Large River Rock and Bulk Aggregates for Norwood, PA

Start with the calculator to size your load, then pick the stone. Pennsylvania Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Norwood, PA, and around Delaware County, sold by the ton or yard. Most jobs here begin with 2A modified, the crushed stone with the fines left in that compacts hard under a drive or a shed pad. From there you add the coarse stone for slope, swale and bank protection.

Materials for Norwood Projects

Storm runoff scours stream banks and washes out ditches, culvert outlets and sloped drives. Coarse, clean stone is what holds those edges together. Work from the biggest stone down to the fines, and match the size to the water you are managing.

Coarse stone for banks, swales and hard standing

RipRap is the armor stone for stream banks, ditch lines, culvert outlets and steep slopes. Pennsylvania yards sell it by R-number, with R-4 sized for ditches and the larger R-5 to R-7 sizes for banks and streambanks.

#4 Crushed Stone is large clean stone for construction entrances, subgrade stabilization and underdrains. Railroad Ballast is heavier and coarser still, for hard standing and severe drainage where water has to move fast.

Drainage stone and clean chips

2B Stone is the washed 3/4 inch clean stone for French drains, drainage behind retaining walls and wet-area shed pads. It has no fines, so water passes through instead of packing tight. #57 Stone covers the same drainage and wall backfill work.

For tighter work, #8 Crushed Stone is the small clean chip, about half an inch and down, that yards here call 1B. It tops walkways and mixes into asphalt and concrete.

Base, bedding and surface fines

2A Modified is the standard Pennsylvania base stone for driveways, parking pads and shed or patio bases. Crusher Run does the same compacting job, though buyers here usually ask for 2A modified. Screenings, also called stone dust, pack firm under pavers and flagstone.

Delivery to Norwood and the Surrounding Area

Order online, choose your quantity by the ton or yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck brings the load to your site in Norwood, and we cover the rest of Delaware County too, including Upper Darby, Haverford, Chester, Drexel Hill and Springfield.

Think about where the truck can back in and where you want the pile dropped before the date arrives. A load set close to the work saves you moving stone twice.

Ground and Conditions in Norwood

Norwood sits in the Southeastern Piedmont and Delaware River lowland, where the ground runs mixed. Uplands carry loamy soils weathered from schist and gneiss, the lowlands hold red shale and sandstone, and a narrow strip along the Delaware River is loose sand and gravel rather than rock.

Schedule base, driveway and paver work 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 here, so a thin or poorly drained base can heave and break up, even though frost does not reach as deep as it does in most of the state.

That is the argument for a clean drainage layer under the compacted base, and for coarse stone where runoff concentrates. Manage the water at the edge of the work and the surface lasts.

Questions Norwood Buyers Ask

What stone should I use for drainage in Norwood?

Use clean, washed stone so water moves through it. 2B Stone is the usual pick for French drains, downspout runs and drainage behind retaining walls, and #57 Stone covers the same work. Neither packs hard, which is the point. Keep 2A modified for the compacted base above the drainage layer, not inside it.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Clear a path the truck can back down and mark where you want the pile. Have your base area stripped and roughly graded so the stone goes where it will be spread. If the load is going on soft ground, have a firm spot picked for the drop. Someone should be on site to point the driver in.

Order Bulk Stone for Your Norwood Project

Pennsylvania Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and topsoil across Norwood and the surrounding parts of Delaware County. Size your load with the calculator, pick your material, and choose a delivery date at checkout. Place your order when you are ready and we will bring the stone to your site.