Stone Dust Near Me

Buying stone dust locally

Stone dust is a finely crushed aggregate made up of stone particles smaller than 1/4 inch. It compacts tightly when installed and lightly moistened, creating a firm, smooth surface ideal for leveling and base preparation. Yards also call it Crusher Fines or Screenings. GoodGravel lists 132 suppliers that stock stone dust across 44 states. 36 of them deliver and 32 are pits or quarries that sell straight from the stockpile.

Expect stone dust to run $15 to $30 per ton at the yard, or $20 to $40 per cubic yard. A 10 ton load is $150 to $300 before delivery. Heavy for its volume due to dense fines. Commonly delivered in bulk or sold in bags for small projects. 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.

Stone Dust works well for paver installations, leveling uneven ground, and compacted walking surfaces. Skip it for driveways and high-drainage applications. The upside: compacts very tightly and creates a smooth, level surface. The catch: poor drainage.

Fine crushed stone particles under 1/4 inch. Color varies by source rock and is typically gray or tan. One cubic yard of stone dust weighs about 1.5 tons. A 3 inch layer over 500 square feet takes 4.6 cubic yards, which is close to 6.9 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 stone dust 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 stone dust guide.