Pea Gravel and Bulk Aggregates for Huntley, IL

Water is the problem on this ground. Clay and dense till shed a downpour instead of taking it, and flat lots give it nowhere to run.

Illinois Rock Supply sells gravel and aggregate delivery in Huntley, IL, and the washed stone that moves that water is where most drainage work starts.

CA-6, the local road base, builds the drive or pad. Clean stone handles the water.

Order by the ton or yard and a truck tips it on site.

Materials for Huntley Projects

Start with clean washed stone when a French drain, drywell or downspout run has to move water. These sizes carry no fines, so water passes through instead of pooling in the trench.

Clean Stone for Drainage

• CA-7, also sold as 1 inch clean stone or binder stone. It beds pipe and drainage trenches and sits under concrete flatwork.
• 3/4" Crushed Stone, the CA-11 gradation. Illinois yards sell this 3/4 inch clean washed stone alongside CA-7 for the same bedding and drainage work.
• Drain Rock covers French drains, drywells, foundation drains and downspout runs. Contractors here are as likely to specify CA-7 or CA-11 by number.

Finer Stone, Sand and Soil

• CA-16 Chips, the 3/8 inch limestone chips, bed permeable pavers and drain around tanks.
• Lime Screenings, or screenings, are the standard paver and flagstone bedding layer in Illinois.
• Washed Sand, which yards here call torpedo sand, is the coarse sand for concrete and bedding.
• Mason Sand is the finer clean sand for mortar, paver joints, sandboxes and volleyball courts.

Base, Surfacing and Decorative

Delivery to Huntley and the Surrounding Area

Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page carries a calculator if you need to size the load.

Pick your delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the material in one pile at the address you give.

Huntley sits in McHenry County, and deliveries reach Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, Woodstock and Algonquin as well. Bulk loads are built for driveways, pads, trench work and bed prep, so plan where the pile lands before the truck arrives.

Ground and Conditions in Huntley

Across the Chicago lake plain and the northeastern moraines, the ground is heavy silt and clay over dense till. It sheds water rather than absorbs it, and flat ground has little fall.

Heavy summer downpours overwhelm yard grades, so a drainage layer matters as much as the surface.

Timing follows the season. Base, driveway and paver work runs from the spring thaw into late fall.

Frozen ground stops compaction through the winter, and a wet spring keeps crews off soft clay until it drains.

Frost is part of the cycle. Long cold winters bring many freeze and thaw cycles, and frost lifts drives, walks and slabs every spring.

The northeastern Illinois figure for frost depth is about 42 inches, the number jurisdictions in this region carry in the residential code. The local building department sets it.

Questions About Gravel and Stone in Huntley

Do you deliver CA-6 to Huntley, IL?

Yes. Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, the local dense graded crushed limestone road base, to Huntley and the rest of McHenry County.

Order it by the ton or by the yard on the product page, then choose your delivery date at checkout. A dump truck tips the load in one pile at your address.

What gravel is best for a driveway in Huntley?

CA-6 is the Illinois base material for a drive, with the fines left in so it compacts into a firm surface. It carries a drive, a parking pad, a shed base or trench backfill.

Pair it with a clean washed stone such as CA-7 where drainage is the concern.

Order Bulk Aggregate for Huntley

Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, washed stone, sand, topsoil and decorative rock across Huntley and McHenry County. Pick your material and your quantity online, then choose the delivery date that fits your schedule.

Place your order and the truck brings it to your site.