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ABOUT SMITH’S GRAVEL PIT NEAR ROCHESTER NY
OUR PRODUCTS & SERVICES IN ROCHESTER, NY
Smith’s Gravel Pit offers sand, gravel, topsoil, and stone products for residential and commercial applications. When you choose Smith’s Gravel Pit in Rochester NY for your next project, you can rest assured that you’re getting the highest quality materials and customer service upstate New York has to offer.
Crushed Stone
We offer crushed gravel and limestone products for driveways, roads, and construction applications. We stock crushed and screened stone in 2” sizes and below and can prepare any stone to your specifications.
Natural Stone
Smith’s Gravel Pit offers a variety of natural stones, from pea gravel to boulders for landscaping and barriers. Our stones are perfect for driveways, ornamental landscaping, retaining walls, and landscape accents. We sort stone products by size and can accommodate your unique needs.
Sand
At Smith’s Gravel Pit, we offer various types of sand for commercial and residential applications. From sand for playgrounds, pools, horse arenas, and utilities we’re well-equipped to fulfill your aggregate order. Ask about our DOT approved sands for your construction projects.
Topsoil
Our topsoil offerings include both screened and unscreened varieties, depending on the application and intended use. We offer it by the cubic yard or the ton.
Trucking & Delivery
Portable Crushing
Our Core Mission
To supply high-quality construction and landscaping materials—sand, gravel, stone, topsoil—ensuring exceptional quality and customer service for every truckload delivered.
Why does Rochester’s Freeze-Thaw Cycle destroy standard driveways?
In Monroe County, the “Lake Effect” causes rapid temperature swings that force ground moisture to expand and contract repeatedly. This hydraulic pressure creates frost heaves that crack rigid asphalt and displace softer river rock. To combat this, we recommend high-density Dolomite Limestone over softer aggregates. Its crystalline structure resists water absorption, preventing the internal fracturing that turns lesser stone into dust after just a few winters.
Rochester Freeze-Thaw Resistance Matrix
| Aggregate Type | Frost Heave Score | Best Use Case |
| Limestone Crusher Run | 9.5/10 (High) | Heavy Duty Driveways & Base |
| Crusher Run | 8.0/10 (Good) | Compacted Sub-base |
| Round Pea Gravel | 4.5/10 (Low) | Decorative / Drainage Only |
Which stone types are safe for snowblowers and plows?
Winter maintenance in the Snow Belt is a logistical challenge. The wrong stone turns into a projectile when hit by a snowblower auger. For plow zones, we recommend #2 Crushed Stone; its angular shape locks together, creating a surface stable enough for plow blades to skim over. Conversely, Pea Stone serves best in shovel-only paths where decorative aesthetics outweigh mechanical clearance needs.
How do Henrietta Clay and Irondequoit Sand affect your project?
You aren’t just dumping gravel; you are building on a geological foundation. Our Monroe County Soil Stability expertise ensures you use the right material for your specific ground conditions to prevent sinking.
Henrietta Heavy Clay: Requires a deeper 8″ base of Crusher Run to bridge the “spongy” subgrade and prevent the driveway from swallowing the stone.
Irondequoit Sandy Soil: Prone to shifting. Requires geotextile fabric stabilization before laying aggregate to lock the base in place.
Why do potholes keep returning in the same spot?
If you just fill a pothole, you are treating the symptom, not the disease. The “Phantom Pothole” usually indicates a sub-surface water vein or organic decay pocket. We utilize a “Dig-Out & Grid” diagnostic method: excavating the soft spot, removing the contaminated clay, installing a stabilization grid, and refilling with clean, angular stone. This proves expertise in root-cause analysis rather than just selling a “band-aid” bucket of stone.
"Mud Season" Drainage Diagnostics
Upstate New York’s “Mud Season” (March/April) turns flat driveways into swamps. Properties near the Genesee River water table are especially vulnerable. We provide technical grading plans to transition from flat to “crowned” or “pitched” profiles, often integrating French Drains to divert runoff.
The "Zero-Decay" Maintenance Schedule
APRIL: Rake back plow displacement.
JULY: Weed suppression top-up.
OCTOBER: Crown grading for drainage.
NOVEMBER: Pot-hole filling pre-freeze.
SMITH’S GRAVEL PIT COMMITMENT IN ROCHESTER NY
At Smith’s Gravel Pit Rochester NY, we strive to provide the highest quality materials for our customers. We offer consistency and value for every project and application, both residential and commercial. Our commitment to excellence encompasses everything we do. When you choose Smith’s Pea Gravel Pit in Rochester, NY, for your aggregate project needs, trust that you’re not only getting the best quality materials around but also the highest level of customer service available in the region.