Order Gravel, Stone and Soil in Sherrard, IL

Illinois Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Sherrard, IL to driveways, pads and planting beds. The base material here is CA-6, also called road base, the dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in.

It packs into a firm surface for drives, parking areas and shed floors.

Sherrard sits in Mercer County, on ground that sheds water fast on the slopes and holds it in the flats. That shapes what you put down and where you put it.

Delivery to Sherrard and the Surrounding Area

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

A dump truck then tips the material in one pile at your site.

Delivery covers Sherrard and the rest of Mercer County, including Aledo, Viola, New Boston, Keithsburg and Joy. If your project sits on a lot in town or on a rural parcel outside it, the truck reaches the same way.

Bulk loads are heavy, so think about where the pile should land before the truck arrives. A firm, open spot near the work keeps the material where you need it.

Everything after that is yours to move at your own pace.

Materials for Sherrard Projects

Decorative rock is where a lot of Sherrard yards start, and it does more than dress up a bed. Rounded stone covers ground, holds a border and handles water where a lawn will not grow.

River Gravel is the rounded decorative stone for beds, borders and dry creek beds. It comes in a range of sizes that sit well against limestone walls and prairie plantings.

Large River Rock is the bigger rounded stone. Use it for dry creek beds, downspout splash areas and heavier decorative work where a smaller stone would wash out.

3/8" Natural Pea Gravel is rounded 3/8 inch washed gravel for walkways, play areas and fence post mix. It drains well and stays walkable underfoot.

Walkway Gravel gives paths and garden walks a finer, walkable surface than a driveway mix. It suits the beds and borders that decorative stone frames.

For the hard-working layers under and around those beds, CA-6 builds the base and Lime Screenings bed pavers and flagstone. Screenings are the crushed limestone fines Illinois yards sell for that job.

Ground and Conditions in Sherrard

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

A base built thin on that ground moves when the water sits under it.

Erosion in this part of the state runs to gully and rill cutting on steep ground and slumping on cut slopes. Where runoff concentrates, it takes soil with it.

A clean washed stone in a drainage run gives that water somewhere to go instead of across your drive.

Frost still lifts drives and walks each spring, and the local building department sets the footing depth for this area. Work here runs from the spring thaw into late fall, a little longer than upstate.

Plan the grade and the drainage before the surface goes down.

Order CA-6 and Decorative Stone in Sherrard

CA-6 is the base material this market builds on, and the decorative stone is what finishes the beds and borders around it. Order online from Illinois Rock Supply, set your quantity by the ton or yard, and pick your delivery date.

Your load arrives in Sherrard on the day you choose.