Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Rolling Meadows, IL

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Rolling Meadows, IL online from Illinois Rock Supply. Pick your material, choose a quantity by the ton or the yard, and a dump truck tips it on your site.

Start with CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone this market builds drives and pads on. Then add topsoil, garden soil or fill for the grading and bed prep side of the job.

Materials for Rolling Meadows Projects

Grading and bed prep carry a lot of work here, and that starts with soil. Illinois prairie topsoil is dark and silty, and yards sell it screened.

Spread it for lawns, grading and bed prep, or bring in Garden Soil for raised beds and vegetable plots.

Where grade has to come up before anything else goes down, Fill Dirt does that work in bulk. It raises the level, and CA-6 follows as the base course over it.

Under the soil and the base sits the stone family. CA-6 is the Illinois base material: dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Order it as CA-6, and use Driveway Gravel to surface an existing drive or top a compacted base.

Washed stone has no fines and drains. CA-7 is the one inch clean stone for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches, French drains and concrete flatwork.

CA-11 is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone sold alongside it, and CA-16 chips are the 3/8 inch size for permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks.

Sand and bedding round out the list. Lime screenings are the crushed limestone fines Illinois uses as the standard paver and flagstone bedding layer.

Torpedo sand is the coarse washed sand for concrete, leveling and bedding, and mason sand is the finer clean sand for brick and block mortar, paver joints and sandboxes.

Decorative work takes rounded stone instead. Natural Pea Gravel suits walkways, play areas and fence post mix, while river gravel and large river rock handle beds, borders and dry creek beds.

Ground and Conditions in Rolling Meadows

Water is the driver across the Chicago lake plain and the northeastern moraines. Lake plain clay and dense till shed water rather than take it, and flat ground has little fall to move it along.

Heavy summer downpours overwhelm yard grades and storm sewers in the older built-up areas. Snowmelt in spring does the same thing at a slower pace, and the ground stays soft until it drains.

That is why clean washed stone matters on drainage work. CA-7 and CA-11 let water pass instead of holding it, and CA-16 chips do the same at a smaller size.

Fines-bearing material like CA-6 does the opposite, which is what makes it a base.

Bare clay lots also sheet wash after heavy rain, so grading and cover go in early. Base, driveway and paver work runs from the spring thaw into late fall.

Frozen ground stops compaction through the winter, and a wet spring keeps crews off soft clay.

Long cold winters bring many freeze and thaw cycles. Frost lifts drives, walks and slabs every spring and leaves gravel surfaces soft until the ground drains.

Northeastern Illinois jurisdictions carry a frost depth of about 42 inches in the residential code, and the local building department sets it.

Delivery to Rolling Meadows and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material arrives by dump truck and tips in one pile on your site. Have the drop area clear before the truck gets there, with room to back in and a clear path to the pile.

Order online in Rolling Meadows and choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load.

Pick your delivery date at checkout. Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Cook County, including Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Cicero and Chicago.

Questions About Ordering in Rolling Meadows

Can I order material by the ton for delivery in Rolling Meadows?

Yes. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and you choose the amount when you order online.

Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load, and you pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the material in one pile at your Rolling Meadows site.

What stone should I use for drainage in Rolling Meadows?

Use clean washed stone with no fines. CA-7 is the one inch clean stone for pipe bedding, drainage trenches and French drains, and CA-11 is the 3/4 inch size sold alongside it.

CA-16 chips work for smaller drainage and around tanks. CA-6 holds water instead of passing it, so keep it for base work.

Order Topsoil, CA-6 and Sand for Rolling Meadows

Illinois Rock Supply delivers topsoil, garden soil, fill, CA-6, washed stone, sand and decorative gravel across Rolling Meadows and Cook County. For grading a lawn, bedding a patio, raising grade or rebuilding a drive, order online and pick your delivery date at checkout.