Fill and Base Material Delivered in Smithboro, IL

For gravel and aggregate delivery in Smithboro, IL, the base material to know is CA-6, also called road base. It is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, and it builds driveways, parking pads and shed bases.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk material by the ton to sites across Bond County. This part of the state sits on loess over old, weathered drift, so what goes under a slab matters as much as what goes on it.

Delivery to Smithboro and the Surrounding Area

You order online and pick a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before checkout.

You choose a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the material in one pile on site.

Delivery covers Smithboro and the rest of Bond County, including Greenville, Pocahontas, Mulberry Grove, Sorento and Keyesport. Have the drop area clear before the truck arrives, since the load lands where the truck stops and stays there.

Materials for Smithboro Projects

Raising grade and building pads is the work that sets up everything else here. Fill dirt goes down first to bring a low spot up to level, then a compacted base course carries the slab, the drive or the pad on top of it.

For a driveway, start with Fill Dirt where the ground is low, then cap it with CA-6. CA-6 is the Illinois base material: crushed limestone with the fines left in, for drives, parking pads and trench backfill.

For a patio or walkway, the bedding layer is what keeps the surface flat. Lime Screenings are crushed limestone fines and the standard bedding layer under pavers and flagstone in Illinois.

Walkway Gravel surfaces paths that need a finer, walkable finish.

For drainage, you want clean washed stone with no fines. CA-7 is washed clean stone for bedding under pipe, French drains and concrete flatwork.

3/4" Crushed Stone, sold as CA-11, is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone Illinois yards sell alongside it.

For concrete and leveling, Washed Sand is the coarse washed sand Illinois yards call torpedo sand. It goes into concrete mixes and bedding.

Mason Sand is finer and clean, for brick and block mortar and paver joints.

Ground and Conditions in Smithboro

Across the Southern till plain and claypan country, the subsoil is tight clay and it sits close to the surface. Water cannot move down through it, so winter and spring rain perches on top and the ground stays saturated for weeks.

That matters for anything unbound. A base course laid on soft, saturated clay pumps under traffic and loses its shape.

Bringing the grade up with fill dirt first, then building the base on top, keeps the load off the clay.

The season runs longer here than upstate at both ends, but a wet winter and spring keep sites soft well into April. Late summer and fall are the reliable windows for grading and base work.

Winters are cold but shorter than the north, with frequent freeze and thaw swings. That cycle works on saturated clay and heaves drives and walks.

Frost depth in this part of Illinois is about 30 to 36 inches, and the local building department sets the figure it enforces.

Questions About Material in Smithboro

What is the best base under pavers in Smithboro?

Lime screenings are the standard bedding layer under pavers and flagstone in Illinois. They are crushed limestone fines that compact to a flat, stable surface.

Below the bedding, a compacted CA-6 base carries the load. On the claypan subsoil common in this part of the state, raising grade with fill dirt first keeps the base off saturated ground.

Do you supply contractors working in Smithboro?

Yes. Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate to job sites in Smithboro and across Bond County, including Greenville, Pocahontas, Mulberry Grove, Sorento and Keyesport.

Contractors order online by the ton or by the yard, choose a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load on site. Each product page has a calculator for sizing a load.

Order CA-6 and Base Material in Smithboro

CA-6 is the base material this part of Illinois builds on, and it is the one to start with for a drive, a pad or a trench backfill. Pair it with fill dirt where the grade is low, or lime screenings where pavers go on top.

Order online by the ton or yard and set your delivery date at checkout.