Bulk Aggregates for Pathways in Piasa, IL

Illinois Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Piasa, IL, with CA-6 leading the list. CA-6, also called road base, is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in.

Across the Southern till plain and claypan country, tight subsoil holds water near the surface. That shapes what you order for a path, a pad or a drive.

Ground and Conditions in Piasa

This part of Macoupin County sits on loess over old, weathered drift. Underneath is a tight claypan that stops water moving down.

Winter and spring rain perches on top of that layer. Ground stays saturated for weeks, and an unbound base can pump under traffic.

A thin base shows the failure first: ruts, soft spots and stone pushed down into the mud. The fix is more base depth and a clean drainage layer, not a different surface stone.

The working season runs longer than upstate at both ends. A wet winter and spring still keep sites soft well into April, so late summer and fall are the reliable windows.

Winters are cold but shorter than in the north, with frequent freeze and thaw swings that work on saturated clay. That heaving moves drives and walks, and frost depth is set by the local building department.

Materials for Piasa Projects

Fines and screenings do the fine work on paths and walkways here. Lime Screenings, the crushed limestone fines Illinois yards call screenings, bed pavers and flagstone and backfill around pipe.

On a garden walk, screenings give you a firm, walkable surface that locks up instead of rolling underfoot. Pair them with a compacted base underneath and the path holds its shape.

For that base, CA-6 is the Illinois material. It is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, used for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Order it as CA-6.

Above the base, Walkway Gravel gives paths and garden walks a finer, walkable surface. Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a compacted base.

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

3/4" Crushed Stone, sold as CA-11, is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone for bedding, drainage and concrete work. CA-16 chips, the 3/8 inch limestone chips, bed permeable pavers and top a compacted base.

For concrete and leveling, Washed Sand is the coarse washed sand Illinois yards call torpedo sand. Mason Sand is the fine clean sand for mortar, paver joints and sandboxes.

Delivery to Piasa and the Surrounding Area

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, so you can size the load before you check out.

You order online, pick a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load on site in one pile.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Macoupin County, including Carlinville, Staunton, Gillespie, Virden and Mount Olive.

Questions About Ordering in Piasa

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Have the spot clear and reachable so the truck can tip its load in one pile. Move vehicles, trailers and anything else out of the way beforehand.

Bulk material arrives as a single dumped pile, so plan where that pile should sit before the truck backs in.

What is the best base under pavers in Piasa?

CA-6 is the Illinois base material for a paver area, placed and compacted before the bedding layer goes down. Over the tight claypan here, that compacted base is what keeps the surface from settling.

Lime Screenings then bed the pavers on top.

Order Your Path and Drive Materials in Piasa

Start with the calculator on each product page and settle your quantity in tons or yards. Then choose a delivery date at checkout and Illinois Rock Supply sends a truck to your Piasa site.

Order CA-6, lime screenings and washed stone online for your next path, pad or drive.