Order Item 4 and Crushed Stone in Ontario County, NY
Order gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Ontario County, NY online. Pick your material, choose a quantity by the ton or yard, and set a delivery date at checkout. New York Rock Supply delivers bulk loads across the Finger Lakes.
Start with Item 4, the standard New York name for compacting subbase stone. Use it under drives, parking pads and shed bases, then top it with the stone or gravel that suits the job.
Ground conditions across Ontario County
Ontario County spans two ground zones. Around Farmington, Geneva, Canandaigua and West Bloomfield, the ground is flat to gently rolling silt, clay and sand left by old glacial lakes. Drumlin hills and old beach ridges rise toward the southern hills, and swampy muck fills some low spots.
Lake-effect snow off Lake Erie and Lake Ontario builds a heavy snowpack in belts south and east of the lakes. Spring melt and heavy rain leave water standing on flat, slow-draining clay. That standing water is why base work needs a drainage layer, not just compaction.
Down in Naples and the Finger Lakes hills, stony silty till sits over shale and sandstone. Many upland soils carry a dense subsoil layer that holds water near the surface, and heavy rain runs fast off steep hillsides into narrow valleys. Creeks rise quickly, so flash flooding is a recurring hazard and bank scour follows.
Cold, snowy winters bring frequent freezing and thawing, and the lake-bed silt and clay soils are prone to frost heave and turn soft when they thaw. Frost depth for footings is usually about 4 feet down; the local building department sets the exact depth.
Base and driveway work runs from spring thaw into late fall. Frozen, snow-covered ground stops compaction through the winter, and clay ground can stay soft into spring. Hillside sites and back roads around Naples can stay soft and wet longer.
Materials delivered in Ontario County
Materials group into four families: base stone, washed stone, sand, and soil and decorative rock. Match the family to the job before you size the load.
Base stone
Item 4 is the workhorse. It is the trade name New York yards use for compacting subbase stone. It goes under driveways, parking pads, patio and shed bases. Order it where you need a firm, compacted platform.
Crusher Run covers the same ground. Many New York yards sell crusher run and Item 4 as the same kind of material, so pick either for a binding base under drives and slabs. Some upstate yards call this rubble.
Top a compacted base with Driveway Gravel to surface an existing drive, or with Walkway Gravel for a finer, walkable path surface.
Washed stone and drainage rock
3/4" Crushed Stone, sold locally as #2 stone, handles drainage, septic beds, pipe bedding and backfill. 3/8" Crushed Stone, sold as #1 stone, suits fine drainage, pipe bedding, walkways and topping over a compacted base.
For French drains and downspout runs, use Drain Rock or #57 Stone. RipRap armors stream banks, culvert outlets, slopes and shorelines against runoff, waves and ice. In the Naples hills, that protection matters where fast creeks scour banks and ditches.
Sand
Mason Sand sets brick and block, fills paver joints and works as play sand. Washed Sand levels and beds base under slabs.
Soil, fill and decorative rock
Top Soil preps lawns and beds over stony glacial ground. Fill Dirt raises grade and fills low spots before a base or topsoil goes down. 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel covers walkways, play areas and drainage, and River Rock handles decorative beds, borders and dry creek beds.
Delivery across Ontario County
Order online. Choose your material and quantity by the ton or yard, size the load with the calculator, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then hauls the load to your site and drops it.
Have the drop spot clear before the truck arrives. Mark the pile location, keep overhead wires and low branches clear, and make sure the truck can reach the spot and pull away. On soft spring ground, a firm standing area helps.
Deliveries cover Farmington, Geneva, Canandaigua, West Bloomfield, Victor, Phelps, Clifton Springs, Shortsville, Manchester, Bloomfield, Naples, Honeoye, Ionia and Stanley. Flat lakeside lots and steep Naples hillside sites both work; tell us what the access looks like when you book.
Choosing the right material
Neighboring counties share parts of Ontario County's ground, and the material choice shifts with it. Steuben County and Yates County sit in the Southern Tier, Catskills and Finger Lakes hills zone, same as Naples. Stony, silty till over shale and sandstone covers the hills there, with a dense subsoil layer holding water near the surface.
That means the same approach as Naples: a compacting base with a washed stone drainage layer under it. Monroe County sits in the lowlands and snow belts zone, the same flat silt, clay and sand ground as Farmington and Geneva, so the base and drainage choices run similar to those towns.
Pick the material to match the job, not the county line. Use a compacting base under anything structural, washed stone where water has to move, and riprap where runoff, waves or ice attack a bank.
Order aggregate for Ontario County projects
New York Rock Supply delivers base stone, washed stone, sand, soil and decorative rock across Ontario County. Driveways, patios, drainage, septic work, banks and new lawns all start with the right material in the right quantity. Size your load with the calculator and place your order online for delivery.