Bulk Aggregates for Pathways in Ashley, IL

If you are planning gravel and aggregate delivery in Ashley, IL, the material list starts with the job. A driveway rebuild takes CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone Illinois yards call road base.

A garden walk takes something finer.

Illinois Rock Supply sells both, plus the clean stone, sand and soil that go with them. The ground here has a say in which one you pick.

Ground and Conditions in Ashley

Ashley sits in Washington County, on the Southern till plain and claypan country that covers this part of the state. Loess lies over old, weathered drift, and the subsoil below it is tight clay.

That claypan sits close to the surface and stops water moving down. Winter and spring rain perches on top of it, and ground stays saturated for weeks.

An unbound base over saturated clay pumps under traffic. A thin layer of CA-6 spread on that ground disappears into the mud instead of holding a surface.

The fix is a base course with enough body to bridge the soft layer, and clean stone where water needs somewhere to go. On a path or walk, the same logic applies at a smaller scale.

The working season runs longer than upstate at both ends. A wet winter and spring still keep sites soft well into April, so late summer and fall are the reliable windows for grading and hauling.

Winters are cold but shorter than in the north, with frequent freeze and thaw swings. Those swings work on saturated clay and heave drives and walks.

Materials for Ashley Projects

Fines and screenings do the real work on paths and walkways here. A walkable surface needs a material that binds underfoot, not clean stone that rolls.

Lime Screenings are crushed limestone fines, and they are the standard bedding layer for pavers and flagstone in Illinois. Screened fine, they compact into a firm, smooth surface that stays put on a garden walk.

Walkway Gravel is graded for paths and garden walks that need a finer, walkable surface. It is the surfacing choice when you want a path that feels solid rather than loose.

Under a path or a paver patio, the base course is CA-6. It is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, and it locks together into a compacted layer for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

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

3/4" Crushed Stone, sold as CA-11, is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone that goes alongside it for bedding and concrete work.

For a finer decorative surface, 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel is rounded washed gravel for walkways, play areas and drainage. River Gravel covers beds, borders and dry creek beds.

Delivery to Ashley and the Surrounding Area

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load before you commit.

Get the quantity right and the pile on site matches the job. Bulk delivery to a site in Ashley means a dump truck tips the load in one pile where you want it.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Washington County, including Nashville, Okawville, Hoyleton, Oakdale and Addieville.

Order Your Aggregate Delivery in Ashley

Start with the calculator on the product page and settle your quantity in tons or yards. Then pick your delivery date at checkout and Illinois Rock Supply brings the load to your site in Ashley.