Bulk Aggregates for Pathways in Antioch, IL

Illinois Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Antioch, IL, with CA-6 leading the lineup.

Antioch sits on the Chicago lake plain and the northeastern moraines, where heavy silt and clay shed water instead of taking it. That shapes what you order for a path, a drive pad or a drainage run.

Ground and Conditions in Antioch

Across the Chicago lake plain and the northeastern moraines, dense clay and silt shed water rather than absorb it. A thin base course shows the failure first: ruts, pumping, and stone working loose after a wet spring.

The fix is a base that carries load and a clean stone layer that moves water away.

Flat ground has little fall, so heavy summer downpours overwhelm yard grades. Bare clay lots also sheet-wash, which sends silt into any open stone you place.

Base, driveway and paver work runs from the spring thaw into late fall. Frozen ground stops compaction through the winter, and a wet spring keeps crews off soft clay.

Long cold winters bring many freeze and thaw cycles. Frost lifts drives, walks and slabs every spring and leaves gravel surfaces soft until the ground drains.

Northeastern Illinois jurisdictions carry a frost depth of about 42 inches in the residential code, and the local building department sets it.

Materials for Antioch Projects

Fines and screenings do the fine work on paths and walkways here. Lime screenings are crushed limestone fines, the standard bedding layer in Illinois and the surface that packs down walkable.

Order Lime Screenings for paver and flagstone bedding, for a garden path, and for backfill around pipe.

For a walk surface that stays firmer, Walkway Gravel gives you a finer, walkable finish than a drive-grade material.

CA-6, also called CA6, road base or 3/4 dense grade, is the Illinois base material: dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in. Order CA-6 for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Under that, Fill Dirt raises grade before a CA-6 base course goes down.

Washed clean stone with no fines handles water. CA-7, also called CA7, #57 stone or 1 inch clean stone, beds pipe and drainage trenches.

CA-11, the 3/4 inch clean washed stone, sits alongside CA-7 for bedding, drainage and concrete work. Order CA-7 or 3/4" Crushed Stone for a French drain or a downspout run.

For soft ground and play areas, 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel is rounded washed gravel for walkways and fence post mix. Top Soil covers lawns and bed prep once the hard work is done.

Delivery to Antioch and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to size the load.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile at the delivery address. Have the drop spot clear and reachable, with room for the truck to enter and leave.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Antioch and Lake County, including Waukegan, Mundelein, North Chicago, Gurnee and Highland Park.

Pick your delivery date at checkout and the truck arrives with your material.

Questions About Ordering Aggregate in Antioch

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Clear the drop area and make sure the truck can reach it and pull away. The driver tips the load in one pile, so give that pile a spot where it can sit without blocking a walk, a door or a drain.

Loose items, low wires and parked cars in the path all slow the drop.

What is the best base under pavers in Antioch?

CA-6 is the standard base under pavers here: dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, so it compacts into a stable layer. Bed the pavers themselves on lime screenings, the Illinois bedding layer.

Around the Chicago lake plain and the northeastern moraines, heavy silt and clay shed water, so a clean stone drainage layer matters too.

Order Your Load for Antioch

Size your load on the product page calculator, then choose tons or yards and pick a delivery date at checkout. Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, lime screenings, washed stone, sand and soil across Antioch and Lake County.

Place your order online and let the truck tip it on site.