Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Ophiem, IL

If you are planning a paver patio, a garage pad or a drainage run, gravel and aggregate delivery in Ophiem, IL starts with the bedding layer. Illinois Rock Supply sells CA-6, also called road base, along with the clean stone and sand that go under flatwork.

This corner of Henry County sits on loamy prairie soils over dolomite, so what you put down decides how the finished surface holds up.

Ground and Conditions in Ophiem

Across the Northern Illinois till plains and Rock River country, tight till and a high water table on the flat ground are the usual problem. Water that cannot move down through the subgrade sits right under a patio or a driveway.

A thin bedding layer over that ground shows it fast. The pavers rock, joints open, and the surface dips where the fines pumped up into the bedding.

The fix is a base that stays put and a bedding layer that drains instead of holding water. On this ground, the subgrade and the open stone under the flatwork do the work.

The working season here runs from the spring thaw into late fall, a little shorter than downstate. Frozen ground stops compaction in winter, so most flatwork goes in once the ground has thawed and dried.

Winters in the northern counties bring repeated freeze and thaw and heavy frost action in unbound base and shallow footings. Frost depth runs about 42 inches across the northern counties, and the local building department sets it for footings.

Materials for Ophiem Projects

Bedding is where a patio or walkway is won or lost. The layer directly under the pavers has to drain, stay flat and hold the units without letting them shift.

Lime Screenings are the standard bedding layer in Illinois. Crushed limestone fines, also called screenings, pack tight under pavers and flagstone and give a surface you can screed flat.

Around pipe, they backfill cleanly.

Washed Sand, which Illinois yards call torpedo sand, is the coarse washed sand for concrete and for leveling and bedding. Mason Sand is the finer clean sand for brick and block mortar, paver joints and sandboxes.

Under the bedding, you need a base that compacts hard. CA-6 is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, the Illinois base material for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Where water has to move, switch to clean stone. CA-7, also called #57 stone or 1 inch clean stone, is washed with no fines, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches, French drains and concrete flatwork.

3/4" Crushed Stone, sold as CA-11 or sewer stone, is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone for bedding, drainage and concrete work. For permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks, CA-16 Chips are the 3/8 inch limestone chips.

Delivery to Ophiem and the Surrounding Area

You order online, pick a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and choose a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the load on your site.

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, so the first step is deciding which one you need. Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load before you order.

Bulk delivery covers Ophiem and the rest of Henry County, including Kewanee, Geneseo, Colona, Galva and Cambridge. Whether the material is bedding for a patio or base for a drive, it arrives as one tipped pile at the address you give.

Ready to Order Bulk Aggregate in Ophiem

Start with the product you need, check the calculator for the quantity, and place your order online. Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand, topsoil and mulch across Ophiem and Henry County, tipped on site on the date you pick.

Order your CA-6, bedding or clean stone when you are ready to build.