Lime Screenings for Pathways in Geneseo, IL

Illinois Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Geneseo, IL to driveways, garden paths and building pads. CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, is the base material this market names first, and it goes down under drives, parking pads and shed floors.

Geneseo sits in Henry County on the Northern Illinois till plains and Rock River country, where loamy prairie soils over dolomite meet the sand and gravel ground to the west. That mix decides which material your project needs.

Ground and Conditions in Geneseo

The ground here is loamy prairie soil over dolomite on the till plains, and the flat stretches hold water after snowmelt and spring rain on frozen ground. A path base laid thin on that ground moves and ruts.

The fix is a base course deep enough to bridge the soft spot, with a clean stone drainage layer where water stands. CA-6 packs into a firm surface for drives and pads.

CA-7 is washed clean stone with no fines, for bedding pipe and drainage trenches.

Across the Northern Illinois till plains and Rock River country, gully and sheet erosion cuts the steeper till slopes, so bare ground on a slope needs cover. The working season runs from the spring thaw into late fall and is a little shorter than downstate, and frozen ground stops compaction in the winter.

Winters bring repeated freeze and thaw and heavy frost action in unbound base and shallow footings. Frost depth in the northern counties runs about 42 inches and your local building department sets the figure it enforces for footings.

Materials for Geneseo Projects

Lime screenings are the material behind most good paths and garden walkways in Geneseo. These crushed limestone fines, called limestone screenings or screenings locally, are the standard bedding layer in Illinois.

They bed pavers and flagstone, backfill around pipe and give a walkway a firm, fine surface that stays walkable. Order Lime Screenings for a path base, and top it with a finer decorative layer if you want color.

For a walkable finished surface, Walkway Gravel is sized for paths and garden walks that need a finer grade underfoot. For a driveway, CA-6 goes down as the compacted base and Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a compacted base.

Clean washed stone handles water. CA-7 is 1 inch clean stone for bedding under pipe and drainage trenches, and 3/4" Crushed Stone, sold as CA-11, is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone for bedding and concrete work.

Small chips and decorative stone finish the job. CA-16 Chips are 3/8 inch limestone chips for permeable paver bedding and topping a compacted base.

For beds and borders, River Gravel and Large River Rock handle dry creek beds, downspout splash areas and heavier decorative work.

Delivery to Geneseo and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to size the load, so you can match the material to your project before checkout.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile at your site in Geneseo. Bulk delivery covers the city and the rest of Henry County, including Kewanee, Colona, Galva, Cambridge and Orion.

Questions About Ordering in Geneseo

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Have the delivery spot clear and reachable so the truck can tip the load in one pile. Choose a firm, level area that can hold the weight, and keep the path to it open.

The driver does not place or spread the material, so pick the spot where you want the whole pile to sit.

What is the best base under pavers in Geneseo?

Lime screenings are the standard bedding layer under pavers in Illinois. On the loamy prairie soils over dolomite here, start with a compacted CA-6 base course, then bed the pavers in screenings.

Where water stands, add a clean stone layer such as CA-7 so the base drains.

Order Materials for Your Geneseo Project

Size your load with the calculator on any product page, then pick your quantity by the ton or the yard and place the order online. Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil to Geneseo and across Henry County.