Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Shirley, IL

If you are building a driveway, setting a patio base or running drainage across a yard, the material under the work decides how it holds up. Illinois Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Shirley, IL, and CA-6 is the base this part of Illinois builds on.

Shirley sits in McLean County on the Grand Prairie till plain, where deep prairie silt loams over dense clay subsoil leave water with almost nowhere to run.

Materials for Shirley Projects

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

It packs into a firm, tight surface under driveways, parking pads, shed floors and garage slabs.

CA-6 also backfills trenches and builds up grade before a slab or a paver layer goes down.

You can order CA-6 by the ton or the yard.

For a finished drive surface or a top course over compacted base, Driveway Gravel gives you a clean, even running surface. Walkway Gravel does the same job at a finer, more walkable size for paths and garden walks.

Washed stone handles water and bedding. CA-7, sold as #57 stone or 1 inch clean stone, is washed clean with no fines, so it beds pipe, feeds French drains and sits under concrete flatwork.

Order it as CA-7.

CA-11 is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone that pairs with CA-7 for bedding and drainage.

At the small end, CA-16 chips are 3/8 inch limestone chips for permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks. Find them under CA-16 Chips.

Sand comes two ways. Torpedo sand is the coarse washed sand for concrete mixes, leveling and bedding, sold as Washed Sand.

Mason sand is finer and cleaner for brick and block mortar, paver joints, sandboxes and volleyball courts, sold as Mason Sand.

Lime screenings are crushed limestone fines and the standard bedding layer under pavers and flagstone in Illinois. They also backfill around pipe.

Order them as Lime Screenings.

Soil and fill round out a site. Top Soil is screened prairie topsoil for lawns, grading and bed prep, and it is dark and silty.

Fill Dirt raises grade in bulk before a CA-6 base course goes on top.

For beds and tree rings, Shredded Mulch holds moisture through a hot Illinois summer. Decorative stone covers the same ground with less upkeep: 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel for walkways and play areas, and River Gravel for beds, borders and dry creek beds.

Ground and Conditions in Shirley

Water is the first thing to plan around here. This is some of the flattest ground in the country, with dense clay subsoil beneath it and almost no natural fall.

After heavy rain, water stands rather than runs.

Much of the farmland across the Grand Prairie till plain is tile drained for that reason. In a yard, the same flat ground means a drainage layer and a clean washed stone do work that a fines-bearing material cannot.

Erosion follows the same pattern. Bare silt loam sheets off in rain, and runoff that concentrates cuts gullies in yards and along field edges.

Stream banks scour where runoff reaches a channel after a storm.

Timing matters as much as material. Base, driveway and paver work runs from the spring thaw into late fall.

The ground is slow to dry in a wet spring and frozen solid through winter.

Cold winters bring repeated freeze and thaw, and frost heave shows up in gravel drives, walks and shallow slabs each spring. Frost depth is set by the local building department, so check with McLean County before you plan footings.

Delivery to Shirley and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material arrives by dump truck and tips in one pile at the address you give at checkout. Have the drop spot clear and reachable, with room for the truck to get in and out.

Order online, choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load before you order.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across McLean County, including Bloomington, Normal, Le Roy, Heyworth and Hudson. Shirley orders ship the same way, with the load tipped where the truck can safely reach.

Questions About Ordering in Shirley

Do you supply contractors working in Shirley?

Yes. Contractors order the same way homeowners do: online, by the ton or the yard, with a delivery date chosen at checkout.

CA-6, CA-7, CA-11 and CA-16 cover base, bedding and drainage work, and sand, topsoil and fill dirt cover the rest of a site.

Do you deliver CA-6 to Shirley, IL?

Yes. CA-6 is the Illinois base material, dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, and it delivers to Shirley and the rest of McLean County.

Order it by the ton or the yard, size the load on the product page calculator, and choose a delivery date at checkout. The truck tips the load on site.

Order Base, Stone and Soil for Your Shirley Project

Driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases, trench backfill, drainage runs, paver bedding and lawn prep all start with the right aggregate. Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, washed stone, sand, topsoil and decorative rock across Shirley and McLean County.

Order online by the ton or the yard and pick your delivery date.