#57 Crushed Stone Delivery in Lynn, MA by the Ton

Lynn sits on Massachusetts Bay just north of Boston, a city built on shoe manufacturing a century ago and now a mix of three-decker neighborhoods, waterfront redevelopment near Lynn Harbor, and yards that back up against Lynn Woods. Crews and homeowners here order #57 crushed stone delivery Lynn MA by the ton, priced to your ZIP, with the per ton rate stepping down as the order grows.

#57 crushed stone delivery windows in Lynn

How fast a load arrives depends on tonnage. Smaller orders, under 8 tons, generally take 1 to 2 business days to reach a Lynn address. Once an order climbs to 8 tons or beyond, same day or next business day delivery is standard. A truck tips the load at the curb or driveway you specify; the driver is not spreading or hauling it further, so plan on someone being present to point out exactly where it should land. Anyone timing a project around #57 crushed stone delivery in Lynn should order with that lead time in mind, since a driveway base or drainage trench often sits open and waiting until the stone is on site. Full details on service windows for this address live on the delivery in Lynn page.

Lynn's coastal setting and what it means for stone work

Salt air off the bay and the freeze-thaw cycle of a New England winter both work against loose fill and unstable bases. Angular crushed stone resists that kind of movement better than rounded gravel, which is one reason it turns up so often under Lynn driveways, walkways and patios close to the water. Terrain in Lynn ranges from flat lots near the shore to the hillier ground toward Lynn Woods, and drainage stone along a slope keeps runoff from carving ruts into a lawn after a storm. Older three-decker lots close to downtown often have narrow side yards where a truck cannot reach the back of the property, so it helps to plan a drop spot near the street and move the last stretch by wheelbarrow rather than counting on the truck getting all the way in.

Where this stone gets used around Lynn

The most common use is as a compacted base layer under driveways, parking pads and paver patios, since the stone's angular pieces interlock once tamped instead of rolling apart. It also fills French drains and foundation drainage lines around older housing stock near downtown, where basements sit close to grade and water needs somewhere to go. Contractors backfill retaining walls and utility trenches with it for the same reason: it compacts cleanly and will not settle the way loose soil can months after the trench is closed. Homeowners finishing a shed pad or a small storage building foundation also spread a compacted layer of #57 stone first, since a level, well drained base keeps the structure from shifting once the ground freezes and thaws through a Massachusetts winter.

Pricing, ton by ton

Every number here is a per ton price; this material is never priced by the cubic yard. A 3 to 7 ton order runs $197 a ton. Step up to 8 tons and the rate becomes $110 a ton. Reach 15 tons and the rate settles at $85 a ton, the same point at which the delivery charge is waived entirely. Orders below that threshold carry a delivery fee that shrinks as tonnage rises, and the full delivered total for a Lynn ZIP shows up before checkout.

Working out how much you need

Start with the footprint: length in feet times width in feet. Multiply that by your planned depth in inches, then divide by 324 to land on cubic yards. Since #57 stone runs about 2,700 pounds to the cubic yard, scale that number up by roughly 1.35 to get tons, the unit this material actually sells in. Anyone who would rather skip the arithmetic can plug the same length, width and depth into the stone calculator and read the tonnage straight off the result.

Placing your Lynn order

Checkout takes your ZIP, the tonnage you need, and returns the per ton rate plus any delivery fee for that order size before you commit. Pea gravel, river rock and topsoil are also available around Lynn, all three priced by the ton the same as this stone; mulch is the outlier, sold by the cubic yard instead of the ton. Anyone comparing options across the state can start from the #57 Crushed Stone in Massachusetts hub before narrowing back down to a Lynn address.

About #57 Crushed Stone

#57 crushed stone is a gray, angular aggregate crushed and screened to a size range of about three quarters of an inch to one inch. Unlike pea gravel or river rock always carries, and the surface stays firm enough underfoot even after heavy rain.

What #57 Crushed Stone costs in Lynn

In the Lynn 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 Lynn

Crews working out of Lynn 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 103,489, Lynn pulls a mix of single-truck homeowner orders and contractor full-loads through the season.

Delivery day in Lynn

On the day of the drop, the dispatcher pulls the closest yard, batches your ticket with other Lynn 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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