Large River Rock, Stone and Soil Delivery in Elizabethtown, PA

Pennsylvania Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Elizabethtown, PA, and the surrounding part of Lancaster County. If you are building a driveway, a shed pad or a drainage run, start with 2A modified, the crushed stone with the fines left in that compacts hard under traffic.

This corner of South Central Pennsylvania also drains fast and hard. Heavy summer storms run off built-up ground, and that runoff is what scours banks, ditches and sloped drives.

Materials for Elizabethtown Projects

Storm runoff from paved and built-up ground scours stream banks and washes out ditches, culvert outlets and sloped gravel drives. Coarse, clean stone is what holds those spots together, because water moves through it instead of cutting around it. Here are the sizes we stock, running from the largest down to the finest.

Coarse stone for banks, swales and ditch protection

Riprap is the heavy end of the range. Pennsylvania yards sell it by R-number, with R-4 for ditches and the larger R-5 to R-7 sizes for banks and streambanks, and it is what you lay where moving water has already cut a channel. RipRap locks together into a mat that sheds flow without lifting.

For a smaller swale or a culvert outlet, #4 Crushed Stone gives you large clean stone for construction entrances, subgrade stabilization and underdrains. It is also the first thing down when soft ground needs a stable working surface before a base goes in.

Clean stone for drainage

2B stone, also called 2B or 3/4 inch clean stone, is the workhorse for French drains, drainage behind retaining walls, and shed pads or drive bases in wet areas. It is washed, so no fines are left to choke the voids, and it will not pack hard. 2B Stone is what most local buyers mean when they ask for clean stone.

Base stone and bedding fines

2A Modified is the standard Pennsylvania base, used under driveways, parking pads, shed and patio bases. The fines stay in the blend, so it compacts hard and stays put.

At the fine end, Screenings, also called stone dust, pack firm under pavers, flagstone and walkway surfaces, and work as pipe bedding. Below that sit the sands: Mason Sand for mortar and paver joints, and Washed Sand for concrete and leveling under slabs.

Delivery to Elizabethtown and the Surrounding Area

You order online, choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard, and confirm the load size with the calculator before checkout. Then pick your delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck brings the material to your site.

We deliver across Elizabethtown and the rest of Lancaster County, including Lancaster, Ephrata, Columbia, Willow Street and Lititz. Have a clear, firm spot for the truck to dump, and tell us where you want the pile dropped.

Ground and Conditions in Elizabethtown

This part of the state sits in mixed Piedmont ground: loamy soils weathered from schist and gneiss on the uplands, red shale and sandstone in the lowlands, and limestone valleys whose soils weather to heavy clay. Heavy summer storms and spring rain run off built-up ground, managed under municipal stormwater rules. Over limestone, runoff concentrated from roofs, gutters and drives can open sinkholes.

Base, driveway and paver work runs from spring, once the ground has thawed and dried, into late fall. Base stone should not go down on frozen, soft or muddy ground. Winters bring repeated freeze-thaw cycles, so a thin or poorly drained base can heave and break up, even though frost does not reach as deep here as in most of the state. Frost depth runs about 30 to 36 inches, set by each municipality.

Order Stone and Soil for Your Elizabethtown Project

Pennsylvania Rock Supply covers Elizabethtown and Lancaster County with bulk delivery of 2A modified, clean drainage stone, riprap, sand, topsoil and mulch. Pick your materials, size the load with the calculator and choose a delivery date at checkout to get your order moving.