Crushed Stone Delivery in Houston, TX: Sizes and Pricing

Crushed Stone Delivery in Houston: Local Overview

Houston anchors the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metro, and crushed stone delivery in Houston runs by the ton straight to job sites across that area. The city itself holds roughly 2.3 million residents, so demand ranges from small backyard drainage fixes to contractor-scale driveway and pad work. MyGravelBuddy delivers Gray crushed stone in several sizes, priced and dispatched from the nearest yard to your address.

For pricing and coverage beyond the metro, see Crushed Stone in Texas.

Best Uses for Crushed Stone in the Houston Area

Crushed stone works as a base layer under driveways and patios, a drainage fill around foundations, and a top dressing for gravel paths and parking pads. Its angular pieces lock together under weight, which makes it a dependable base for driveways, drainage runs, and paver patios anywhere in the city. Contractors also use it as backfill for retaining walls and as bedding under buried pipe. Choosing between finer and coarser grades mostly comes down to whether the job needs drainage, a hard-packing surface, or a clean top layer that stays put underfoot.

Crushed Stone Sizes Available in Houston

MyGravelBuddy stocks several sizes for Houston delivery, each suited to a different job:

• #57 Crushed Stone, a mid-size stone for drainage and driveway base
• #67 Stone, smaller and easier to compact for walkways
• #89 Crushed Stone, a fine grade for pipe bedding and tight fill
• #4 Crushed Stone, a larger stone for drainage and erosion control
• 3/4" Crushed Stone, a general-purpose size for paths and base layers
• 3/8" Crushed Stone, a small, smooth-handling grade for top dressing
• Crusher Run, a mixed grade that compacts hard for driveways

How Much Crushed Stone You Need

Crushed stone is sold by the ton, and the amount depends on the area you are covering and how deep you spread it. As a rule of thumb, one ton covers roughly 80 square feet at a 3 inch depth, less if you spread it deeper and more if you go thinner. For an exact figure, run your project through the calculator before you place an order. Confirming the tonnage before you order also avoids a follow-up delivery for a shortfall or paying to haul away extra stone you did not need.

Delivery and Lead Times in Houston

Smaller orders ship in 1 to 2 business days. Orders of 8 tons or more typically go out same day or the next business day, and once an order reaches 15 tons, delivery is free. Full coverage details for the metro are on the delivery in Houston page.

Crushed Stone Pricing Notes for Houston

Price per ton drops as the order size grows. Here is how the tiers break down for Houston delivery:

Exact pricing is set by ZIP code and confirmed at checkout.

Ordering Crushed Stone Delivery in Houston

Pick a size from the list above, confirm your tonnage with the calculator, and place the order online. Larger orders cost less per ton and ship faster, so contractors bundling several driveways or drainage jobs often order at the 8 ton or 15 ton tier to lock in the lower rate and free delivery.

Nearby communities such as Pasadena and Pearland fall within the same Houston delivery coverage.

About Crushed Stone

Crushed stone is quarried rock that has been mechanically crushed and screened into angular pieces, unlike the smooth, rounded shape of river gravel. Those angular edges interlock when compacted, which gives crushed stone more load-bearing strength than rounded aggregate and makes it a standard choice for driveway base, drainage layers, and backfill.

In Houston, MyGravelBuddy delivers this material as Gray crushed stone across a range of sizes, from fine 3/8 inch stone for top dressing to larger #4 stone for drainage and erosion control, plus crusher run for a hard-packing driveway surface. Its angular shape lets water drain through rather than pool, which is why contractors specify it under patios, driveways, and foundation perimeters where standing water is a concern. Homeowners tend to reach for the finer grades on walkways and patio bases, while contractors lean on #57 or #4 for larger drainage and driveway work. Spread and compacted in layers, crushed stone holds its shape under vehicle and foot traffic far better than loose, uncrushed gravel, which keeps it a frequently requested material for Houston job sites of every size.

What Crushed Stone costs in Houston

Around Houston, crushed stone is quoted by the ton with delivery layered in based on distance from the closest yard. Pricing in Houston starts at $167 per ton on full-truck loads, which works out to roughly $225 per cubic yard at the typical density of 2700 lb per yard. Plan on roughly 80 sq ft of coverage per ton at 3 inches deep, which puts a single-car driveway in the 4 to 8 ton bracket. Houston pricing sits a touch above the TX state average, which is what we see across other product-loc rows we publish.

How crews use Crushed Stone in Houston

Houston contractors keep crushed stone on the order sheet for a short list of standard installs. Local Houston orders cluster around the partial-truck range, with full loads booked for paving prep and base courses.

Delivery day in Houston

Delivery in Houston runs out of the nearest pit; you get a two hour arrival window the evening prior and a call when the driver leaves the scale. Plan for 12 ft of clear path for a tandem and 14 ft for a tri-axle, plus a level area at the dump point so the bed lifts straight. Standard lead time on this lane is 24-48h, with same-day windows held open for orders that hit the desk before 11 AM and clear payment.

Delivered pricing in Houston

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