Lime Screenings for Pathways in Okawville, IL

Illinois Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Okawville, IL, with CA-6 road base at the top of the list and lime screenings close behind it for paths and walkways.

Okawville sits in Washington County, where the ground is loess over old, weathered drift and the claypan below holds water near the surface.

Ground and Conditions in Okawville

Across the Southern till plain and claypan country, the claypan sits close to the surface and stops water moving down. Rain perches on top of it and the ground stays saturated for weeks.

That is where a thin base fails first. Unbound stone over saturated clay pumps under traffic and the surface breaks up.

The fix is a base that spreads load and a clean drainage layer that lets water move instead of sitting. CA-6 gives you the compacted base; CA-7 and CA-11 give you the clean stone that drains.

The season here is longer than upstate at both ends, but a wet winter and spring keep sites soft well into April. Late summer and fall are the reliable windows for grading and base work.

Winters are shorter than in the north, with frequent freeze and thaw swings that work on saturated clay and heave drives and walks. Frost depth in this part of Illinois runs about 30 to 36 inches, and the local building department sets the figure that applies to your project.

Materials for Okawville Projects

Lime screenings are the bedding and surfacing layer for paths and garden walks. The crushed limestone fines pack down into a firm, walkable surface that holds its shape without the loose roll of rounded stone.

Use Lime Screenings to bed pavers and flagstone, to surface a garden path, and to backfill around pipe. For a walk that needs a finer finish, Walkway Gravel is the surfacing choice.

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.

Order CA-6 when you need a base that compacts. Where the job calls for clean stone instead, CA-7 and 3/4" Crushed Stone are the washed sizes for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches and French drains.

For smaller chips, CA-16 Chips bed permeable pavers and top a compacted base. Torpedo sand, sold as Washed Sand, is the coarse washed sand for concrete and leveling.

Delivery to Okawville and the Surrounding Area

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to size the load. Decide which unit you want before you check out.

You order online, pick a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the material in one pile on your site. Have the spot clear and reachable so the truck can back in and dump without obstruction.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Washington County, including Nashville, Hoyleton, Ashley, Oakdale and Addieville.

Questions About Ordering in Okawville

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Have the dump spot cleared and wide enough for a truck to back in, with nothing overhead and no soft ground the truck could sink into. The load is tipped in one pile, so pick a spot that works for where the material needs to end up.

Keep vehicles and equipment out of the way until the truck has dumped and pulled out.

What is the best base under pavers in Okawville?

CA-6 is the base for paver work here, because it compacts into a firm layer over the claypan ground. Lime screenings go on top as the bedding layer that the pavers sit in.

Where water needs to move under the pavers, CA-7 or CA-16 Chips are the clean stone options.

Order Lime Screenings and CA-6 in Okawville

Work out your quantity on the calculator, then place the order online and choose a delivery date. Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, lime screenings and washed stone to sites across Okawville and Washington County.