Rip Rap and Bulk Aggregates for Ellery, IL

Illinois Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Ellery, IL to driveways, building pads and drainage work. CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone this part of Illinois calls road base, is the base material for a drive, a parking pad or a shed floor.

The ground here is loess over old, weathered drift, and the claypan below it holds water near the surface. That shapes what you put down and when you can put it down.

Materials for Ellery Projects

Coarse stone does the heavy work on slope, swale and bank protection around Ellery. RipRap is broken stone for bank protection, culvert outlets, pond edges and slope armoring.

Below that, CA-7 is washed clean stone with no fines, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches and French drains. CA-11 is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone sold alongside it for bedding, drainage and concrete work.

Both are specified by number on Illinois plans.

CA-16 chips are 3/8 inch limestone chips for permeable paver bedding, drainage around tanks and topping a compacted base. Lime screenings are crushed limestone fines for paver and flagstone bedding and for backfill around pipe.

For surfaces, CA-6 compacts into a base for drives and pads. Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a compacted base, and Walkway Gravel gives paths and garden walks a finer, walkable surface.

Delivery to Ellery and the Surrounding Area

Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across Ellery and the rest of Wayne County, including Fairfield, Wayne City, Barnhill, Cisne and Sims. You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you order. A dump truck tips the material in one pile at the site, so the drop spot needs room for the truck to reach it and turn around.

Have the area clear before the truck arrives. Mark anything you do not want covered, such as a septic lid, a water line or a buried cable, and keep vehicles and equipment out of the way.

Ground and Conditions in Ellery

Start with the working season. Southern Illinois runs longer at both ends than the north, but a wet winter and spring keep sites soft well into April.

Late summer and fall are the reliable windows for a delivery.

The claypan sits close to the surface and stops water moving down, so winter and spring rain perches on top of it. Ground stays saturated for weeks, and unbound base pumps under traffic when it does.

That same ground drives the erosion. Sheet and gully erosion takes the thin loess where it is bared, and bank scour is a real problem on the streams that cross this part of the state.

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

Questions About Stone and Delivery in Ellery

What stone should I use for drainage in Ellery?

Use clean washed stone with no fines. CA-7 and CA-11 are the 3/4 inch to 1 inch sizes for French drains, foundation drains and downspout runs, and CA-16 chips work for tighter bedding and drainage around tanks.

Fines-bearing material such as CA-6 is a base course, not a drainage layer, because the fines block water movement.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Clear the drop area and make sure a dump truck can reach it and turn around. Mark anything you do not want covered, including septic lids, water lines and buried cable.

The truck tips the load in one pile, so give some thought to where that pile should sit before the delivery date you picked at checkout.

Order Aggregate for Ellery

Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil to Ellery and the rest of Wayne County. Choose your material, set the quantity by the ton or yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Place your order online when you are ready.