Gravel and Aggregate Delivery in Sterling, IL

Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Sterling, IL. The working season here runs from the spring thaw into late fall, and frozen ground stops compaction in winter.

CA-6, also called road base, is the dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in. It builds driveways, parking pads and shed bases across Whiteside County.

Materials for Sterling Projects

CA-6 is the base material for this market. The fines left in the mix let it tighten into a firm surface under a driveway, a parking pad, a shed floor or a trench backfill.

Pair it with Driveway Gravel when you are surfacing an existing drive or topping a compacted base. Crusher Run is the same idea under a secondary name.

Washed stone has no fines and lets water pass. CA-7, sold as CA-7, is 1 inch clean stone for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches and concrete flatwork.

CA-11, our 3/4" Crushed Stone, is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone for the same work at a smaller size. CA-16 Chips run 3/8 inch for permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks.

Lime screenings are crushed limestone fines for paver and flagstone bedding and for backfill around pipe. Lime Screenings are the standard bedding layer in Illinois.

Torpedo sand is the coarse washed sand for concrete, leveling and bedding. Washed Sand is what Illinois yards call torpedo sand.

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

For soil, Top Soil goes down for lawns, grading and bed prep, and Garden Soil fills raised beds and vegetable plots.

Decorative stone covers beds and borders. 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel is rounded washed gravel for walkways and play areas.

River Gravel and Large River Rock handle dry creek beds and downspout splash areas.

Ground and Conditions in Sterling

Across the Northern Illinois till plains and Rock River country, water is the driver. Snowmelt and spring rain on frozen ground push water across the surface before the soil takes any in.

On flat ground, tight till and a high water table hold that water up. On the sand plains, ground drains almost too fast.

Both change how a base behaves.

Where water sits, a clean washed layer under the surface gives it somewhere to go. CA-7 and CA-11 are the sizes for that work.

Gully and sheet erosion on steeper slopes and bank scour along the Rock River system move soil every season. Rip rap armors banks, culvert outlets and pond edges.

Frozen ground stops compaction, so base work fits between the spring thaw and late fall. Frost action in unbound base and shallow footings is heavy here.

Frost depth is set by the local building department.

Delivery to Sterling and the Surrounding Area

Order online and a dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. You choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator.

Have the drop area clear and reachable before the truck arrives. Bulk loads are heavy and the pile stays where it lands.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Whiteside County, including Rock Falls, Morrison, Fulton, Erie and Prophetstown.

Order Base, Stone and Soil for Your Sterling Project

Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6 and the rest of the catalog to driveways, pads, drainage runs, gardens and new builds in Sterling and the surrounding county. Order online, size the load by the ton or yard, and pick your delivery date at checkout.