Order Gravel, Stone and Soil in Bethlehem, PA

For gravel and aggregate delivery in Bethlehem, PA, start with the calculator. Pennsylvania Rock Supply sells bulk material online, so you size the load before you order. Punch in your area and depth, and it tells you the tonnage or yardage you need. Then pick the material. In the Lehigh Valley that usually means 2A modified for anything that has to carry weight.

From there it is about the right stone for the job, not the biggest pile you can get. The ground here decides a lot of that.

Delivery to Bethlehem and the Surrounding Area

Ordering online keeps it simple. You choose the material, set the quantity by the ton or the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then brings the load to your site in Bethlehem or anywhere in Northampton County.

We also deliver to Easton, Northampton, Hellertown, Nazareth and Bangor. If you are staging a job, tell us where the truck can get in and where you want the pile dropped. A clean, level spot near the work saves you a lot of shoveling.

Use the calculator before you order. It is the fastest way to avoid a short load and a second trip.

Materials for Bethlehem Projects

Most of what goes down around here is landscape work: beds, borders, dry creek beds and ground cover. That means decorative stone and the base material under it. Here is what to order by project type.

Beds, Borders and Ground Cover

For open beds and tree rings, River Rock is the workhorse. It is rounded stone that stays put and reads clean against plantings. For heavier beds and dry creek beds, Large River Rock handles the bigger look and holds up where water moves through.

If you want a softer surface underfoot, 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel works for walkways and play areas. It is rounded natural stone, so it stays loose instead of packing down.

Driveways and Pads

For a driveway, parking pad or shed base, start with 2A Modified. It is crushed stone with the fines left in, so it compacts hard and holds. Top it with Driveway Gravel for the finished surface.

Drains and Wet Spots

Where water has to move, you want clean stone with no fines. 2B Stone is the Pennsylvania name for clean 3/4 inch stone, and it is what most yards sell for French drains and drainage behind walls. Drain Rock covers the same job.

Ground and Conditions in Bethlehem

Bethlehem sits in the Great Valley and Ridge and Valley ground zone. That means folded bedrock, long sandstone ridges, and valleys floored by shale or by limestone and dolomite that weather to clay. Soils on the ridges are thin and stony. In the valleys you get clay, and clay holds water.

That matters for your base. A thin base over clay, or one that traps water, will not survive a Pennsylvania winter. Cold winters bring repeated freeze-thaw cycles, and frost depth here is commonly about 36 inches, set by each municipality. A base that holds water heaves and breaks up.

Drainage is the other half. Rain and snowmelt run off the steep ridge slopes into the valleys. In limestone and dolomite valleys, runoff concentrated from roofs, gutters and drives can open sinkholes. Move that water away from the structure with clean stone, and keep it out of your base.

Timing matters too. Base, driveway and paver work runs from spring, once the ground has thawed and dried, into late fall. Do not put base stone down on frozen, soft or muddy ground.

Questions Bethlehem Buyers Ask

How much material will my project need?

Use the calculator on the product you are ordering. Enter your area and the depth you want, and it returns the tonnage or yardage for that material. It handles the conversion for you, so you can order the right amount the first time. If your project has more than one area, run each one and add them together.

Can I order material by the ton for delivery in Bethlehem?

Yes. You order online and set the quantity by the ton or by the yard, whichever suits the material. Then you pick a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck brings it to your site. Delivery covers Bethlehem and the rest of Northampton County.

Order 2A Modified and Landscape Stone in Bethlehem

For Bethlehem work, 2A modified is the base that carries the load, and river rock, Natural Pea Gravel and screenings finish the job. Size your load with the calculator, pick your material, and set a delivery date at checkout. Pennsylvania Rock Supply will bring it to your site.