Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Deer Grove, IL

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Deer Grove, IL by the ton or by the yard. Illinois Rock Supply drops bulk material at your site, and CA-6, also called road base, is the base most drives and pads here start from.

Whiteside County sits on some of the most variable ground in the state, with sand and gravel running under the flat ground. That decides which material your project needs.

Materials for Deer Grove Projects

Start with the base. CA-6 is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, the Illinois base material for driveways, parking pads and garage floors.

For a finished drive surface, Driveway Gravel tops a compacted base. On a path or garden walk, Walkway Gravel gives a finer, walkable surface.

Washed stone handles water and concrete work. CA-7 is 1 inch clean stone with no fines, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches and French drains.

CA-11 is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone yards sell alongside it.

Below that, CA-16 Chips are 3/8 inch chips for permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks. Lime Screenings bed pavers and flagstone and backfill around pipe.

Lime Screenings are the standard bedding layer in Illinois.

Sand comes two ways. Torpedo sand, sold here as Washed Sand, is coarse and washed for concrete, leveling and bedding.

Mason Sand is finer, for brick and block mortar, paver joints and sandboxes.

Base, Stone and Soil at a Glance

Soil rounds out a job. Topsoil is screened Illinois prairie soil, dark and silty, for lawns and grading.

Garden Soil fills raised beds and vegetable plots. Fill Dirt raises grade before CA-6 goes down.

For decorative work, River Gravel and Large River Rock run beds, borders and dry creek beds. Natural Pea Gravel suits walkways and play areas.

Shredded Mulch holds moisture in beds through an Illinois summer.

Ground and Conditions in Deer Grove

Water drives everything here. Snowmelt and spring rain land on frozen ground and push across the surface before the soil can take it in.

Across Northern Illinois till plains and Rock River country, tight till and a high water table on flat ground meet sand plains that drain almost too fast. Both punish a base that was not planned for water.

That means drainage layers matter as much as the base course. Clean stone like CA-7 or CA-11 moves water; a fines-bearing material like CA-6 does not, and belongs where you want a compacted surface instead.

Frost action is real in unbound base and shallow footings across the northern counties. The local building department sets footing depth, and a footing depth is not a number for a driveway base.

The working season runs from the spring thaw into late fall, a little shorter than downstate. Frozen ground stops compaction in winter, so the thaw sets the start of the year.

Delivery to Deer Grove and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material arrives on a dump truck that tips the load in one pile on your site. Have the drop area clear and reachable before the truck arrives.

Order online. Choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard, and use the calculator on each product page to size the load.

Pick a delivery date at checkout.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Whiteside County, including Sterling, Rock Falls, Morrison, Fulton and Erie. Deer Grove orders ride the same routes.

Order Base, Stone and Soil for Deer Grove

Driveways, parking pads, shed bases, drainage trenches, paver bedding, lawns and garden beds all take bulk material in Deer Grove. Pick the material, set your quantity by the ton or yard, and place the order online.