Large River Rock, Stone and Soil Delivery in Vergennes, VT

Vermont Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Vergennes, VT, and the ground here asks for coarse stone first. Clay holds water, so slopes, swales and banks need rock that stays put.

Order staymat and washed stone online and a truck tips it on site.

Materials for Vergennes Projects

Start coarse. Water moves fast on bare clay, and the first job is slowing it down before it cuts a channel.

Stone Fill is the Vermont word for riprap, graded by type, with Type I running about 1 inch to 12 inches. Line a steep ditch or arm a culvert inlet and outlet with it.

It holds a stream bank where scour eats the toe.

Large River Rock handles dry creek beds, splash pads and heavier bank work. Set it where roof and drive runoff leave the pipe.

It slows the flow and keeps the channel from widening.

River Rock suits decorative beds, borders and lighter dry creek beds. It carries runoff without the weight of the larger stone.

Railroad Ballast is coarse angular stone for heavy hardstanding and severe drainage. Use it where water volume is high and the surface takes weight.

Move finer for the base and the drive. Staymat is the everyday Vermont word for road base, a dense graded crushed material running from about 3/4 inch or 1 inch down to dust.

It locks up tight under a roller and builds driveways, parking pads and shed bases.

Bank Run Gravel is pit gravel screened rather than crushed, and it works as subbase and bulk fill. Vermont town road standards ask for a foot or more of it under a thinner crushed top course.

Drain Rock fills curtain drains, footing drains, dry wells and downspout runs. 3/4" Crushed Stone is washed stone for drainage beds, pipe surround and mud-season hardstanding.

Delivery to Vergennes and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick a delivery date at checkout. Choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile on site. Plan for that pile and where it should sit before the truck arrives.

Vergennes sits in Addison County, and delivery covers the town and the wider area, including Middlebury, Bristol, Ferrisburgh, Starksboro and New Haven.

Ground and Conditions in Vergennes

Work starts earlier in the Champlain Valley than anywhere else in Vermont because the valley dries first. The clay stays soft for weeks through mud season and ruts under a loaded truck.

That timing matters for a delivery. Ground that has not firmed up will take a rut where a pile lands, so watch the forecast and the thaw before you pick a date.

Across the Champlain Valley the soil is heavy marine clay, silt and fine sand left when the Champlain Sea flooded the lowland. Clay drains slowly and stays wet, and flat ground keeps water sitting on the surface through snowmelt and after summer storms.

So a drive here needs a drainage course as much as it needs a base. Sheet wash and gullying cut bare clay, streams scour their banks, and wave action works the shoreline at high water.

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

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

Questions About Stone and Delivery in Vergennes

What stone should I use for drainage in Vergennes?

Match the stone to the water. For a curtain drain, footing drain or dry well, use drain rock or 3/4" Crushed Stone, both washed and open.

For a steep ditch or a culvert inlet, use stone fill. For a dry creek bed carrying roof and drive runoff, use river rock or large river rock.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

A clear spot for the pile. The truck tips the load in one place, so the ground should be firm enough to take it and free of overhead wires and low branches.

Have your quantity confirmed at checkout and the delivery date set, and keep the route to the drop point open.

Order Stone and Soil for Vergennes

Vermont Rock Supply delivers gravel, stone and soil across Vergennes and the rest of Addison County. Coarse stone for slopes, swales and banks, staymat for drives, and washed stone for drainage are all ordered online by the ton or the yard.

Pick your delivery date at checkout and get your project started.