Lime Screenings for Patios in Pearl City, IL

Illinois Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Pearl City, IL, and the surrounding part of Stephenson County. CA-6, also called road base, is the dense graded crushed limestone most drives and pads start from here.

Lime screenings bed the pavers and flagstone on top.

Ground in this corner of northern Illinois runs thin over rock, so what you put under a patio matters as much as the surface.

Ground and Conditions in Pearl City

Across the Driftless and old-drift northwest, soil sits thin on the ridges and rock lies close to the surface. Steep ground sheds heavy rain fast instead of soaking it in.

A thin base over that kind of ground shows its failure early. The surface rocks, the joints open, and water finds the loose spots first.

The fix is a base that holds its shape and a bedding layer that stays put. CA-6 compacts into a firm, dense course because the fines stay in the mix.

Lime screenings then give you a smooth, consistent bed for the pavers or flagstone above.

Work here runs from the spring thaw into late fall. A wet spring turns loess greasy, and hillside pads are the hardest to build in that window.

Materials for Pearl City Projects

Start with the base. CA-6 is the Illinois base material: dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in.

Order it at CA-6.

Above the base, bedding is where a patio is won or lost. Lime screenings are crushed limestone fines, the standard bedding layer in Illinois for paver and flagstone patios and for backfill around pipe.

Order them at Lime Screenings.

Where the base needs a clean, free-draining layer instead of a compacted one, CA-7 is washed clean stone with no fines. It beds pipe, feeds drainage trenches and French drains, and sits under concrete flatwork.

Order it at CA-7.

CA-16 chips are the small 3/8 inch limestone chips. They bed permeable pavers, drain around tanks, and top a compacted base.

Order them at CA-16 Chips.

For the sand layers, torpedo sand is the coarse washed sand Illinois yards sell for concrete, leveling and bedding. Mason sand is finer, for brick and block mortar and paver joints.

Delivery to Pearl City and the Surrounding Area

Order online and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you check out.

A dump truck tips your material in one pile at the delivery address. Plan the spot before the truck arrives, since the load lands where it is tipped and stays there.

Delivery covers Pearl City and the rest of Stephenson County, including Freeport, Lena, Orangeville, Kent and Dakota. Pick your date at checkout and the truck brings the load to your site.

Questions About Ordering in Pearl City

What gravel is best for a driveway in Pearl City?

CA-6 is the base material for a driveway here. It is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, so it compacts into a firm surface.

For the top layer, driveway gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a compacted base.

How much material will my project need?

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to help you size the load. Have your project measurements ready before you order.

If the numbers look close, the calculator is the place to settle it.

Order Your Base and Bedding for Pearl City

Size the load with the calculator on the product page, then order CA-6 for the base and lime screenings for the bedding. Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across Pearl City and Stephenson County, and your material arrives on the date you choose at checkout.