Lime Screenings for Patios in Plymouth, IL

Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Plymouth, IL for two kinds of buyers: contractors who order by the ton and homeowners who need one load for a patio or drive. Both groups land on the same question, which is what goes under the pavers.

Plymouth sits in Hancock County, on rolling uplands where deep loess covers older drift. That ground sheds water fast on slopes and holds it in the flats, so the bedding layer under flatwork has to do real work.

Ground and Conditions in Plymouth

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

That split shows up as a failure mode on flatwork. A thin base over silty ground moves when the soil beneath it takes on water, and the pavers above follow it.

The fix is a base that is built to the right depth and a bedding layer that stays put.

Gully and rill erosion in loess is common on steep bluffs and ravines, and slumping shows up on cut slopes. Water concentrated at the edge of a patio or walk finds those weak spots.

Work runs from the spring thaw into late fall here, a little longer than upstate. Frost still lifts drives and walks each spring, so the base matters more than the surface.

Materials for Plymouth Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where the material choice decides how the finished surface behaves. The bedding layer sets the pavers, holds them level, and lets water move instead of pooling.

Lime Screenings, which Illinois yards also call limestone screenings or screenings, are crushed limestone fines. They are the standard bedding layer under pavers and flagstone in this state, and they also work as backfill around pipe.

Under the bedding comes the base. CA-6, also called CA6, road base, or 3/4 dense grade, is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in.

It is the Illinois base material for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases, and trench backfill.

Where water has to move rather than sit, the clean washed stone takes over. CA-7 is washed clean stone with no fines, used 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 that goes alongside it for the same work.

For sand, Washed Sand is the coarse washed sand Illinois yards call torpedo sand, used for concrete, leveling, and bedding. Mason Sand is finer and cleaner, for brick and block mortar, paver joints, sandboxes, and volleyball courts.

Delivery to Plymouth and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load before checkout.

Pick a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. That is the whole of it, so plan where the pile should land before the truck arrives.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk material across Hancock County. Along with Plymouth, that covers Hamilton, Carthage, Warsaw, La Harpe, and Nauvoo.

Questions About Ordering in Plymouth

What gravel is best for a driveway in Plymouth?

CA-6, also called CA6, road base, or 3/4 dense grade, is the Illinois base material for drives. It is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, so it compacts into a firm surface.

Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a compacted base. On the loess ground here, the base under the surface is what decides how the drive holds up.

How much material will my project need?

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator that helps you size the load for your project.

Have your measurements ready before you start, then choose the quantity and a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck tips the load on site in one pile.

Order Lime Screenings and Base Material in Plymouth

Start with the quantity. Each product page has a calculator, and ordering is by the ton or by the yard.

Once you know the number, choose your material and a delivery date at checkout, and Illinois Rock Supply sends a truck to your site in Plymouth or anywhere in Hancock County.