Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Galena, IL

Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Galena, IL, from CA-6 road base to washed sand and decorative stone. Everything arrives in bulk by the ton or by the yard.

This corner of the state sits on loess over dolomite, so what you put down matters as much as how the ground drains under it. Order online and a dump truck tips your load on site.

Materials for Galena Projects

Start with the base. CA-6 is the Illinois base material: dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in.

It builds driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

CA-6 compacts into a tight, stable surface because those fines bind the stone together. Pair it with Driveway Gravel when you are topping an existing drive rather than building from the ground up.

Clean stone is the other half of the job. CA-7 is washed 1 inch stone with no fines, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches, French drains and concrete flatwork.

CA-11 is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone sold alongside it for the same work.

Both stay open, so water moves through instead of sitting against a foundation. Order them as CA-7 or 3/4" Crushed Stone.

For finer work, CA-16 chips are 3/8 inch limestone chips for permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks. Lime screenings are the crushed limestone fines that bed pavers and flagstone and backfill around pipe.

Sand comes two ways. Torpedo sand is coarse washed sand for concrete, leveling and bedding.

Mason sand is finer and cleaner, for brick and block mortar, paver joints, sandboxes and volleyball courts.

Soils and decorative stone round out an order. Topsoil is screened Illinois prairie soil, dark and silty, for lawns, grading and bed prep.

Garden soil fills raised beds and vegetable plots, and fill dirt raises grade before a CA-6 course goes down.

On the decorative side, Natural Pea Gravel is rounded 3/8 inch washed gravel for walkways and play areas. River gravel and larger river rock build dry creek beds and borders, and rip rap armors banks, culvert outlets and pond edges.

Ground and Conditions in Galena

Water is the driver here. Steep ground moves rain and snowmelt fast into narrow valleys, and heavy rain runs off the loess ridges before it can soak in.

Springs and seeps come out of the dolomite.

That shapes what you order. A clean washed stone like CA-7 or CA-11 lets water pass, while CA-6 gives you a compacted surface that sheds it.

On a hillside pad, the two work as a pair.

Erosion follows the same pattern. Loess on steep slopes gullies and rills, cut banks slump and drop rock, and narrow valley streams scour.

Rip rap at a culvert outlet or along a bank holds that ground in place.

Across the Driftless and old-drift northwest, soil is thin on the ridges and rock sits close to the surface. A base course over shallow rock behaves differently than one over deep soil, so plan the grade before the stone arrives.

Timing matters too. Work runs from the spring thaw into late fall, and a wet spring turns loess greasy on steep drives and hillside pads.

Build those in a dry stretch when you can.

Frost is sharp here, and it works harder on thin soils over rock and on cut slopes. Northern Illinois footing depth runs about 42 inches, and the local building department sets the figure that applies to your project.

Delivery to Galena and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material arrives by dump truck and tips in one pile at the delivery point. Have the drop spot clear and reachable, with room for the truck to pull in and out.

Ordering happens online. Choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard, size the load with the calculator on each product page, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Galena sits in Jo Daviess County, and delivery covers the surrounding communities, including East Dubuque, Stockton, Warren, Hanover and Elizabeth. Steep drives and narrow valley lanes are worth a look before the truck arrives.

Questions About Ordering in Galena

Do you supply contractors working in Galena?

Yes. Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate to contractors and homeowners in Galena and across Jo Daviess County.

You order online by the ton or by the yard, and the material arrives on a dump truck. The same catalog covers base stone, washed stone, sand, topsoil, fill dirt and decorative rock, so a single order can carry several materials for one job site.

Do you deliver CA-6 to Galena, IL?

Yes. CA-6 is the Illinois base material, dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, and it is delivered in bulk to Galena.

Use it for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Order it by the ton or by the yard and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Order Base, Stone and Soil for Your Galena Project

Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6 and driveway stone, washed CA-7 and CA-11, lime screenings, torpedo and mason sand, topsoil, fill dirt and decorative rock to Galena and Jo Daviess County. Choose your material, set the quantity, and pick a delivery date online.