Landscaping Material Delivered in Madison, IL

For gravel and aggregate delivery in Madison, IL, Illinois Rock Supply sells bulk material by the ton and the yard. This part of Madison County sits on deep loess over older drift, soil that sheds water fast on slopes and holds it in the flats.

That ground is why CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, is the base material here. Under-built bases show up first on drives and pads, so the base course matters before the surface does.

Delivery to Madison and the Surrounding Area

You order online and pick a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before checkout.

Pick a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Madison and the rest of Madison County, including Granite City, Edwardsville, Alton, Collinsville and Godfrey.

Materials for Madison Projects

Decorative stone carries a lot of the landscaping work around beds, borders and dry creek beds. Large river rock is the heavy rounded stone for dry creek beds, downspout splash areas and bigger decorative work.

River gravel, the smaller rounded washed gravel, suits beds, borders and dry creek beds where you want a finished look. Natural Pea Gravel, the rounded 3/8 inch washed stone, works for walkways, play areas and drainage.

For a driveway, start with CA-6 for the base and finish with driveway gravel as the surface. Walkway gravel gives paths and garden walks a finer, walkable surface.

For a patio or paver area, lime screenings bed pavers and flagstone, and CA-16 chips bed permeable pavers and drain around tanks. For a drain, CA-7 and CA-11 are the washed clean stone for French drains, foundation drains and downspout runs.

Soil, sand and mulch round out a project. Torpedo sand is the coarse washed sand for concrete and leveling, mason sand is the fine clean sand for mortar and paver joints, and shredded mulch holds moisture in beds through an Illinois summer.

Ground and Conditions in Madison

Across the Western Illinois loess uplands and the Mississippi border, the ground is deep loess over older drift on rolling uplands and dissected bluffs. Loess sheds water fast on slopes and holds it in the flats.

That split decides how a base behaves. On a slope, water moves through quickly and a thin base can wash out at the edges.

On flat ground, water sits, and an under-built base softens instead of holding.

Erosion follows the same pattern: gully and rill erosion in loess on steep bluffs and ravines, and slumping on cut slopes. Rip rap armors banks, culvert outlets and pond edges where runoff concentrates.

Work runs from the spring thaw into late fall here, a little longer than upstate. Cold winters bring freeze and thaw, and frost lifts drives and walks each spring.

Questions About Ordering in Madison

How much material will my project need?

It depends on the area you are covering and the depth you want. Each product page has a calculator that takes your numbers and returns a quantity, and you can order by the ton or by the yard.

If you would rather not work it out, order a quantity and the truck tips it on site.

Can I order material by the ton for delivery in Madison?

Yes. Illinois Rock Supply sells bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil by the ton or by the yard, and you choose the quantity when you order online.

Pick a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the load at your site in Madison or elsewhere in Madison County.

Order CA-6 and Decorative Stone in Madison

CA-6 is the base material this ground asks for, and large river rock, river gravel and Natural Pea Gravel handle the beds, borders and dry creek beds. Order online, choose your quantity by the ton or yard, and pick a delivery date for your Madison site.