Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Broughton, IL

If you are planning gravel and aggregate delivery in Broughton, IL, the job usually starts with a base. Illinois Rock Supply sells CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone this part of Illinois calls road base, along with washed stone, sand, soil and decorative rock.

Broughton sits in Hamilton County, where the ground is tight and holds water. The material you put down has to suit that.

Materials for Broughton Projects

CA-6 is the base material for this market. It is crushed limestone with the fines left in, and it goes down under driveways, parking pads, shed and garage floors and trench backfill.

For a driveway that already has a base, Driveway Gravel gives you a fresh wearing surface. Walkway Gravel is the finer option for paths and garden walks.

Washed stone is the second family. CA-7 is 1 inch clean stone with no fines, used for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches, French drains and concrete flatwork.

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

CA-16 Chips are the small 3/8 inch chips for permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks. Lime Screenings are the crushed limestone fines that bed pavers and flagstone and backfill around pipe.

Sand comes washed or fine. Washed Sand, which yards here call torpedo sand, is the coarse sand for concrete, leveling and bedding.

Mason Sand is the finer clean sand for brick and block mortar, paver joints, sandboxes and volleyball courts.

Soil and fill round out a site. Top Soil is screened Illinois prairie topsoil for lawns, grading and bed prep.

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

For decorative work, 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel suits walkways, play areas and fence post mix, while River Gravel and Large River Rock handle beds, borders and dry creek beds.

Ground and Conditions in Broughton

Across the Southern till plain and claypan country, the subsoil is a tight claypan sitting close to the surface. It stops water moving down, so winter and spring rain perches on top of it.

That leaves ground saturated for weeks at a time. Unbound base under traffic pumps when it is wet, which is why the base layer matters more here than the surface.

Erosion follows the same pattern. Where the thin loess is bared, sheet and gully erosion takes the soil, and banks scour along the larger streams.

The working season runs longer than upstate at both ends, but a wet winter and spring keep sites soft well into April. Late summer and fall are the reliable windows for a delivery.

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

Frost depth in this region runs about 30 to 36 inches, and the local building department sets the figure that applies to your job.

Delivery to Broughton and the Surrounding Area

You order online. Pick your material, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator if you need to size the load.

Then you pick a delivery date at checkout.

Bulk material arrives on a dump truck that tips the load in one pile on your site. Have the drop area clear and reachable, with room for the truck to get in and out.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Hamilton County, including McLeansboro and Dahlgren along with Broughton.

Questions About Ordering in Broughton

Do you supply contractors working in Broughton?

Yes. Contractors building drives, pads, drainage runs and flatwork in Broughton and across Hamilton County order the same materials, including CA-6, CA-7, CA-11 and CA-16 chips.

You order online by the ton or by the yard, choose a delivery date at checkout, and the truck tips the load on site.

Do you deliver CA-6 to Broughton, IL?

Yes. CA-6 is the base material for this market, and Illinois Rock Supply delivers it in bulk to Broughton and the rest of Hamilton County.

Order it online by the ton or the yard, then pick a delivery date. The load arrives on a dump truck and is tipped in one pile on your site.

Order Base, Stone and Sand for Your Broughton Job

Driveways, parking pads, shed bases, drainage runs, patios and beds all start with the right aggregate. Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, washed stone, sand, soil and decorative rock across Broughton and Hamilton County.

Order online by the ton or the yard and pick your delivery date.