Bluestone Near Me

Buying bluestone locally

Bluestone is a dense, fine-grained natural stone commonly used in the northeastern United States. It is valued for its durability, rich blue-gray color, and clean, angular appearance. Yards also call it Pennsylvania Bluestone. GoodGravel lists 144 suppliers that stock bluestone across 44 states. 44 of them deliver and 42 are pits or quarries that sell straight from the stockpile.

Expect bluestone to run $80 to $150 per ton at the yard, or $100 to $180 per cubic yard. A 10 ton load is $800 to $1500 before delivery. Very heavy material. Transport costs can be significant outside the Northeast. Pits sit at the low end of that range and landscape yards at the high end, since the yard bought it from a pit and trucked it in.

Bluestone works well for decorative hardscapes, high-end landscaping, and walkable surfaces. Skip it for low-budget projects and large-area fill. The upside: highly durable and attractive natural color. The catch: expensive.

Available as gravel, chips, or slabs. Colors range from blue-gray to steel blue. One cubic yard of bluestone weighs about 1.65 tons. A 3 inch layer over 500 square feet takes 4.6 cubic yards, which is close to 7.6 tons. Add 10 percent for settling and the odd low spot.

Press the location button at the top of the page and the list sorts by distance from you. Call the closest yard and ask for bluestone by name and by size. Ask if it is washed or still has fines in it, because that changes how it drains and how it packs. If the nearest yard is out, the next one is usually within 20 miles when you are near a city.

Under 2 tons, pickup with your own truck or a trailer is the cheaper route. A half ton pickup takes about a third of a yard per trip. Above 5 tons, delivery starts to pay for itself because the fee spreads over more stone. Either way, get the total price for your exact tonnage from two yards and compare those totals, not the price per ton.

Read more about the material on the bluestone guide.