CA-6 and Bulk Aggregates for Girard, IL

Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Girard, IL, and the ground here makes drainage the first question. The claypan subsoil of the Southern till plain stops water moving down, so rain perches near the surface and sits for weeks.

CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, is the base material most Girard work starts from.

Where water has to leave, clean washed stone does the job. Start with the coarsest sizes and work down.

Materials for Girard Projects

Washed stone with no fines is what moves water. Nothing else on this list does that, so start here for French drains, drywells, foundation drains and downspout runs.

CA-7 is washed clean stone. It drains freely because there are no fines to hold water.

3/4" Crushed Stone, also sold as CA-11, is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone for the same bedding and drainage work. CA-16 Chips are the 3/8 inch chips for tight bedding, drainage around tanks and paver joints.

For heavier water, Drain Rock covers French drains, drywells and downspout runs, and #4 Crushed Stone handles trench bottoms and construction entrances.

Below the clean stone sits the compacted layer. CA-6 is dense graded crushed limestone, the Illinois base material, for driveways, parking pads, shed bases and trench backfill.

Lime screenings bed pavers and flagstone. Torpedo sand, the coarse washed sand Illinois yards sell, goes under concrete and leveling work.

Delivery to Girard and the Surrounding Area

You order online and a dump truck tips the load on your site in one pile. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to size the load.

Pick a delivery date at checkout. Illinois Rock Supply covers Girard and the rest of Macoupin County, including Carlinville, Staunton, Gillespie, Virden and Mount Olive.

Have the drop spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives. The driver tips the pile where the truck can safely stop, so plan the spot ahead of the order.

Ground and Conditions in Girard

Timing matters as much as material here. The working season runs longer than upstate at both ends, but a wet winter and spring keep ground 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. Rain perches on top of it, ground stays saturated, and an unbound base pumps under traffic.

That is why clean washed stone belongs in a drainage trench and why CA-6 belongs in a compacted base above it. Cold is shorter here than in northern Illinois, but frequent freeze and thaw swings work on saturated clay and heave drives and walks.

Sheet and gully erosion shows up where thin loess is stripped bare. Riprap armor slope and bank edges where water runs hard.

Order CA-6 and Bulk Aggregates in Girard

Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand, topsoil and mulch across Girard and Macoupin County. CA-6, clean washed stone, screenings and sand all ship by the ton or the yard.

Choose your material, size the load, and pick a delivery date at checkout.