Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Stewardson, IL

Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Stewardson, IL for two kinds of buyers: contractors building pads and flatwork, and homeowners building a patio, a shed base or a driveway.

Both groups run into the same ground here. CA-6, the dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, is the base material this market names by number.

Ground and Conditions in Stewardson

Across the Southern till plain and claypan country, the subsoil is tight and the claypan sits close to the surface. Water stops moving down and perches on top of it instead.

That is why a thin base fails here. Saturated ground under a patio or a drive pumps when anything rolls over it, and the surface breaks up from underneath.

The fix is a base thick enough to bridge the soft layer, with a clean stone drainage layer where water needs somewhere to go. That is a depth decision, not a material swap.

Freeze and thaw swings work on saturated clay and heave drives and walks. Frost depth is set by the local building department, so confirm the figure that applies to your site.

The working season runs longer 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.

Materials for Stewardson Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where the material choice shows up first. The bedding layer has to sit flat, hold its shape and let water move, or the pavers rock and the joints open.

Lime Screenings are the standard bedding layer in Illinois. These crushed limestone fines, also called screenings, pack into a firm, even bed under pavers and flagstone and backfill cleanly around pipe.

CA-16 Chips are the 3/8 inch chips used for permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks. They also top a compacted base where you want a finer surface.

Under the bedding, the base does the structural work. CA-6 is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, and it compacts into a firm pad for patios, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Where water has to pass rather than sit, clean washed stone is the right call. CA-7 is 1 inch clean stone with no fines, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches, French drains and concrete flatwork.

3/4" Crushed Stone, sold as CA-11, is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone that goes alongside CA-7 for bedding, drainage and concrete work.

Sand and soil round out a patio or flatwork job. Washed Sand, which Illinois yards call torpedo sand, is the coarse washed sand for concrete, leveling and bedding.

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

Delivery to Stewardson and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. If you are unsure which unit fits your project, each product page has a calculator to size the load.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile at the delivery point you set at checkout. From there the material is yours to move, so it helps to know where you want that pile before the truck arrives.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Shelby County, including Shelbyville, Moweaqua, Windsor, Findlay and Strasburg. Stewardson sits in Shelby County, and delivery covers the town and the surrounding area.

Order Bulk Aggregates for Your Stewardson Project

Start with the quantity, since the right tonnage or yardage is what makes a load useful on site. Each product page has a calculator to help you size it before you order.

When you are ready, place the order online and a truck will tip your material in Stewardson.