Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Norwich, VT

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Norwich, VT online, by the ton or by the yard. Vermont Rock Supply drops bulk material at your site.

Start with staymat, the Vermont yard word for a dense graded crushed base. It goes under patios, walkways and driveways all over the Connecticut River Valley.

Ground and Conditions in Norwich

Norwich sits in Windsor County, on the Connecticut River Valley side of the state. The ground runs from sandy river terraces to glacial lake silt and clay in the flats.

Stony till covers the hills that rise straight off the valley floor. Each of those behaves differently under a patio.

Sand and gravel terraces drain fast. Silt and clay flats hold water, and tributaries coming off the hills drop onto the valley floor quickly after heavy rain.

That is where a thin base shows its weakness. Water sits, the subgrade softens, and the surface above it moves.

The fix is a base that locks up tight and a drainage layer that moves water away. Staymat handles the first job, and clean washed stone handles the second.

Frost heaves drives, walks and shoulders every spring, even on the milder valley floor. Confirm footing depth with the Norwich town office before you pour.

The valley towns work one of the longest seasons in Vermont. Spring opens earlier here and fall holds later than in the hill towns a few miles west.

Materials for Norwich Projects

Bedding is what makes a patio last. Get it right and the pavers stay flat through mud season and the spring thaw.

Stone dust, also called screenings or crusher dust, is the New England default under flatwork. It beds pavers, bluestone and flagstone, and it binds as a dust topping on paths.

Use Stone Dust for the bedding course and the joints. It compacts to a firm, level surface that holds a paver true.

Staymat sits below the bedding as the structural base. It runs from about 3/4 inch or 1 inch down to dust, so it locks up tight under a roller.

Vermont town road standards call for a crushed gravel surface course, and VTrans specifies it under 704.05. Staymat is that same dense graded material.

Where you want a harder, more angular base than pit gravel, dense graded crushed stone is the spec name. It is graded from 3 inches down to fines.

Below everything, bank run gravel carries the load. It is screened rather than crushed, and Vermont road standards ask for a foot or more of it under a thinner crushed top course.

Order Bank Run Gravel for subbase and bulk fill. It is pit gravel, not a crushed product.

For drainage behind a retaining wall or around a patio edge, use 3/4 inch crushed stone. Vermont buys washed stone by the inch far more often than by a number.

3/4" Crushed Stone suits drainage beds, curtain drains and pipe surround. It stays open and lets water through.

For a finer drainage layer or a tight topping over a compacted base, step down to 3/8 inch crushed stone. 3/8" Crushed Stone beds pipe and finishes a walk.

Finish the patio surround with pea stone for walkways and dry wells, or river rock for decorative beds and dry creek beds that carry roof and drive runoff.

Delivery to Norwich and the Surrounding Area

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to size the load.

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

Vermont Rock Supply delivers across Norwich and Windsor County, including Springfield, Windsor, Hartland, Woodstock and Chester.

Have your patio footprint and base plan settled before you order. Then choose the material and the quantity that matches the work.

Get Your Norwich Patio Order Started

Size the load on the product page calculator, then order by the ton or the yard. Vermont Rock Supply delivers staymat, stone dust and drainage stone across Norwich and Windsor County.

Pick your delivery date at checkout and the truck tips it on site.