so the ground needs to hold a loaded vehicle without rutting, and overhead lines and low branches need clearance.

If the ground is soft from mud season, plan where the truck can safely stand before the delivery date.

Bulk Aggregate Delivery Across Grand Isle County

Vermont Rock Supply delivers staymat, stone fill, drain rock, loam and mulch to Alburgh and the towns around it in Grand Isle County. Choose your material, set the quantity by the ton or yard, and pick your delivery date at checkout.

Order online when you are ready to build.