Stamford, CT #57 Crushed Stone Delivery Guide
Bulk #57 crushed stone delivered in Stamford, CT. Stone size 3/4 - 1. Gray color.
Starting from $593.53 delivered to Stamford for 2 tons, our minimum order
Stamford anchors the southern tip of Fairfield County, a city of roughly 139,000 people wedged between the Long Island Sound shoreline and the commuter rail line into Manhattan. Contractors and homeowners here order #57 crushed stone delivery in Stamford for the same reason builders across southern Connecticut do: a truckload of angular gray stone lands on site ready to compact, without a trip to a yard or a stack of bagged material to haul by hand.
Common Projects Around the City
In Stamford this stone most often ends up as the compacted base under a paver walkway or patio, as drainage fill wrapped in fabric behind a foundation, and as backfill around a French drain running off a downspout. Smaller lots near downtown sometimes use it as a low maintenance ground cover along a fence line where grass has given up. Landscapers also spread it under sheds and detached garages before pouring a pad, since a compacted stone base resists settling far better than bare soil.
Redding and Easton sit inland from Stamford, while Fairfield and Bridgeport line the coast just north of the city, and all of them draw on the same regional stone supply. The same delivery fleet covers every part of that spread, whether the drop point is a narrow downtown driveway a few blocks from the train station or a longer rural one out toward Redding with more room to maneuver a truck.
Building on Stamford's Rocky Ground
Stamford sits on ledge rock and thin, stony soil that sheds water quickly on its own, but a downtown lot or a graded backyard still needs a stable base under anything built on top of it. This stone fills that role because its angular pieces interlock once compacted and let water pass through rather than collect. Properties near Fairfield County and Bridgeport share the same rocky New England ground, so the same base material does the job across the whole shoreline.
The terrain shifts noticeably between the flat, built up blocks near downtown and the hillier, more wooded lots north of the Merritt Parkway, but the stone works the same way in both settings. A steep North Stamford driveway benefits from the same compacted base as a level city lot, since the goal in either case is a surface that will not rut, shift or wash out after a heavy rain.
How Fast Delivery Moves
A load under 8 tons usually reaches a Stamford address within one to two business days of the order going in. Push past 8 tons and same day or next day delivery becomes available more often, which matters for a contractor trying to keep a crew from standing around waiting on material. The delivery in Stamford page carries the current lead times, which move with seasonal demand.
Sizing Your Order
Measure the length and width of the area in feet and pick a depth in inches, commonly 4 inches for walkways and closer to 6 for anything that will carry a vehicle. Multiply those three numbers together and divide by 324 to land on the cubic yards involved, then convert that figure to tons using the stone's weight of about 2,700 pounds per cubic yard, since this is a ton priced material rather than a yard priced one. The delivery calculator skips the manual math and returns a tonnage figure once you plug in your measurements.
#57 Crushed Stone Delivery Pricing in Stamford
- 3 to 7 tons: $227 per ton, delivered in 1 to 2 business days
- 8 to 14 tons: $139 per ton, with same or next day delivery
- 15 tons or more: $113 per ton, and the delivery charge is waived
Pricing per ton drops in stages as the order size increases, and crossing the 15 ton mark is what removes the delivery charge altogether. Like the pea gravel, river rock and topsoil also delivered around Stamford, this stone is priced by the ton across the board. Mulch stands apart from that group, since it is measured and sold by the cubic yard instead.
Placing the Order
Enter your Stamford address when you order so the price quoted reflects your actual delivery point rather than a general Fairfield County estimate. The order is paid for online, and the driver either backs a dump truck into a driveway or drops the load at the curb based on the access notes left at checkout. Cities served throughout the rest of the state are listed on the #57 Crushed Stone in Connecticut page.
About #57 Crushed Stone
#57 crushed stone starts as quarried rock that gets mechanically crushed and then screened to a narrow size band, generally three quarters of an inch up to one inch across. That screening step strips out most of the fine dust and small chips, so what ships is mostly uniform, sharp edged pieces with open voids between them. Those voids are the whole reason contractors specify this grade for drainage work: water passes through the layer rather than sitting on it, which matters wherever a foundation, a retaining wall or a low spot needs to shed water quickly. The finished stone is gray, a shade that matches concrete, asphalt and most cut stone hardscaping without drawing attention to itself.
Weight per cubic yard runs about 2,700 pounds, considerably heavier than a similarly sized piece of decorative landscape stone, and that weight is part of what keeps a compacted layer of it from shifting once traffic or foot pressure hits it. Run a plate compactor over a spread layer and the angular faces wedge against each other, locking the material into a base that resists rutting far better than loose, uncompacted fill. Typical uses include the base course under a paver or concrete surface, drainage backfill wrapped in fabric around a French drain, fill behind a retaining wall, and a standalone surface for a gravel driveway, walkway or equipment pad where a finished, walkable stone surface is the end goal rather than a base for something else.
What #57 Crushed Stone costs in Stamford
In the Stamford market, #57 crushed stone is sold by the ton and priced at the gate before delivery is added on. 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. One ton covers about 80 sq ft at a 3 inch finished depth, so a 400 sq ft driveway pad runs roughly 5 tons.
How crews use #57 Crushed Stone in Stamford
Crews working out of Stamford tend to call for #57 crushed stone on a few repeat jobs each week. The first is driveway gravel, typically laid in tight urban lots and infill builds with a base lift compacted before the finish course goes on. The second is drainage gravel, which lands here in dense neighborhoods where curb access is short and usually ships as a 4 to 8 ton order. With a population around 139,134, Stamford pulls a mix of single-truck homeowner orders and contractor full-loads through the season.
Delivery day in Stamford
On the day of the drop, the dispatcher pulls the closest yard, batches your ticket with other Stamford stops, and sends a window the night before. Tandem-axle dumps need at least 12 ft of clear width and 14 ft overhead to set the bed; tri-axles need 14 ft of clearance on both counts and a level pad to tip safely. 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 are the pieces in #57 crushed stone?
Pieces run from roughly three quarters of an inch to a full inch, sharp edged rather than rounded, with the fines screened out during processing. That angularity is what lets the stone lock together under a compactor instead of shifting the way smoother gravel does. The color is a consistent gray, which blends easily with concrete, asphalt and most exterior stonework found around Stamford.
Does Stamford #57 crushed stone sell by weight or by volume?
It sells by weight, meaning by the ton, not by the cubic yard. A cubic yard of this stone weighs close to 2,700 pounds, so two projects covering the same square footage can need different tonnage once depth is factored in. The site converts your project dimensions into a tonnage figure automatically rather than asking you to estimate cubic yards on your own.
How much stone does a typical Stamford patio base need?
A patio roughly 12 feet by 12 feet, built with a 4 inch base layer, works out to about 2 cubic yards, or somewhere near 3 tons of stone once converted. Larger patios, thicker bases, or ground that needs extra fill will push that number up. Running your own dimensions through the calculator gives a figure matched to your specific layout instead of a generic estimate.
Is this stone suitable for a French drain?
Yes, angular stone like this is a standard choice for French drains because the gaps between pieces stay open and let water travel along a perforated pipe instead of pooling near a foundation. Wrapping the trench in landscape fabric before backfilling keeps fine soil from washing in and clogging those gaps over time. It performs the same job whether the drain sits along a downtown lot or a north Stamford yard with more grade to manage.
What is the fastest delivery option in Stamford?
Orders of 8 tons or more typically qualify for same day or next day delivery, since larger loads get scheduled ahead of smaller ones. Anything under 8 tons generally ships within one to two business days instead. Booking earlier in the week tends to open up more same day slots than a request placed late on a Friday.
Why does the delivery charge shrink on bigger orders?
A delivery charge covers the cost of sending a truck regardless of load size, so a small order pays a larger share of that trip. As the tonnage increases, that fixed cost gets spread across more material, which is why the per order fee steps down at higher tiers and disappears completely once an order reaches 15 tons.
Can #57 crushed stone be used as a finished surface, or does it need something on top?
It can serve as a finished surface for a gravel path, parking pad or side yard, and many Stamford properties use it exactly that way once compacted. For a paver patio or walkway, though, it works underneath as base material, with pavers, stone dust or another top layer finishing the surface. Whether it stays exposed or gets covered depends entirely on the project.
How does this stone handle Stamford's mix of ledge rock and clay?
Because the stone itself drains freely, it does not trap water against a foundation or under a walkway the way dense clay soil can on its own. That makes it useful as backfill anywhere Stamford's mixed ledge rock and clay pockets create a soggy spot after storms. A properly compacted base of this stone moves water down and away instead of holding it near the structure above it.