Pea Gravel and Bulk Aggregates for Marseilles, IL

Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Marseilles, IL, and the ground here shapes what you order. The terraces above the Illinois River valley are sandy and droughty, so water moves through fast and a base can wash instead of sitting wet.

Start with the calculator on any product page to size the load, then pick your material. CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, is the base Illinois yards sell for drives, pads and trench backfill.

Materials for Marseilles Projects

Washed stone is the material to think about first when water has to leave a site. Clean stone carries no fines, so nothing packs tight and blocks the voids that let water travel.

Use CA-7, the one inch clean stone, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches and French drains. 3/4" Crushed Stone, sold as CA-11, does the same work at a smaller size for downspout runs and concrete flatwork.

For tighter spots, CA-16 Chips are 3/8 inch washed chips for permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks. Drain Rock covers drywells and foundation drains, and Illinois contractors often specify it as CA-7 or CA-11 by number.

Where the job needs a base rather than drainage, CA-6 is the one to order. It goes down under driveways, parking pads, shed floors and garage slabs, and it takes compaction because the fines are still in the blend.

Sand and soil round out a site. Torpedo sand, the coarse washed sand Illinois yards sell, is for concrete and bedding, while Mason Sand is the finer clean sand for mortar and paver joints.

Top Soil is screened for lawns and bed prep.

Delivery to Marseilles and the Surrounding Area

Ordering runs online. You choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, then pick your delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck tips the load on your site in one pile.

Coverage takes in Marseilles and the rest of LaSalle County, including Ottawa, Streator, Peru, LaSalle and Mendota. If your address is in that area, the checkout will carry it.

Bulk loads are heavy, so give some thought to where the pile lands before the truck arrives. Once it is tipped, that is where the material stays.

Ground and Conditions in Marseilles

The working season here starts early. Sandy ground dries and works sooner in the spring than the clay on the uplands, and the season runs into late fall.

Across the Illinois River valley and the sand areas, the soil is wind-blown and river-laid sand over silt and clay. Sand takes water quickly and holds almost none, so the trouble is usually a base that washes and settles rather than one that stays wet.

That points toward clean washed stone for drainage and a well-compacted CA-6 base where you need a firm surface. Wind moves bare sand, and water running across a loose sandy drive cuts ruts, so surface the exposed areas.

Low bottoms near the river flood when the Illinois comes up, and bank scour is real along the channel. RipRap is the heavy broken stone for bank protection, culvert outlets and pond edges.

Winters bring repeated freeze and thaw, though open sand drains well and heaves less than clay ground. Frost depth is set by the local building department, not by the yard.

Order Aggregates for Your Marseilles Project

Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, washed stone, sand, soil and mulch across Marseilles and LaSalle County. Size the load with the calculator, choose your material, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Place your order online when you are ready.