Lime Screenings for Pathways in Arlington, IL

If you are planning a garden path, a paver walk or a new driveway, gravel and aggregate delivery in Arlington, IL starts with picking the right material.

Illinois Rock Supply sells bulk stone, sand and soil to Bureau County, and the base for most drives and pads here is CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone Illinois yards call road base.

Arlington sits in Bureau County, on the Northern Illinois till plains and Rock River country. The ground runs to tight till and loamy prairie soil, so what you put on top of it matters more than what you build beside it.

Ground and Conditions in Arlington

A base that is too thin shows itself fast on this ground. The first sign is rutting where tires track, then a soft spot that never firms up no matter how often you drag it.

The cause is usually water sitting in the subgrade rather than the stone itself. Tight till holds moisture, and on flat ground the water table stays high through spring.

Snowmelt and spring rain on frozen ground push water across the surface instead of into it. That is why a clean drainage layer under the fines matters as much as the surface material.

Winters here bring repeated freeze and thaw and heavy frost action in unbound base and shallow footings. Frost depth runs about 42 inches across the northern counties, and the local building department sets it.

The working season runs from the spring thaw into late fall and is a little shorter than downstate. Frozen ground stops compaction in the winter, so plan the base work for the open months.

Materials for Arlington Projects

For paths and walkways, the material that finishes the job is lime screenings. Screenings are crushed limestone fines, and they bed pavers and flagstone and give a walkable surface that locks up underfoot.

Lime screenings are the standard bedding layer in Illinois, and they also work as backfill around pipe. Order them by the ton or the yard from the Lime Screenings page.

Under the screenings you need something that carries the load. CA-6 is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, and it makes a compacted base for drives, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Where water has to move rather than sit, use clean washed stone. CA-7 is 1 inch clean stone with no fines, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches, French drains and concrete flatwork.

CA-11 is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone that Illinois yards sell alongside CA-7 for bedding, drainage and concrete work.

For the surface of a garden walk, Walkway Gravel gives a finer, walkable finish. If you want a loose decorative surface instead, 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel is rounded washed gravel for walkways, play areas and fence post mix.

Delivery to Arlington and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. If you are not sure how much a path or a pad takes, each product page has a calculator to help size the load.

Bulk delivery to a site in Arlington means a dump truck tips the material in one pile where you want it. From there it is yours to move and place.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Bureau County, including Princeton, Spring Valley, Walnut, Ladd and Wyanet. Pick your delivery date at checkout and the truck arrives with your load.

Questions About Ordering Stone in Arlington

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Have the drop spot clear and reachable, with nothing overhead and no parked vehicles in the way. The truck tips the load in one pile, so the spot you choose is where the material stays.

If you are spreading it by hand or with a machine, keep the pile close to the work so you are not moving stone twice.

What is the best base under pavers in Arlington?

Lime screenings are the standard bedding layer under pavers and flagstone in Illinois. Below the bedding, CA-6 gives you a compacted base that carries the load and holds up through freeze and thaw.

Where the subgrade stays wet, put a clean washed layer such as CA-7 underneath so water has somewhere to go instead of sitting under the base.

Order Your Path Material for Arlington

Work out your quantity on the product page calculator, then place the order online and pick a delivery date. Illinois Rock Supply brings lime screenings, CA-6 and clean washed stone to Arlington and the rest of Bureau County.

Order your load and get the path or drive started.