Order CA-6 and Crushed Stone in Mason County, IL
Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Mason County, IL. The base material here is CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in.
It goes under driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill. The ground across the Illinois River valley and the sand areas is sandy and drains fast, so a base that holds together matters.
Materials delivered in Mason County
CA-6 is the Illinois base material.
It packs into a firm surface for drives, pads and backfill.
Above that base come the clean washed sizes. CA-7 and CA-11 are the 1 inch and 3/4 inch clean stone for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches, French drains and concrete flatwork.
CA-16 chips are the 3/8 inch size for permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks.
Riprap is the heavy broken stone for bank protection, culvert outlets, pond edges and slope armoring.
Ground conditions across Mason County
The sandy ground dries and works early in the spring, but the river bottoms stay off limits during high water. Work runs into late fall.
Sand takes water quickly and holds almost none. The problem on a sandy drive is a base that washes and settles, not one that stays wet.
Across the Illinois River valley and the sand areas, wind moves bare sand and water ruts loose sandy drives. River bank scour and overbank flooding along the Illinois add to it.
Cold 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, and no figure was researched for Mason County.
Delivery across Mason County
You order online and a dump truck tips the load on site. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator.
Pick a delivery date at checkout. Illinois Rock Supply covers Havana, Mason City, Manito, San Jose, Kilbourne, Easton, Bath, Forest City and Topeka.
If you are outside those places, order anyway and pick your date. The truck tips the load in one pile where it lands.
Choosing the right material
Fulton County sits in West Central Illinois, on the Western Illinois loess uplands and the Mississippi border. Its ground is deep loess over older drift, with dissected bluffs and steep ravines.
That ground differs from Mason County's sand. Loess and steep bluffs shed water differently, so slope protection and drainage stone matter more there than on sandy terraces.
Tazewell County spans more than one zone, including the Grand Prairie till plain and the Illinois River valley and the sand areas. Where it meets the sand, the ground matches Mason County's.
Logan County lies on the Grand Prairie till plain, flat to gently rolling till under deep prairie silt loams. That till holds water where Mason County's sand lets it go.
On Mason County sand, start with CA-6 for a compacted base. Use CA-7, CA-11 or CA-16 chips where water has to move.
Use riprap on banks and culvert outlets.
Order CA-6 and washed stone for Mason County delivery
Illinois Rock Supply delivers gravel, stone, sand, soil and mulch across Mason County, from Havana and Mason City to Manito, San Jose, Kilbourne, Easton, Bath, Forest City and Topeka. Order CA-6 for a base, CA-7 or CA-11 for drainage, and riprap for banks.
Place your order online and pick a delivery date at checkout.