Bulk Gravel Delivery to McHenry, IL

Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in McHenry, IL. Order CA-6, also called road base, along with washed stone, sand and soil for drives, drainage and beds.

McHenry sits in McHenry County on the Chicago lake plain and the northeastern moraines, where clay-rich till and heavy silt shed water instead of taking it. The right material choice starts there.

Ground and Conditions in McHenry

Across the Chicago lake plain and the northeastern moraines, the ground is heavy silt and clay over dense till. Water runs off it rather than soaking in, and flat ground gives that water little fall.

A thin base over that clay shows its weakness fast. Spring freeze and thaw lifts the surface, and the soft ground underneath lets a drive rut and pump.

The fix is a base course with the fines left in, built up so the load spreads across the clay instead of punching into it. CA-6 is that material here.

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 until it drains.

Long cold winters bring many freeze and thaw cycles, and frost lifts drives, walks and slabs every spring. Gravel surfaces stay soft until the ground drains.

Materials for McHenry Projects

Fines and screenings are the quiet workhorses for paths and walkways around McHenry. They give a path a tight, walkable surface that stays put underfoot.

Lime screenings, the Chicago area name for limestone screenings, are crushed limestone fines. They bed pavers and flagstone, backfill around pipe, and surface a garden walk that needs a firm, fine finish.

For a path that has to drain, use a clean washed stone instead. CA-16 chips, the 3/8 inch limestone chips, work as permeable paver bedding and as a top layer over a compacted base.

CA-6 is the Illinois base material: dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in. It goes under driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

CA-7 is washed clean stone with no fines, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches, French drains and concrete flatwork. Pair it with CA-11, the 3/4 inch clean washed stone, for the same kind of work.

Torpedo sand is the Illinois name for coarse washed sand, used for concrete, leveling and bedding. Mason sand is the finer clean sand for brick and block mortar, paver joints and sandboxes.

For beds and borders, river gravel and large river rock give rounded decorative cover. Rip rap handles bank protection, culvert outlets and pond edges.

Delivery to McHenry and the Surrounding Area

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load.

A dump truck then tips your material on site in one pile. Have the spot clear and reachable before it arrives.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across McHenry County, including Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Woodstock, Huntley and Algonquin.

Order Your McHenry Materials

Size your load with the calculator on each product page, then order by the ton or the yard and pick a delivery date. Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, washed stone, sand and soil across McHenry and the surrounding county.

Place your order online when you are ready.