Lime Screenings for Pathways in Butler, IL

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Butler, IL online, by the ton or by the yard, and a dump truck tips it on your site. Illinois Rock Supply sells CA-6, clean stone, sand, soil and mulch across Montgomery County.

Start with CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone this part of Illinois builds on. Add lime screenings where a path needs a tighter, smoother surface.

Ground and Conditions in Butler

This is Southern till plain and claypan country. Loess sits over old, weathered Illinoian drift, and a tight claypan rests close to the surface.

That claypan stops water moving down. Winter and spring rain perches on top of it, and ground across the Southern till plain and claypan country stays saturated for weeks.

Watch what a thin base does under those conditions. Saturated clay pumps under traffic, the stone works down into the soft subgrade, and the surface ruts and potholes.

The fix is a base that spreads load over the soft ground instead of punching into it. CA-6 carries the fines that bind and compact into a firm, dense layer.

Timing matters too. The season runs longer here 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 grading and stone work.

Frequent freeze and thaw swings work on saturated clay and heave drives and walks. Sheet and gully erosion takes the thin loess wherever it is bared.

Materials for Butler Projects

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

Bed pavers and flagstone on lime screenings. Use the same material to backfill around pipe, where a fine, easily worked fill is wanted.

For the base under a path, start with CA-6. Dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, it compacts into a firm layer for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Where water has to move, switch to clean stone. CA-7 is washed 1 inch 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 for bedding, drainage and concrete work.

Smaller chips finish tight spaces. CA-16 Chips are 3/8 inch limestone chips for permeable paver bedding and for topping a compacted base.

Sand and soil round out a project. Torpedo sand, sold as Washed Sand, is the coarse washed sand for concrete, leveling and bedding.

Top Soil covers lawns, grading and bed prep.

Delivery to Butler and the Surrounding Area

Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load before checkout.

Pick your delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the material in one pile on your site. Have the drop spot clear and reachable when the truck arrives.

Butler sits in Montgomery County, and delivery covers the county and nearby towns including Litchfield, Hillsboro, Nokomis, Raymond and Witt.

Order Lime Screenings and Base Stone for Your Butler Project

Size your load on the calculator, choose your quantity by the ton or yard, and set a delivery date at checkout. Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, lime screenings and clean stone to Butler and Montgomery County.

Place your order online when you are ready.