Bulk Aggregates for Pathways in Dorsey, IL

Illinois Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Dorsey, IL to driveways, paths, pads and planting beds across Madison County. CA-6 is the Illinois base material, a dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in.

This is deep loess country, where water sheds fast on slopes and sits in the flats. That shapes what you order and where it goes.

Ground and Conditions in Dorsey

On this ground a thin base course tells on you quickly. Loess soil sheds water off a slope and holds it in the flats, so a path or pad laid over bare dirt starts to rut and dish at the edges.

The fix is a compacted CA-6 base built to the right grade, with a clean stone or chip layer over it where water needs to move.

Across the Western Illinois loess uplands and the Mississippi border, gully and rill erosion cuts into steep bluffs and ravines, and cut slopes slump. Concentrated runoff does the damage, so surfaces that shed water cleanly last longer than surfaces that pond it.

Work in this part of the state runs from the spring thaw into late fall. Winter freeze and thaw still lifts drives and walks each spring in this part of the state.

Materials for Dorsey Projects

Paths and garden walks are where the fines and screenings earn their place. Lime Screenings are crushed limestone fines, the standard bedding layer under pavers and flagstone in Illinois.

They compact to a firm, smooth surface, which is what a walkable path needs.

For a path that wants a looser feel underfoot, Walkway Gravel gives you a finer surface than a driveway mix. Pair either one with CA-16 Chips for drainage at the edges and around tanks.

Underneath any of it, CA-6 is the base course for drives, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a compacted base.

Where water has to move rather than sit, clean washed stone does the work. 3/4" Crushed Stone is CA-11, the 3/4 inch clean stone for bedding, drainage and concrete flatwork, and CA-7 is the 1 inch clean stone for pipe bedding and French drains.

Both carry no fines, so they drain.

Delivery to Dorsey and the Surrounding Area

You order online. Quantities are sold by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator for sizing the load.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile on site. Have the spot cleared and reachable, and know that a full pile needs room to spread.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Madison County, including Granite City, Edwardsville, Alton, Collinsville and Godfrey.

Questions About Ordering in Dorsey

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Have the drop spot cleared and open, with nothing overhead and a firm surface for the truck to reach it on. The load arrives as one tipped pile, so give it room to spread rather than planning to move it far.

If a fence, low wire or soft ground sits between the road and the spot, sort that out before delivery day.

What is the best base under pavers in Dorsey?

CA-6 is the base course for paver work here, compacted to grade before the bedding goes down. Over it, lime screenings are the Illinois bedding layer: crushed limestone fines that compact to a firm, even surface under pavers and flagstone.

Both matter on this loess ground, where water sheds fast on slopes and sits in the flats.

Order Bulk Aggregates in Dorsey

Size your load with the calculator on each product page, then order the ton or yard you need and pick a delivery date at checkout. For paths and walkways, start with lime screenings and CA-16 chips over a CA-6 base.

Place your order online and let Illinois Rock Supply handle the rest.