Bulk Material Delivery in Des Plaines, IL

Heavy rain has nowhere to go on flat clay ground. Gravel and aggregate delivery in Des Plaines, IL starts with stone that moves water instead of holding it.

Illinois Rock Supply hauls CA-6, road base by its local name, and the washed stone that armors slopes, swales and banks.

Clay sheds water rather than takes it. Pick the stone by size and the water finds its path.

Materials for Des Plaines Projects

Coarse stone does the heavy work on slope, swale and bank protection. Bigger, sharper stone holds a bank and slows runoff.

Smaller washed stone handles bedding and drainage where water needs to pass through.

RipRap

RipRap is heavy broken stone for bank protection, culvert outlets, pond edges and slope armoring.

#4 Crushed Stone

#4 Crushed Stone is large clean stone for construction entrances, heavy drainage and trench bottoms.

CA-7

CA-7 is washed clean stone with no fines, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches, French drains and concrete flatwork.

CA-16 Chips

CA-16 Chips are small 3/8 inch chips for permeable paver bedding, drainage around tanks and topping a compacted base.

CA-6

CA-6 is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in. Use it for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Delivery to Des Plaines and the Surrounding Area

Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk material across Des Plaines and Cook County, including Chicago, Cicero, Schaumburg, Evanston and Arlington Heights. Order online and pick your delivery date at checkout.

Choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load.

A dump truck tips the material on site in one pile.

Have the drop spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives. Loose items, low branches and parked cars all get in the way of a dump bed.

Ground and Conditions in Des Plaines

Across the Chicago lake plain and the northeastern moraines, heavy silt and clay shed water rather than take it. Flat ground has little fall.

Heavy summer downpours overwhelm yard grades and storm sewers in the older built-up areas.

That is why coarse stone belongs on slopes and swales. Water that cannot soak in has to be slowed and steered.

Riprap and #4 stone armor a bank; CA-7 and CA-16 Chips let water pass through bedding and trenches.

Base, driveway and paver work runs from the spring thaw into late fall. Frozen ground stops compaction through the winter.

A wet spring keeps crews off soft clay, so timing a delivery around the season matters as much as the stone itself.

Long cold winters bring many freeze and thaw cycles. Frost lifts drives, walks and slabs every spring and leaves gravel surfaces soft until the ground drains.

Northeastern Illinois jurisdictions carry a frost depth of about 42 inches in the residential code; the local building department sets it.

Questions About Stone and Delivery in Des Plaines

What stone should I use for drainage in Des Plaines?

Match the stone to the job. CA-7 and CA-11 are washed clean stone for French drains, foundation drains and bedding under pipe.

CA-16 Chips suit tight bedding and drainage around tanks. For heavy flow at a culvert outlet or along a bank, RipRap and #4 Crushed Stone armor the slope and slow the water down.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Clear the drop spot and make sure a dump truck can reach it. The truck tips the load in one pile, so leave room for the pile itself.

Move parked cars, low branches and loose items out of the way. Order online, choose your quantity by the ton or yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Order Bulk Stone for Des Plaines

Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil across Des Plaines and Cook County. Pick your material, set the quantity by the ton or yard, and choose a delivery date at checkout.

Order online and the truck brings it to your site.