Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Scheller, IL

For gravel and aggregate delivery in Scheller, IL, the working season shapes everything. A wet winter and spring keep ground soft well into April across the Southern till plain and claypan country.

Late summer and fall are the reliable windows. Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone this market builds on, along with the bedding and drainage materials a patio or flatwork job needs.

Ground and Conditions in Scheller

A thin base under pavers shows its failure early here. The claypan subsoil sits close to the surface and stops water moving down, so rain perches on top of it and ground stays saturated for weeks.

That water reaches an unbound base and the base pumps under traffic. Bedding layers soften, pavers rock, and joints open at the edges.

The fix starts below the pavers. A compacted CA-6 base sheds load across the whole slab instead of letting it concentrate, and a clean stone layer under it gives perched water somewhere to go.

Cold but shorter winters than the north bring frequent freeze and thaw swings. Those swings work on saturated clay and heave drives and walks, so what sits under the surface matters.

Materials for Scheller Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where most of these projects are won or lost. The bedding layer has to sit flat, hold its shape under the paver, and let a little water move.

Lime Screenings are the standard bedding layer in Illinois. Crushed limestone fines pack tight and give a paver or flagstone a firm, even seat.

Washed Sand, which Illinois yards call torpedo sand, is the coarse washed sand for concrete and leveling. It is what you want under concrete flatwork and for bedding that needs to drain.

Below the bedding, the base carries the load. CA-6 is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in.

It builds driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Where water needs to move instead of being held, clean washed stone does the work. CA-7 is washed clean stone with no fines, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches and French drains.

CA-16 Chips are the small 3/8 inch chips for permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks. They also top a compacted base.

Delivery to Scheller 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 you check out.

Pick a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the material on site. Scheller sits in Jefferson County, and delivery covers the surrounding area, including Mount Vernon, Ina, Woodlawn, Bluford and Dix.

Ordering by the ton suits material sold by weight, and ordering by the yard suits material sold by volume. Either way, the load arrives as one tipped pile.

Order Aggregates for Your Scheller Project

Size your load with the calculator on each product page, then order by the ton or by the yard. Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and topsoil across Scheller and Jefferson County.

Choose a delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips your material on site.