Bulk Aggregates for Pathways in Oak Park, IL

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Oak Park, IL online, by the ton or by the yard. Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, also called road base, plus clean washed stone, sand, topsoil and mulch to homes and job sites across Cook County.

Heavy silt and clay ground across the Chicago lake plain sheds water instead of taking it. That shapes what you put under a path, a pad or a drive.

Ground and Conditions in Oak Park

Clay-rich till and lake plain silt hold water near the surface. Flat ground gives runoff little fall, so a path base that stays wet goes soft and ruts under a wheelbarrow or a boot.

A thin base shows the failure first. The surface stone works into the soft ground below, the path dishes, and puddles stand where the grade no longer drains.

The fix is a base that carries the load and a clean stone layer that lets water move. CA-6 brings the fines that bind and compact.

CA-7 and CA-11 are washed clean, so water passes through instead of sitting.

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.

Materials for Oak Park Projects

Fines and screenings do the detail work on paths and walkways here. Lime Screenings are crushed limestone fines, the Chicago area name for screenings and the standard bedding layer in Illinois.

They bed pavers and flagstone and give a walkway a tight, walkable surface.

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

Where water has to move, use clean washed stone. CA-7 is 1 inch clean stone for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches and French drains.

3/4" Crushed Stone is CA-11, the 3/4 inch washed stone sold alongside it for bedding and concrete work.

For the smallest joints and tight bedding, CA-16 Chips are 3/8 inch limestone chips. They bed permeable pavers, drain around tanks and top a compacted base.

Mason Sand is the fine clean sand for brick and block mortar, paver joints, sandboxes and volleyball courts.

Delivery to Oak Park and the Surrounding Area

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, and it is the fastest way to size a load before you check out.

Pick a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the load on site as one pile. Have the spot clear and reachable so the truck can back in and tip without obstructions in the way.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Oak Park and Cook County, including Chicago, Cicero, Evanston, Schaumburg and Arlington Heights.

Order Your Path and Walkway Materials

Size your load on the product page calculator, then order by the ton or the yard and pick a delivery date at checkout. Illinois Rock Supply tips bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil on site across Oak Park and Cook County.