Bulk Gravel Delivery to Dow, IL

Planning a driveway, a patio base or a drainage run in Dow? Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Dow, IL, and the material that starts most of those jobs is CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone this part of Illinois calls road base.

CA-6 carries its fines, so it packs into a firm, tight surface. That makes it the right first layer under a drive, a parking pad or a shed floor.

Ground and Conditions in Dow

Across the Western Illinois loess uplands and the Mississippi border, the ground is deep loess over older drift. Loess sheds water fast on slopes and holds it in the flats, so a base can look solid in dry weather and move once it stays wet.

That is where a thin base shows its weakness. Water gets into the subgrade, the stone above it shifts, and ruts and soft spots open up under tires and foot traffic.

The fix is a base that holds together as one firm layer. CA-6, with its fines left in, knits into a tight mass that spreads load instead of letting it punch through.

Work here runs from the spring thaw into late fall, a little longer than upstate. Bottomland sites wait out spring high water, and frost still lifts drives and walks each spring.

Materials for Dow Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where the choice of stone matters most. The bedding layer has to sit flat, drain, and stay put while the pavers go down over it.

Lime Screenings are the standard bedding layer in Illinois. These crushed limestone fines screed to a smooth, even bed under pavers, flagstone and block, and they also backfill around pipe.

Under the bedding, a clean open stone keeps water moving. CA-7 is washed 1 inch stone with no fines, used for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches and French drains.

3/4" Crushed Stone, sold as CA-11, does the same work at 3/4 inch and is the size Illinois yards pair with CA-7 for concrete flatwork.

For the base course itself, CA-6 goes down under drives, pads and garage slabs. It is the Illinois base material: dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in.

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

Delivery to Dow and the Surrounding Area

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the load on site in one pile.

Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load. Dow sits in Jersey County, and delivery covers the surrounding area, including Jerseyville, Elsah, Grafton and Fieldon.

Order CA-6, Stone and Bedding Material for Dow

Start with the calculator on the product page to settle your quantity, then place the order online for delivery in Dow. Illinois Rock Supply brings bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil to your site.