Buy Bulk Gravel, Sand and Soil in New Hampshire

What do you order for a New Hampshire driveway, and who brings it? New Hampshire Rock Supply handles bulk gravel and aggregate delivery across New Hampshire, and the answer starts with crushed gravel. It is the base material most Granite State drives, parking pads and shed bases sit on. That matters here because stony glacial till and ledge cover most of the state, and mud season plus snowmelt cause drainage trouble from the Seacoast to the North Country. Order the right material and the ground works with you instead of against you.

Materials Delivered Across New Hampshire

Crushed gravel is the material to know first. If your drive needs a mix that binds and tightens as it packs, order Crusher Run.

Sizes run coarsest to finest. #4 Crushed Stone handles heavy drainage, construction entrances and trench bottoms. Railroad Ballast is the coarse end for hard standing and severe drainage. RipRap armors stream banks, culvert outlets and lakeshores against spring runoff. #57 Stone and #67 Stone cover drainage, French drains and concrete aggregate. Drain Rock is what goes in French drains, drywells, foundation drains and downspout runs.

Finishing and surface layers are where the vocabulary gets local. Stone Dust, also called screenings or crusher dust, is the New England default under pavers, flagstone and patios. 3/4" Crushed Stone surfaces drives and construction entrances. Pea Stone, which most people here call pea stone rather than Natural Pea Gravel, suits walkways, play areas and drainage. Driveway Gravel tops a compacted base, and Walkway Gravel gives paths a finer, walkable surface.

Ground and Climate Across New Hampshire

Frost goes deep across New Hampshire. Town building officials set footing depth, commonly about 4 feet in southern towns and possibly deeper in the colder north and mountains. Build your base deeper than you think you need, because frost heaves and mud season are what actually break up a drive.

In the Seacoast and Great Bay zone, glacial till and ledge sit on the higher ground while marine silt, clay and sand fill the lowlands, so drainage is your first concern and frost runs about 4 feet in most towns. Southern interior and Merrimack Valley ground is stony till and ledge on the hills with sand and gravel outwash in the river valleys, deepest along the Merrimack and Souhegan. Monadnock, Sunapee and Upper Valley ground carries glacial Lake Hitchcock silt and clay with river terraces along the Connecticut River valley.

The Lakes Region has till and ledge on the hills around the lakes with deep sand and gravel plains around Ossipee and in other valleys. The White Mountains run thin, stony till over bedrock on the slopes, with outwash and river deposits on the valley floors. The North Country is till and ledge across the hills with sand and gravel in the main river valleys. In both of those zones, confirm the local frost figure, since it can run deeper than the 4 feet common in southern towns.

Timing follows the ground. Base, driveway and paver work runs from the end of mud season into late fall everywhere, with a shorter window in the North Country and mountains than in the south and on the coast. Plan deliveries around that window, and plan drainage work for the spring melt.

Where We Deliver in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Rock Supply delivers across the state, from Hillsborough County, Rockingham County and Merrimack County through Strafford County, Grafton County, Cheshire County and Belknap County, and on to Carroll County, Sullivan County and Coos County. One storefront, one state, and material suited to the ground it lands on.

Lead time depends on your town and the season, so ordering early in the spring and fall rush helps you get the window you want. Once your order is placed, we schedule the load to your site.

How to Order and Size a Load

Order online, and choose by the ton or by the yard depending on how you are used to buying. To estimate quantity, measure the length, width and depth of the area in feet. A materials calculator handles the arithmetic if you would rather not.

Depth minimums differ by job. A paver bedding layer is thin, while a drive base is measured in inches. If you are not sure which material matches your depth, match the job to the product, then size it with the calculator.

Order Bulk Gravel and Aggregate in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Rock Supply covers the whole state, from the Seacoast and Merrimack Valley to the Monadnock Region, Lakes Region, Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region, White Mountains and North Country. Crushed gravel, drainage stone, sand, loam and mulch, delivered to your site by the ton or the yard. Tell us your town and your job, and place your order today.