Lime Screenings for Pathways in Shabbona, IL

If you are planning a path, a patio base or a drainage run, the material you choose decides how the job holds up. Illinois Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Shabbona, IL for driveways, walkways and yard work.

CA-6, also called road base or 3/4 dense grade, is the Illinois base material here: dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in. It sits under drives, parking pads and shed bases.

Ground and Conditions in Shabbona

A thin base course shows its weak spots fast on this ground. Across the Northern Illinois till plains and Rock River country, tight till and a high water table sit on the flat ground while sand plains drain almost too fast.

Spring rain and snowmelt on frozen ground push water across the surface before the soil takes it in. That is why a base that looks fine in July can rut by March.

The fix is a graded, compacted base that carries load without trapping water, plus a clean stone layer where drainage matters. The working season runs from the spring thaw into late fall, and frozen ground stops compaction in winter, so timing matters as much as material.

Freeze and thaw work hard on unbound base and shallow footings in the northern counties, where frost depth runs about 42 inches and the local building department sets the footing figure. The frost action is what makes a fines-bearing base and a clean drainage layer two different jobs.

Materials for Shabbona Projects

Paths and garden walks are where fines and screenings earn their place. Lime screenings, also called limestone screenings or stone dust, are crushed limestone fines that bed pavers and flagstone and give a walkable surface once they are packed.

For a walkway that needs a finer, walkable top, Walkway Gravel covers paths and garden walks. Bed it over a compacted base rather than bare soil.

Under the path, CA-6 is the Illinois base material for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Where water has to move, CA-7 is washed clean stone with no fines, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches, French drains and concrete flatwork. 3/4" Crushed Stone, sold as CA-11, handles the same bedding and drainage work at 3/4 inch.

For permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks, CA-16 Chips are the 3/8 inch limestone chips. For concrete and leveling, Washed Sand is the torpedo sand Illinois yards sell, and Mason Sand handles mortar, paver joints and sandboxes.

Topsoil and fill finish the yard side. Top Soil is screened prairie topsoil for lawns, grading and bed prep, and Fill Dirt raises grade before a CA-6 base course goes down.

Delivery to Shabbona 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 to help size the load.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile on site. Shabbona sits in DeKalb County, and delivery covers the surrounding area, including DeKalb, Sycamore, Sandwich, Genoa and Cortland.

Have the drop spot clear before the truck arrives. The pile lands where the truck can reach, so think about clearance and where you want the material staged.

Order Lime Screenings and Base Material for Your Shabbona Project

Start with the calculator on the product page to size your quantity in tons or yards, then choose a delivery date at checkout. Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, lime screenings, clean stone and sand across Shabbona and DeKalb County.

Place your order online when you are ready.