Shredded Mulch Delivery for Du Bois, IL

Illinois Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Du Bois, IL to driveways, beds and building pads. CA-6, also called road base, is the dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in that this part of Illinois builds on.

Du Bois sits in Washington County, on the Southern till plain and claypan country that runs across this part of the state. The ground here is tight and slow, so what you put on top of it matters.

Delivery to Du Bois and the Surrounding Area

You order online and pick your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you check out.

Choose a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the material on your site in Du Bois. The load arrives as one pile.

Have the spot clear before the truck gets there.

Delivery covers Du Bois and the rest of Washington County, including Nashville, Okawville, Hoyleton, Ashley and Oakdale. Bulk loads go to driveways, building sites and back yards the same way.

Materials for Du Bois Projects

Decorative rock carries a lot of the work around Du Bois, and it is the easiest place to start. Beds, borders, dry creek beds and ground cover all take a different stone, so match the material to the job.

Beds and ground cover

River Gravel is rounded stone for beds, borders and dry creek beds. It moves water visually and sits well against foundation plantings.

Large River Rock is the bigger rounded stone. Use it in dry creek beds, at downspout splash areas and anywhere the decorative work is heavier.

3/8" Natural Pea Gravel is rounded 3/8 inch washed gravel for walkways, play areas and drainage. It stays walkable underfoot.

Shredded Mulch covers beds and tree rings and holds moisture through an Illinois summer. It is the ground cover for planting areas rather than stone.

Driveways, drains and base

CA-6 is the Illinois base material: dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in. It goes under driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

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

Lime Screenings are crushed limestone fines for paver and flagstone bedding and for backfill around pipe. They are the standard bedding layer in Illinois.

Washed Sand, which Illinois yards call torpedo sand, is coarse washed sand for concrete, leveling and bedding.

Ground and Conditions in Du Bois

The soil across the Southern till plain and claypan country is loess over old, weathered drift, with a tight claypan subsoil close to the surface. That layer stops water moving down.

Winter and spring rain perches on top of the claypan, so ground stays saturated for weeks. An under-built base pumps under traffic when that happens, which is why the base course has to be right before anything goes on it.

Erosion follows the same pattern. Where the thin loess is bared, sheet and gully erosion takes the surface, and bank scour shows up along the creeks and the Wabash on the eastern edge.

The working season is longer here than upstate at both ends, but a wet winter and spring keep sites soft well into April. Late summer and fall are the reliable windows for grading and stone work.

Winters are cold but shorter than in the north, and frequent freeze and thaw swings work on saturated clay and heave drives and walks. Frost depth runs about 30 to 36 inches, and the local building department sets the figure it uses.

Order CA-6 and Decorative Stone in Du Bois

CA-6 is the base this part of Illinois builds on, and the decorative stone around it finishes the job. Illinois Rock Supply delivers both to Du Bois and the rest of Washington County.

Pick your material, set your quantity and place the order online.