Rip Rap, Stone and Soil Delivery in Glendale Heights, IL

Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Glendale Heights, IL, by the ton or by the yard. Size the load with the calculator on each product page, then pick your material.

CA-6, the dense graded road base this market runs on, is the place to start.

This is flat ground over heavy clay, so water sits instead of draining. That shapes what you order here, from slope stone down to bedding sand.

Materials for Glendale Heights Projects

Water on clay has to be moved, and coarse stone is what moves it. Rip rap is the heavy option for bank protection, swale lining, culvert outlets and pond edges.

RipRap goes down as broken angular stone that holds a slope under moving water.

For trench and foundation work, clean washed stone is the drainage layer. CA-7 is 1 inch clean stone, and 3/4" Crushed Stone (CA-11) is the 3/4 inch clean size.

Both are washed with no fines, so water passes through. Use them for French drains, drywells and bedding under pipe.

The smallest clean size is CA-16 Chips, a 3/8 inch chip. That suits permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks.

When you need a surface that compacts, switch to a fines-bearing material. CA-6 is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, for driveways, parking pads and shed bases.

Lime Screenings bed pavers and flagstone.

Sand and soil round out a load. Washed Sand, torpedo sand locally, is the coarse washed sand for concrete and leveling, while Top Soil handles lawns and bed prep.

Delivery to Glendale Heights and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick your delivery date at checkout. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and the calculator on each product page helps you size it before you commit.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile at the address you give. That is the whole of it, so plan where that pile should sit before the truck arrives.

Nothing gets placed or spread.

Coverage runs across DuPage County, including Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Elmhurst and Lombard. Glendale Heights sits in the same county, so the same scheduling applies.

Ground and Conditions in Glendale Heights

Base, driveway and paver work runs from the spring thaw into late fall. Frozen ground stops compaction, and a wet spring keeps crews off soft clay until it drains.

Across the Chicago lake plain and the northeastern moraines, the ground is heavy silt and clay that sheds water rather than takes it, and the flat ground has little fall to work with. Heavy summer downpours overwhelm yard grades and storm sewers.

That is why drainage stone earns its place on so many projects here. Clean washed stone gives water somewhere to go instead of letting it sit against a foundation or under a slab.

Frost is the other factor. Northeastern Illinois jurisdictions carry a frost depth of about 42 inches in the residential code, and the local building department sets the figure.

Frost lifts drives, walks and slabs every spring and leaves gravel surfaces soft until the ground drains.

Questions About Stone and Delivery in Glendale Heights

What stone should I use for drainage in Glendale Heights?

Use clean washed stone with no fines, because fines block water. CA-7 is 1 inch clean stone and 3/4" Crushed Stone, sold as CA-11, is the 3/4 inch clean size.

Both work for French drains, drywells and foundation drains. For tighter spots, CA-16 Chips at 3/8 inch handle drainage around tanks and paver bedding.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Have the drop spot clear and reachable, with nothing overhead and room for a truck to tip the load in one pile. Decide where that pile goes before the truck shows up, since the material lands as tipped.

If the ground is soft from rain, keep the truck off it and pick a firm spot near the work.

Order Stone and Soil in Glendale Heights

Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand, soil and mulch across Glendale Heights and the rest of DuPage County. Order online by the ton or yard, pick your delivery date at checkout, and the truck tips the load on site.

Size your load with the calculator and place the order when you are ready.