Bulk Material Delivery in Illinois City, IL

Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Illinois City, IL, and across Rock Island County. If you need CA-6, also called road base, start by sizing the load with the calculator on each product page.

This part of the state sits on deep loess over older drift, so water moves fast on slopes and sits in the flats. That shapes which stone you want under a drain line.

Materials for Illinois City Projects

Washed stone is the backbone of drainage work here: French drains, drywells, downspout runs and foundation drains. Clean stone has no fines, so water passes through it instead of pooling.

CA-7 is the 1 inch clean stone, sold as #57 stone or binder stone. It beds pipe, backfills drainage trenches and sits under concrete flatwork.

3/4" Crushed Stone is the CA-11 gradation, the 3/4 inch clean washed stone for bedding, drainage and concrete work.

CA-16 Chips are the 3/8 inch chips. They bed permeable pavers, drain around tanks and top a compacted base.

For a fines-bearing base under a drive, a parking pad or a shed, CA-6 is the Illinois material. It is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in.

Finer material has its own jobs. Lime Screenings bed pavers and flagstone and backfill around pipe.

Washed Sand, which yards here call torpedo sand, is the coarse washed sand for concrete and leveling.

Delivery to Illinois City and the Surrounding Area

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the load on your site in one pile.

Coverage runs across Rock Island County, including Moline, Rock Island, East Moline, Silvis and Milan. If your job sits in Illinois City or anywhere nearby, the truck comes to the site you name.

Bulk loads are heavy, so give the truck room to reach the drop point and turn around. The driver tips the pile and leaves it; the material stays where it lands.

Ground and Conditions in Illinois City

Across the Western Illinois loess uplands and the Mississippi border, loess sheds water fast on slopes and holds it in the flats. That is why drainage stone matters as much as base stone on a lot here.

Gully and rill erosion is a real pattern in loess on steep bluffs and ravines, and cut slopes slump. Where runoff concentrates, water finds a way through rather than over.

Work 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.

Frost depth is set by the local building department, so check with them before you plan footings. For the driveway itself, CA-6 gives you a compacted base that stands up to a wet spring.

Order Bulk Gravel and Stone in Illinois City

Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, washed stone, sand, soil and mulch across Illinois City and Rock Island County. Size your load with the calculator on the product page, then place the order online and choose a delivery date that fits your schedule.