Rip Rap and Bulk Aggregates for Island Lake, IL

Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Island Lake, IL, with the materials this part of McHenry County actually specifies. CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, is the base material for drives, pads and shed floors here.

Each product page has a calculator so you can size the load before you order.

Ground on the Chicago lake plain and the northeastern moraines sheds water rather than taking it, so what you put on a slope or in a swale matters as much as what you put on a drive.

Materials for Island Lake Projects

Coarse stone does the heavy work on slope, swale and bank protection around here. It is sized to stay put under moving water instead of washing out.

RipRap is heavy broken stone for bank protection, culvert outlets, pond edges and slope armoring.

#4 Crushed Stone is the large clean stone, about 1 1/2 inch, for construction entrances, heavy drainage and trench bottoms.

Railroad Ballast is 3 inch clean stone for track beds, hard standing and severe drainage. Illinois yards sell this size as CA-1 or RR1.

Below that, the clean washed sizes handle bedding and drainage. CA-7 is 1 inch clean stone with no fines, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches and French drains.

3/4" Crushed Stone is CA-11, the 3/4 inch clean washed stone for the same work.

For the fine end, Lime Screenings are the crushed limestone fines used to bed pavers and flagstone and to backfill around pipe. CA-6 is the compacted base for driveways, parking pads and garage floors.

Delivery to Island Lake 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 Island Lake.

Coverage runs across McHenry County, including Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, Woodstock and Huntley. Bulk loads go to driveways, job sites and back yards throughout the area.

Have the drop spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives. The load comes off the bed in one pile, so the ground under it needs to hold the weight.

Ground and Conditions in Island Lake

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.

Lake plain clay and dense till shed water rather than take it, and flat ground has little fall. Heavy summer downpours overwhelm yard grades, so water needs somewhere to go before it sits against a foundation.

Frost lifts drives, walks and slabs every spring and leaves gravel surfaces soft until the ground drains. Northeastern Illinois jurisdictions carry a frost depth of about 42 inches in the residential code, and the local building department sets the figure.

Questions About Stone and Delivery in Island Lake

What stone should I use for drainage in Island Lake?

Clean washed stone with no fines is what drains. CA-7 and CA-11 are the 3/4 inch to 1 inch sizes for French drains, foundation drains and downspout runs.

CA-16 chips, the 3/8 inch limestone chips, work for tighter bedding and drainage around tanks. Fines-bearing material like CA-6 is a compacted base, not a drainage layer.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

A clear, reachable spot for the pile and ground that will hold the weight of a loaded truck. The driver tips the load in one pile and does not spread it, so plan where you want that pile to sit.

If a gate, low wire or soft ground is in the way, sort it out before the delivery date.

Order Aggregate Delivery in Island Lake

Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil across Island Lake and the rest of McHenry County. Size your load on the product page, choose the quantity by the ton or yard, and pick your delivery date at checkout.

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