Fill Dirt Delivery for Hancock, VT

Vermont Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Hancock, VT to sites that sit on thin, stony glacial till over schist and gneiss. That ground leaves you working around boulders and ledge, so the base you build has to carry the load the soil will not.

Staymat is the Vermont yard word for the dense graded crushed base that locks up tight under a roller. It goes on after the fill and the subbase are in and shaped.

Delivery to Hancock and the Surrounding Area

You order online and pick the quantity you need, by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator you can use to size the load before you check out.

Then you choose a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. That is the whole of it, so plan where you want the pile to land before the truck arrives.

Vermont Rock Supply delivers across Hancock and the rest of Addison County, including Middlebury, Bristol, Ferrisburgh, Vergennes and Starksboro.

If you are raising grade for a pad, keep the pile clear of where the footing work will go. If you are topping a drive, set it where you can pull material back along the running surface.

Materials for Hancock Projects

Fill and sub-base come first on most sites here, because the ground under a Hancock pad or drive is rarely level and rarely deep. Fill dirt, also called common fill, raises grade and backfills before any gravel goes down.

It shapes the ground away from a foundation so water has somewhere to go.

Bank run gravel, which Vermont yards also call pit gravel or gravel borrow, is the subbase layer. It comes screened from a pit or bank rather than crushed, and it builds bulk under a thinner crushed top course.

Staymat is the dense graded crushed base that finishes the job. It runs from about 3/4 inch or 1 inch down to dust, so it binds and holds a crown.

Crushed gravel and dense graded crushed stone are the spec names standing behind it, and both describe the same kind of base.

For a patio or walkway, the bedding layer matters as much as the base. Stone dust, also called screenings or crusher dust, is the New England default under pavers and flagstone.

It beds flatwork and it binds a path surface.

For drainage, 3/4 inch crushed stone handles curtain drains, pipe surround and mud-season hardstanding. Drain rock covers footing drains, dry wells and downspout runs.

Pea stone, which Vermont says more often than Natural Pea Gravel, suits walkways, dog runs and play areas.

Around a foundation or a steep ditch, stone fill is the Vermont word for riprap. VTrans grades it by type, and Type I runs about 1 inch to 12 inches.

It lines ditches and armours culvert inlets and outlets.

Ground and Conditions in Hancock

Across the Green Mountains, the soil is thin, stony glacial till over schist and gneiss on the slopes, with boulders and ledge close to the surface. Sand and gravel outwash sits on the valley floors.

On a slope, that shallow soil means an under-built base fails early, because there is little depth to spread the load.

Rain and snowmelt run off steep, shallow soils fast. Brooks rise quickly, and a drive on a grade sheds water down its own surface unless the crown and the ditch line are right.

Steep-gradient streams scour banks, ditches and culvert outlets in heavy rain, the pattern that did the worst damage in the mountain towns in the August 2011 flooding.

The working season is short. Mud season arrives later and lasts longer up high, and the ground freezes again sooner, so base and paver work is squeezed into late spring through early fall.

Long, cold winters bring hard frost heaving on gravel drives and camp roads.

Frost depth is set by the town. Confirm footing depth with the town office, and expect a deeper figure than the valleys once you gain elevation.

That is a footing question for your builder, not a reason to dig a gravel base deeper.

Questions About Material in Hancock

What is the best base under pavers in Hancock?

Stone dust is the bedding layer under pavers, bluestone and flagstone, and it is the New England default under flatwork. It needs a compacted base beneath it to stay put.

Staymat is that base, since it runs from about 3/4 inch or 1 inch down to dust and locks up tight under a roller.

Do you supply contractors working in Hancock?

Yes. Vermont Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, crushed stone, sand, soil and fill to job sites in Hancock and across Addison County, including Middlebury, Bristol, Ferrisburgh, Vergennes and Starksboro.

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

Order Fill and Staymat for Your Hancock Site

Start with the fill and the subbase, then finish with staymat, the dense graded crushed base Vermont yards build drives and pads on. Bank run gravel, stone dust, drain rock and stone fill cover the rest of a Hancock job.

Order online by the ton or by the yard and choose your delivery date at checkout.