Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Burlington, VT

Gravel and aggregate delivery in Burlington, VT runs on the valley calendar. Work starts earlier here than anywhere else in Vermont because the Champlain Valley dries first, and Vermont Rock Supply delivers staymat, stone and soil while the ground is still firm enough to take a truck.

Order online, size the load with the calculator, and pick your delivery date at checkout.

Materials for Burlington Projects

Grading and bed prep come first on most lots here, and that work starts with soil and fill. Screened loam is the Vermont word for topsoil, and landscapers buy it screened for lawns and bed prep over stony till and heavy clay.

Garden soil is the raised bed mix for planting areas where screened loam on its own sits too heavy. Fill dirt, also called common fill, raises grade and backfills before any gravel goes down.

Once grade is set, staymat is the base. It is a dense graded crushed base running from about 3/4 inch or 1 inch down to dust, and it locks up tight under a roller.

Bank run gravel is pit gravel that has been screened rather than crushed. It goes in as subbase and bulk fill under a thinner crushed top course.

Washed stone handles water. 3/4 inch crushed stone suits drainage beds, curtain drains and pipe surround.

Pea stone, sold as 3/8 inch natural pea gravel, works for walkways, dog runs and dry wells.

Stone dust beds pavers, bluestone and flagstone, and tops paths with a dust-binding surface. Mason sand and washed sand cover brick work, paver joints and bedding under flatwork.

Ground and Conditions in Burlington

Across the Champlain Valley, the ground is heavy marine clay, silt and fine sand left when the Champlain Sea flooded the lowland. Clay drains slowly and stays wet.

Flat ground and a high water table near the lake keep water sitting on the surface through snowmelt and after summer storms. A drive here needs a drainage course as much as it needs a base.

That is where washed stone earns its place. Drain rock, also called drainage stone, handles curtain drains, footing drains, dry wells and downspout runs.

Bare clay also moves. Sheet wash and gullying cut into exposed ground, streams scour their banks, and high water works on shoreline.

Stone fill, the Vermont word for riprap, lines steep ditches and armours culvert inlets and outlets.

The clay stays soft for weeks through mud season and will rut under a loaded truck. Time a delivery for firm ground.

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

Delivery to Burlington and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material arrives by dump truck and tips in one pile at the drop point. Have the spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives.

Burlington sits in Chittenden County, and delivery covers the city plus South Burlington, Colchester, Essex Junction, Milton and Williston.

Order online. Choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and use the calculator on each product page to size the load.

Pick your delivery date at checkout.

Questions About Ordering in Burlington

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

Yes. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and you choose the amount when you order online.

Each product page carries a calculator you can use to size the load before checkout. Delivery covers Burlington and the surrounding Chittenden County towns, and the truck tips your material on site.

What stone should I use for drainage in Burlington?

Start with 3/4 inch crushed stone for drainage beds, curtain drains and pipe surround. Drain rock covers footing drains, dry wells and downspout runs.

Pea stone suits dry wells and walkways, and stone fill lines steep ditches and armours culvert inlets and outlets. Heavy drainage and trench bottoms in soft ground call for #4 crushed stone.

Order Staymat, Soil and Stone in Burlington

Burlington projects run from lawn and bed prep to driveways, parking pads, drainage and shoreline work. Vermont Rock Supply delivers staymat, screened loam, garden soil, fill dirt, washed stone, sand and decorative rock across the city and Chittenden County.

Order online when your ground is ready.