Lime Screenings for Pathways in Pleasant Hill, IL

Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Pleasant Hill, IL for two kinds of buyers: contractors building drives, pads and drainage, and homeowners fixing a walk or a bed. Both usually start with CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone this part of Illinois calls road base.

Pleasant Hill sits in Pike County, on ground that sheds water fast on slopes and holds it in the flats. That shapes what you put down and how you build the edges.

Ground and Conditions in Pleasant Hill

Across the Western Illinois loess uplands and the Mississippi border, the soil is deep loess over older drift. On a slope it sheds water quickly.

In the flats it holds that water, and a path or drive edge sitting in it stays soft.

A thin base shows its failure at the edges first. The material ravels, the edge slumps, and ruts start where tires or feet cross most.

The fix is more base and a drainage layer that lets water leave instead of sitting.

Gully and rill erosion in loess is the other pattern here, along with slumping on cut slopes. Work runs from the spring thaw into late fall, a little longer than upstate, and frost still lifts drives and walks each spring.

Materials for Pleasant Hill Projects

Fines and screenings do the fine work on paths and garden walks. Lime Screenings are crushed limestone fines, and they are the standard bedding layer in Illinois for pavers and flagstone.

They also backfill around pipe and top a compacted base.

For a walk that needs a finer, walkable surface, Walkway Gravel is the practical choice. It sits well over a compacted base and it takes foot traffic without the loose roll of rounded stone.

Underneath, CA-6 is the base material. It is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in.

It goes under drives, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Where water has to move, use clean washed stone instead. CA-7 is washed clean stone with no fines, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches and French drains.

3/4" Crushed Stone, sold as CA-11, covers the same bedding and concrete work at 3/4 inch.

Delivery to Pleasant Hill and the Surrounding Area

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you commit.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile on site. Bulk delivery reaches Pleasant Hill and the rest of Pike County, including Pittsfield, Barry, Griggsville, Hull and Nebo.

Have the pile spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives, with nothing overhead and room to pull away after the bed comes up.

Questions About Ordering in Pleasant Hill

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

A clear spot for the pile, wide enough for the truck to reach and pull out again. Keep the path in free of parked cars, low branches and overhead wires.

The driver tips the load in one pile and leaves, so the spot you pick is where the material stays.

What is the best base under pavers in Pleasant Hill?

Lime Screenings are the standard bedding layer in Illinois, laid over a compacted CA-6 base. The CA-6 carries the load and the screenings give you a level bed for the pavers.

On ground that holds water, add a clean washed layer so it can drain.

Order Lime Screenings and Base Material for Your Pleasant Hill Project

Sort out your quantity first, then place the order. Each product page has a calculator, and quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, lime screenings and washed stone to Pleasant Hill and across Pike County.