Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Genoa, IL

Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Genoa, IL for two kinds of buyers: contractors building paver patios and flatwork, and homeowners patching a drive or bedding a walk. Both end up asking for CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone that carries the fines.

This is Northern Illinois till plains and Rock River country, where loamy prairie soils sit over dolomite and spring water moves across ground that is still tight from winter.

Ground and Conditions in Genoa

A thin base is the mistake that shows up first on a paver patio. The pavers stay flat for a season, then the edges settle and the joints open.

Across the Northern Illinois till plains and Rock River country, tight till and a high water table on flat ground hold water near the surface. Snowmelt and spring rain on frozen ground push it sideways instead of down.

The fix is a base that is thick enough and open enough to move water, with a bedding layer that stays flat under the paver. That is a materials choice before it is anything else.

Frost action is heavy in unbound base and shallow footings across the northern counties, where the ground freezes and thaws repeatedly. Frost depth in this part of the state is about 42 inches, and your local building department sets the figure that applies to your footing.

The working season runs from the spring thaw into late fall and is a little shorter than downstate. Frozen ground stops compaction in the winter.

Materials for Genoa Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where the layers have to be right. Start with CA-6, the Illinois base material: dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in.

It compacts into a firm, tight base for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Above the base, Lime Screenings are the standard bedding layer in Illinois. Crushed limestone fines, also called screenings, level under pavers and flagstone and backfill around pipe.

Where water has to pass instead of sit, use clean washed stone. CA-7 is 1 inch clean stone with no fines, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches and French drains.

3/4" Crushed Stone, sold as CA-11, is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone that goes alongside it for bedding, drainage and concrete work.

For tighter work, CA-16 Chips are 3/8 inch chips for permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks. Washed Sand, which Illinois yards call torpedo sand, is the coarse washed sand for concrete, leveling and bedding.

Delivery to Genoa and the Surrounding Area

You order online and pick a delivery date at checkout. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you commit.

A dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. Genoa sits in DeKalb County, and delivery covers the surrounding area, including DeKalb, Sycamore, Sandwich, Cortland and Hinckley.

Order Your Genoa Aggregate Delivery

Work out your quantity with the calculator on the product page, then place the order online and pick your delivery date. Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and topsoil across Genoa and DeKalb County, and a truck will tip your load on site.