Bulk Gravel Delivery to Lee, IL

Illinois Rock Supply provides gravel and aggregate delivery in Lee, IL, and the working season here runs from the spring thaw into late fall. Frozen ground stops compaction in winter, so most material moves while the ground is open.

CA-6, also called road base, is the dense graded crushed limestone most drives and pads start from in this part of the state. It carries the fines that lock it together under a truck.

Ground and Conditions in Lee

Across the Northern Illinois till plains and Rock River country, the ground runs from tight till to sand plains that drain almost too fast. Both cause trouble under a thin base.

On tight till, water sits on top and works into the stone. On sand, the same thin layer shifts and ruts under a loaded truck.

A base that is too shallow shows the failure first at the edges and at the apron.

Snowmelt and spring rain on frozen ground push water across the surface before it soaks in. That surface water is why a clean drainage layer matters as much as the base itself.

Frost action is heavy in unbound base and shallow footings across the northern counties, where the winters are among the coldest in the state. Frost depth is about 42 inches in those northern counties, and the local building department sets the figure that applies to your footing.

The fix is a base built to the right depth with stone that drains, placed while the ground is workable. Screenings and fines sit on top of that base, not in place of it.

Materials for Lee Projects

Fines and screenings do the finish work on paths and walkways, and they are where a walk either feels solid or turns soft. Lime Screenings, the crushed limestone fines Illinois yards call screenings, bed pavers and flagstone and surface a garden walk.

Lime screenings pack tight and stay smooth underfoot. They are the standard bedding layer for a paver walk, and they also backfill around pipe.

Under the screenings, the walk needs a compacted base. CA-6 is that base: dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, used for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

For paths that need a finer, walkable surface without a paver finish, Walkway Gravel is the surfacing choice. Driveway Gravel does the same job on a drive or over a compacted base.

Where water has to move, use clean washed stone instead of a fines-bearing material. CA-7 is washed clean stone with no fines, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches, French drains and concrete flatwork.

3/4" Crushed Stone, sold as CA-11, is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone that goes alongside it.

Small chips finish tight work. CA-16 Chips are 3/8 inch chips for permeable paver bedding, drainage around tanks and topping a compacted base.

Delivery to Lee and the Surrounding Area

Lee sits in Lee County, and delivery covers the town and the surrounding area, including Dixon, Amboy, Franklin Grove, Paw Paw and Ashton.

You order online. Quantities are placed by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to help you size the load and set the quantity you need.

Pick your delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the load in one pile at the address you give. Have the drop spot clear and reachable by a truck before the delivery date.

Questions About Gravel and Stone in Lee

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Have the drop spot clear, open and reachable by a dump truck, with nothing overhead and no parked vehicles in the way. The truck tips the load in one pile, so the spot needs room for the full quantity.

Marking the area ahead of time keeps the pile where you want it.

What is the best base under pavers in Lee?

CA-6 is the compacted base under a paver walk or patio, and lime screenings are the bedding layer that sits directly under the pavers. The screenings give you a smooth, tight surface to set units on.

Both are standard in Illinois, and the base is what keeps the finish from settling.

Order Gravel and Stone for Your Lee Project

Start with the quantity. Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load, and you order by the ton or by the yard.

Have your drop spot ready, pick a delivery date at checkout, and Illinois Rock Supply will bring the material to your site in Lee.