Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Metcalf, IL

Illinois Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Metcalf, IL, with CA-6 road base and washed stone for drives, drainage and landscaping. Metcalf sits in Edgar County on the Grand Prairie till plain of central and eastern Illinois, where deep dark prairie silt loams over dense clay hold water after heavy rain.

That ground shapes what you order for a drive, a pad or a garden bed.

Materials for Metcalf Projects

Grading and bed prep start with soil, not stone. Screened Top Soil covers lawns, grading and bed prep, and it is the dark silty prairie soil this area is known for.

Raised beds and vegetable plots take Garden Soil for planting areas. Fill Dirt raises grade before a base course goes down.

Once grade is set, CA-6 is the Illinois base material: dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in. Use it for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

You can also order it as Crusher Run if that name is familiar, or surface an existing drive with Driveway Gravel.

Washed stone handles water and bedding. CA-7 is 1 inch clean stone with no fines, for bedding under pipe and drainage trenches.

3/4" Crushed Stone, sold locally as CA-11, covers the same work at a smaller size. Lime Screenings bed pavers and flagstone.

Sand and decorative stone round out a load. Washed Sand is the coarse torpedo sand used for concrete and leveling, and 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel suits walkways and play areas.

River Gravel and Large River Rock finish beds, borders and dry creek beds.

Ground and Conditions in Metcalf

Across the Grand Prairie till plain of central and eastern Illinois, this is some of the flattest ground in the country, with dense clay subsoil beneath and almost no natural fall. Water stands rather than runs after heavy rain or a wet spring thaw.

A drive or pad that sheds poorly will pond at the edges, so plan where water goes before you order material.

Sheet erosion off bare silt loam and gullying where runoff concentrates are the usual problems here. On a graded lot, that means holding bare soil with topsoil and seed, and using clean washed stone where water needs to move.

CA-7 and CA-11 both drain because they carry no fines.

Work runs from the spring thaw into late fall. The ground is slow to dry in a wet spring and frozen solid through winter.

Cold winters bring repeated freeze and thaw, and frost heave shows up in gravel drives, walks and shallow slabs each spring. Building departments across central and eastern Illinois set footing depth locally.

Delivery to Metcalf and the Surrounding Area

Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, then you pick a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the load on site in one pile.

Have the drop area clear and reachable before the truck arrives.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk material to Metcalf and the rest of Edgar County, including Paris, Chrisman, Kansas, Hume and Brocton. For building a shed base, bedding a drainage run or topdressing a lawn, order the material that matches the job.

Questions About Ordering in Metcalf

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

Yes. Quantities are ordered online by the ton or by the yard, and you pick a delivery date at checkout.

Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load. A dump truck then tips the material on your site in one pile.

Have the drop spot clear and accessible for the truck.

What stone should I use for drainage in Metcalf?

Use clean washed stone with no fines, because fines hold water instead of passing it. CA-7, which is 1 inch clean stone, and CA-11, the 3/4 inch clean size, are the standard choices for French drains, foundation drains and trench bedding.

CA-16 chips work for tighter spots around tanks and permeable paver bedding.

Order Bulk Aggregates for Your Metcalf Project

Driveways, shed and garage pads, drainage trenches, raised beds and new lawns all start with the right material. Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, washed stone, sand, topsoil and fill across Metcalf and Edgar County.

Order online and pick your delivery date.