#57 Crushed Stone Delivery to Elk Grove, CA
Bulk #57 crushed stone delivered in Elk Grove, CA. Stone size 3/4 - 1. Gray color.
Starting from $692.06 delivered to Elk Grove for 2 tons, our minimum order
South of Sacramento, Elk Grove has grown from farm town to one of the larger suburbs in the valley, and new construction there means a steady stream of driveways, patios and drainage systems still being built out. #57 crushed stone delivery in Elk Grove, CA supplies that work with an angular gray aggregate that locks tight under a compactor instead of shifting like rounded gravel. It ships from the nearest yard by the ton, with the rate falling as the order size grows. Here is where it gets used locally, how many tons a project typically needs, and how the ton pricing breaks down.
What #57 Crushed Stone Is Used for in Elk Grove
New home construction across Elk Grove keeps demand steady for a compacted base under driveways, whether the finished surface is exposed gravel or a paver system laid on top. It also lines French drains and footing trenches on the valley's flat, clay heavy lots, where water needs a place to go once heavy winter rain hits ground that does not drain well on its own. Landscapers use it as backfill behind retaining walls on the newer subdivisions built with graded slopes, and as a base under sheds and equipment pads where a soft valley lawn would otherwise rut under weight. Its angular shape is what makes it hold up to that kind of repeated load.
Elk Grove's Soil and Climate
Elk Grove sits on flat Sacramento Valley ground, land that was farmed for generations before large scale suburban building took over. The native soil runs heavy on adobe clay, the kind that turns hard and cracked in the dry season and slick and slow draining once winter rain sets in. Summers here run hot and mostly rain free. Winters bring the valley's periodic tule fog along with most of the year's precipitation. A city of about 183,000 people within the Sacramento metro area, Elk Grove has expanded through large planned subdivisions, and that clay base under nearly all of them is exactly the condition #57 crushed stone was built to sit on top of.
Delivery Timing Across Elk Grove
Delivery speed follows the size of the order. Loads of 3 to 7 tons typically go out in 1 to 2 business days. Once an order reaches 8 tons, scheduling usually moves to same day or the next business day, and orders of 15 tons or more receive the fastest turnaround along with free delivery. Delivery in Elk Grove lists current scheduling windows and coverage for this city specifically.
Sizing a #57 Crushed Stone Delivery Order in Tons
Figure square footage first: length in feet times width in feet. Multiply that by your planned depth in inches and divide by 324 to land on cubic yards, then convert to tons using this stone's weight of about 2,700 pounds per cubic yard. A driveway base run at 4 inches deep for a typical single car drive often lands in the 8 to 12 ton range, with wider or longer drives running higher. Skip the manual math and run your own numbers through the #57 crushed stone calculator, which takes your measurements and returns a ton figure directly.
Ton Pricing, Tier by Tier
Three tiers apply to Elk Grove orders. At 3 tons and up, the rate is $276 a ton with delivery in 1 to 2 business days. At 8 tons and up, the rate drops to $186 a ton, usually with same or next day service. At 15 tons, where most driveway base and drainage projects end up, the rate falls to $157 a ton and the delivery charge goes away completely. Your final delivered price is calculated against your specific address once you provide it, since the distance from the nearest yard factors into the total.
How to Place an Order
To order #57 crushed stone delivery in Elk Grove, provide an address, choose a ton count and pick a delivery date. Because the rate steps down at each tier, check whether rounding your order up to the next threshold actually lowers the total compared with staying just under it. The #57 Crushed Stone in California hub covers pricing and availability in other cities across the state. Most Elk Grove orders for driveway base or drainage work fall in the 8 to 15 ton range.
About #57 Crushed Stone
Crushed and screened from quarried rock, #57 crushed stone lands in a consistent size band of roughly three quarters of an inch up to a full inch, distinguishing it from the smoother, rounded stones nature produces on its own, like pea gravel or river rock. Its broken faces are the whole point: they wedge against each other under a plate compactor and hold their position, where a rounded stone would keep shifting underfoot. A cubic yard of this stone weighs close to 2,700 pounds, and that weight is why it is ordered, priced and delivered strictly by the ton.
The gaps left between the angular pieces give water a path to drain through rather than sit on the surface, which is the main reason contractors reach for it under driveways, along foundation footing trenches, inside French drains and as backfill behind retaining walls. Beyond drainage work, it also serves as a durable surface material on its own for parking areas, equipment pads and other spots that see regular vehicle weight but do not need a finished, walkable texture. Grading standards for this size stay the same nationwide, so whichever yard fills a given order, the size and drainage performance stay predictable.
What #57 Crushed Stone costs in Elk Grove
Local Elk Grove yards quote #57 crushed stone by the ton; the delivered number includes fuel, the truck, and the haul. Send your ZIP and load size and we will send back a same-hour quote with the truck rate and the per-ton figure spelled out. A ton of this material spreads across about 80 sq ft when laid 3 inches deep, useful when you are sizing a patio base or a walkway run.
How crews use #57 Crushed Stone in Elk Grove
In and around Elk Grove, #57 crushed stone shows up most often on two project types. The most common deployment is driveway gravel, often in tight urban lots and infill builds in two to three inch lifts. Second on the list is drainage gravel, which we see in dense neighborhoods where curb access is short on partial-truck deliveries. At roughly 182,797 people, the Elk Grove order mix leans toward 3 to 8 ton residential drops with the occasional 16 ton job for a contractor.
Delivery day in Elk Grove
A typical Elk Grove drop is dispatched from the closest yard with a two hour window and a heads-up call once the truck is loaded. Tandem trucks want a 12 ft lane in and out; tri-axles need 14 ft, and both want firm ground at the tipping spot so the load releases cleanly. Standard lead time on this lane is Mon-Sat, with same-day windows held open for orders that hit the desk before 11 AM and clear payment.
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What size and color is #57 crushed stone?
This is a gray, angular aggregate, crushed from quarried rock and screened to a size band of about three quarters of an inch to one inch. The sharp, broken faces are what separate it from smoother, rounded stone like pea gravel: they wedge together under a compactor and hold a stable base rather than shifting. It is a common choice locally for driveway bases and drainage projects that need that kind of stability.
Is this stone sold by the ton or the cubic yard?
It is sold, priced and delivered strictly by the ton. A cubic yard of #57 crushed stone weighs close to 2,700 pounds, which is part of why bulk stone products ship by weight rather than by volume. Every tier and every figure quoted on this page, and every ton total the calculator returns, is based on that same per ton pricing.
How many tons does a typical Elk Grove driveway base need?
It depends on the square footage and how deep the base runs, but a single car driveway at around 4 inches deep commonly falls between 8 and 12 tons. Wider drives, longer drives or a deeper base push that number up. Entering your own length, width and depth into the #57 crushed stone calculator gives a more exact ton figure than a general estimate can.
How quickly does #57 crushed stone ship to Elk Grove?
Timing depends on order size. Orders below 8 tons generally ship within 1 to 2 business days. Orders of 8 tons or more typically go out same day or the following business day, and orders of 15 tons or more get priority scheduling along with free delivery. An exact delivery date is confirmed once your address and preferred window are entered.
Does delivery reach areas near Elk Grove, like Sacramento or Roseville?
Yes. Sacramento sits about 14 miles from Elk Grove, and Roseville, Vacaville and Stockton are all within roughly 22 miles, so delivery routes commonly cover that surrounding area. Entering your own delivery address is still the way to confirm service and get an exact price, since distance from the nearest yard affects the total.
Can #57 crushed stone handle Elk Grove's clay soil?
Yes, and it is a common fix for it. The valley's clay base drains slowly and shifts as it wets and dries, so a compacted layer of angular stone on top gives a driveway, patio or shed pad a stable surface that does not move the way the clay underneath does on its own.
Is there a minimum order size?
The smallest available tier starts at 2 tons. Projects that need less material than that, such as topping off an existing base or filling a short drainage run, may not reach that minimum on their own. In that case, a smaller bagged product from a local supplier may fit the job better than a bulk ton delivery.
What does #57 crushed stone cover per ton?
Coverage changes with depth. A single ton stretches to cover about 120 square feet at a 2 inch depth, drops to roughly 60 square feet at 4 inches, and covers closer to 40 square feet once the depth reaches 6 inches. A thicker driveway base uses more tons per square foot than a shallow drainage layer does. For your own project, the calculator converts exact measurements directly into a ton total.