Rip Rap and Bulk Aggregates for New Lenox, IL

Illinois Rock Supply runs gravel and aggregate delivery in New Lenox, IL, from CA-6 road base on up to heavy rip rap. Size your load with the calculator on each product page before you order.

On the clay and silt ground of the Chicago lake plain, water sheds fast instead of soaking in. Coarse stone is what handles it.

Materials for New Lenox Projects

Slope, swale and bank work starts with heavy broken stone. Rip rap is the coarse armor for culvert outlets, pond edges and any bank taking moving water.

It is sold as RipRap and specified locally as gradations RR 3 through RR 7.

Below that, large clean stone goes in for construction entrances, trench bottoms and heavy drainage. #4 Crushed Stone is the 1 1/2 inch clean size, and the nearest local spec is CA-5.

For bedding under pipe, French drains and concrete flatwork, you want washed stone with no fines. CA-7 is the 1 inch clean gradation, and 3/4" Crushed Stone, known as CA-11, covers the same work at a smaller size.

Where a surface has to carry traffic, the fines come back in. CA-6 is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, for driveways, parking pads and shed bases.

It is the material Chicago area yards also call grade 8 or grade 9, and downstate yards call CA-6.

Delivery to New Lenox and the Surrounding Area

You order online and pick a delivery date at checkout. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and New Lenox sits in Will County, so coverage reaches the surrounding towns as well.

That includes Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Romeoville and Lockport. A dump truck tips the load in one pile at the site you name, and that is the whole of it.

Have the drop spot clear before the truck arrives. Soft ground is the one thing that stops a loaded truck, and spring is when that happens most.

Ground and Conditions in New Lenox

Across the Chicago lake plain and the northeastern moraines, the ground is heavy silt and clay over dense till. It sheds water rather than taking it, and flat lots give that water nowhere to go.

Summer downpours then overwhelm yard grades and storm sewers in the older built-up areas. Sheet wash off bare clay lots cuts ruts and moves soil downhill.

That is where a clean stone drainage layer and coarse armor on the banks earn their place.

Timing matters as much as material. 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.

Frost is the other factor. Long cold winters with many freeze and thaw cycles lift drives, walks and slabs every spring.

Gravel surfaces stay soft until the ground drains.

Northeastern Illinois jurisdictions carry a frost depth of about 42 inches in the residential code, and the local building department sets the figure. That number applies to footing depth, not to the gravel you order.

Questions New Lenox Buyers Ask

What stone should I use for drainage in New Lenox?

Use clean washed stone with no fines, because fines hold water and clog a drain. CA-7 at 1 inch and CA-11 at 3/4 inch are the two local gradations for French drains, foundation drains and downspout runs.

For a trench bottom or heavier flow, step up to #4 Crushed Stone. Rip rap handles open channels and bank edges where the water moves fast.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Have the drop spot clear and reachable, with nothing overhead and a firm surface under the wheels. The truck tips the load in one pile, so pick the spot before you order.

Soft clay is what stops a loaded truck, and spring ground stays soft longest. If you are unsure of the quantity, size it with the calculator on the product page first.

Order Rip Rap and Aggregate in New Lenox

Illinois Rock Supply delivers rip rap, CA-6, CA-7 and the rest of the bulk materials to New Lenox and the towns around it in Will County. Size the load on the product page, then choose your delivery date at checkout and the truck will tip it on site.