Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Granite City, IL

Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Granite City, IL, and the material this market builds on is CA-6, also called road base.

CA-6 is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, and it is what a driveway, parking pad or shed base sits on. You order by the ton or by the yard and a truck tips it on site.

Materials for Granite City Projects

Base and driveway surfacing is where a Granite City project starts, and CA-6 leads it. CA-6 is the Illinois base material, and it compacts into a firm surface for a drive, a pad or a trench backfill.

CA-6 works as the structural layer under just about anything you pour or park on. Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a compacted base, and Crusher Run is the same idea under its secondary name.

Washed stone is the other half of the work. CA-7 is 1 inch clean stone with no fines, and CA-11 is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone Illinois yards sell alongside it.

Both go under pipe, in drainage trenches, in French drains and under concrete flatwork. CA-16 chips are the 3/8 inch size for permeable paver bedding and for drainage around tanks.

Sand and soil round out a load. Torpedo sand is the coarse washed sand for concrete and bedding, and mason sand is the finer clean sand for brick and block mortar and paver joints.

Top Soil covers lawns, grading and bed prep. Illinois prairie topsoil is dark and silty, and yards sell it screened.

Ground and Conditions in Granite City

Across the Western Illinois loess uplands and the Mississippi border, water is the thing that decides how a base performs. Loess sheds water fast on slopes and holds it in the flats.

On a drive or a pad, that means the base has to move water rather than trap it. A clean washed stone layer under the surface gives it somewhere to go.

Erosion follows the same pattern. Gully and rill erosion cuts into loess on steep bluffs and ravines, and cut slopes slump where water collects.

Work in this part of Illinois runs from the spring thaw into late fall, a little longer than upstate. Cold winters bring freeze and thaw, and frost still lifts drives and walks each spring.

Delivery to Granite City and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material arrives by dump truck and tips in one pile on site. Have the drop spot clear and reachable before the truck gets there, because the driver tips the load and moves on.

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Each product page has a calculator if you need to size the load.

Granite City sits in Madison County, and delivery covers the rest of the county as well, including Edwardsville, Alton, Collinsville, Godfrey and Glen Carbon.

Questions About Ordering in Granite City

Do you supply contractors working in Granite City?

Yes. Contractors working in Granite City and across Madison County order the same bulk materials online, by the ton or by the yard.

CA-6, CA-7, CA-11, lime screenings, torpedo sand and topsoil are all available for delivery to a job site. Pick your quantity and your delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the load where the site allows.

Do you deliver CA-6 to Granite City, IL?

Yes. CA-6 is delivered to Granite City and the surrounding Madison County area.

Order it by the ton or by the yard, size the load with the calculator on the product page, and choose a delivery date at checkout.

Order Base, Stone, Sand and Soil for Your Granite City Project

Driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases, trench backfill, drainage runs, paver bedding, lawns and raised beds all start with the right bulk material. Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, washed stone, sand, soil and decorative gravel to Granite City and Madison County.

Order online by the ton or by the yard and pick your delivery date.