Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Paloma, IL

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Paloma, IL online, by the ton or by the yard, and Illinois Rock Supply runs it to your site. Start with CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone this part of Illinois calls road base.

Paloma sits in Adams County, on ground that sheds water fast on the slopes and holds it in the flats. That shapes what you put under a patio.

Ground and Conditions in Paloma

Across the Western Illinois loess uplands and the Mississippi border, the ground is deep loess over older drift. Loess sheds water fast on slopes and holds it in the flats.

Under a patio, that shows up as a thin base that moves. Water reaches the subgrade, the fines soften, and the slabs rock.

The fix is a base that stays put and a bedding layer that drains. Build the base from CA-6, which carries its fines and locks into a firm, compacted layer.

Bed the pavers or flagstone on lime screenings, the standard bedding layer in Illinois. Screenings are crushed limestone fines, and they hold a level surface under flatwork.

Where water has to move, switch to clean washed stone. CA-7 and CA-11 have no fines, so water passes through instead of sitting.

Work here runs from the spring thaw into late fall, a little longer than upstate. Frost still lifts drives and walks each spring, and the building department sets the footing depth.

Materials for Paloma Projects

Bedding is where a patio gets its finish. Get the layer under the pavers right and the surface stays flat.

Lime Screenings are the bedding layer for pavers and flagstone, and they also backfill around pipe. Screened fine and easy to screed level.

Washed Sand, sold as torpedo sand in Illinois, is the coarse washed sand for concrete and for leveling and bedding. It pairs with screenings on flatwork.

CA-6 is the base course below the bedding. Dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

CA-7 is washed clean stone with no fines. Use it for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches, French drains and concrete flatwork.

CA-16 Chips are 3/8 inch chips for permeable paver bedding, drainage around tanks and topping a compacted base.

Delivery to Paloma and the Surrounding Area

Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to size the load, so you can match the order to the area you are covering.

A dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. Have the spot clear before it arrives, because the driver does not spread or place material.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Adams County, including Quincy, Camp Point, Payson, Mendon and Golden. Pick your delivery date at checkout.

Size the Load, Then Place the Order

Start with the calculator on the product page and settle your quantity in tons or yards. Then order CA-6, lime screenings or clean stone online and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Illinois Rock Supply tips it on site in Paloma and across Adams County.