Item 4, Sand and Gravel Delivery in Ulster County, NY

New York Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Ulster County, NY. Start with the calculator on the product you want, enter your measurements, and it returns the quantity in tons or yards. Then pick your material.

Most jobs here start with item 4, the trade name New York yards use for compacting subbase stone. Stony glacial till and ledge rock sit close to the surface across the county, so a base that is under-built shows up fast.

Materials Delivered in Ulster County

Order by project type. Most work in Ulster County falls into a driveway, a patio or pad, or a drain, and each one pulls from a short list of materials.

Driveways and parking pads

Item 4 is the base layer. Item 4 compacts hard and locks up under a truck. Top it with Driveway Gravel for the wearing surface.

Crusher Run does the same job where you want a binding material that knits together. Many New York yards treat it and item 4 as the same kind of stone.

Patios, walkways and bedding

Stone Dust, also called screenings, is the usual bedding under pavers and flagstone. Mason Sand handles brick and block work and paver joints.

For a finished path, 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel and Walkway Gravel give a finer, walkable surface over a compacted base.

Drains and stone fill

3/4" Crushed Stone, sold here as #2 stone, covers drainage, septic beds and pipe bedding. Drain Rock covers French drains, drywells and downspout runs.

RipRap armors stream banks, culvert outlets and slopes against runoff and ice.

Ground Conditions Across Ulster County

Ulster County spans two ground zones, and the base you build depends on which side of the county you are standing on.

Around Kingston, New Paltz, Highland and Ellenville, stony glacial till covers the hills and highlands, and ledge rock is often close to the surface. Valley floors along the Hudson and Wallkill carry silt, clay and sand left by old glacial lakes.

Around Woodstock, Shandaken, Shokan and Pine Hill, stony silty till sits over layered shale and sandstone. Many upland soils have a dense subsoil layer that holds water near the surface. Water sits instead of draining, and an under-built base turns soft.

Spring snowmelt, ice jams and coastal storm rain raise the Hudson, the Mohawk and their tributaries. On the steep Catskill hillsides, rain runs off fast into narrow valleys, creeks rise quickly, and flash flooding is a recurring hazard. That is why bank and slope work around Shandaken and Shokan calls for riprap rather than soil.

Cold winters bring repeated freezing and thawing, and the silt and clay on valley floors is especially prone to frost heave. Frost depth is usually about 4 feet down for footings, and the local building department sets the exact depth.

Base and driveway work runs from spring thaw into late fall. Frozen ground stops compaction in winter, and wet clay valley ground or a soft hillside site can stay wet into spring.

Delivery Across Ulster County

Order online and size the load yourself. Enter your measurements in the calculator on the product you want, and it returns the quantity in tons or yards. Pick a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck brings the material to your site.

Bulk delivery drops the load where the truck can reach. For a driveway, that is usually the drive itself. For a patio or drain, think about where you want the pile before the truck arrives.

Coverage runs across Kingston, New Paltz, Highland, Ellenville, Saugerties, Marlboro, Port Ewen, Hurley, Woodstock, Shandaken, Lake Katrine, Kerhonkson, Stone Ridge and Wallkill. Have the site clear and reachable, and know which material goes where before the truck tips.

Choosing the Right Material

Ulster County spans the Hudson Valley, Capital Region and Mohawk Valley zone and the Southern Tier, Catskills and Finger Lakes hills zone. Sullivan County and Delaware County both sit in the Southern Tier, Catskills and Finger Lakes hills zone, so their ground is similar to the hill side of Ulster: stony silty till over shale and sandstone, with dense subsoil holding water near the surface.

That means the drainage choice barely changes. A job in Sullivan or Delaware County calls for the same #2 stone and drain rock you would order in Shandaken.

Greene County spans both zones, the same way Ulster does. There the split matters the same way it does here. Valley ground on silt and clay needs a drainage layer and careful timing.

One rule holds across all four counties: compact the base, then let water out. If you are unsure between two materials, size both in the calculator and compare the quantities.

Order Item 4 and Bulk Aggregate for Your Ulster County Job

Item 4 is the base most Ulster County jobs start with, and it is the material to order first for a driveway, a parking pad or a patio. Size the load in the calculator, pick your date at checkout, and New York Rock Supply delivers it to your site. Place your order online when you are ready.