Lime Screenings for Patios in Carol Stream, IL

If you are building a patio, a walk or a driveway apron in Carol Stream, IL, the load usually starts with gravel and aggregate delivery in Carol Stream, IL. Illinois Rock Supply sends bulk material to DuPage County addresses.

Most of that work starts with CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in. The flat ground and heavy clay here make what goes under the surface matter as much as what shows.

Ground and Conditions in Carol Stream

The Chicago lake plain and the northeastern moraines leave this part of Illinois with heavy silt and clay over dense till. Clay sheds water rather than taking it, and the ground here has little fall to move it along.

That combination shows up fast under pavers and flatwork. A thin base over clay holds a puddle, and after a freeze and thaw cycle the surface lifts and shifts.

Heavy summer downpours overwhelm yard grades, so a patio that sits low keeps the water it collects. The working season runs from the spring thaw into late fall, because frozen ground stops compaction and a wet spring keeps crews off soft clay.

Across this part of the state, frost runs about 42 inches deep in the residential code northeastern Illinois jurisdictions carry. The local building department sets that figure, and it belongs to the region, not to one yard.

Materials for Carol Stream Projects

Bedding is the layer that decides how a patio or walk performs, and it is worth picking by name. Lime screenings, the Chicago area name for limestone screenings, are the standard paver and flagstone bedding layer in Illinois.

Order them at Lime Screenings.

Under that bedding, CA-6 carries the load. It is the dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, and it builds driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Order it at CA-6.

Concrete flatwork and drainage runs need clean washed stone with no fines. CA-7 is the one inch clean stone for bedding under pipe, French drains and drainage trenches.

Order it at CA-7.

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

Order CA-11 at 3/4" Crushed Stone.

Permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks call for a smaller chip. CA-16 chips are the 3/8 inch limestone chips.

Order them at CA-16 Chips.

Lay the bedding and base over the right sand and the patio holds its lines. Torpedo sand is the coarse washed sand Illinois yards sell for leveling and bedding.

Order it at Washed Sand.

Delivery to Carol Stream and the Surrounding Area

Quantities are ordered online by the ton or by the yard, whichever suits the job. Each product page has a calculator to size the load before you check out.

Pick your delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the material on site in one pile. Nothing is spread or placed for you, so plan where the pile should land before the truck arrives.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across DuPage County, including Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Elmhurst and Lombard. Order online and the truck brings the load to your address.

Questions Carol Stream Buyers Ask

What gravel is best for a driveway in Carol Stream?

CA-6 is the base that suits this ground. It is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, so it compacts into a firm surface over the local clay.

For a top course on an existing drive, driveway gravel is the other option to weigh.

How much material will my project need?

You set the quantity when you order, either by the ton or by the yard. Each product page carries a calculator that sizes the load from your project, so you can match the order to the area you are covering without guessing at tonnage.

Size the Load and Place the Order

Work out your quantity on the product page for the material you need, then choose a delivery date that fits the job. Bedding, base and drainage stone all come by the ton or the yard, delivered to your site in Carol Stream.

Start your order online when you are ready.