Rip Rap, Stone and Soil Delivery in Streamwood, IL

If the ground behind your place will not hold a slope, what do you order? Illinois Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Streamwood, IL for exactly that job.

Heavy rip rap armors the bank, clean stone carries the water away, and CA-6, the local road base, builds the drive and the pad that stay put.

Streamwood sits in Cook County, on ground shaped by the Chicago lake plain and the northeastern moraines. That ground sheds water instead of taking it.

Materials for Streamwood Projects

Water is the hard part of a Streamwood yard. Clay-rich ground sheds runoff instead of soaking it in, so swales, banks and culvert outlets take the hit.

Heavy broken stone is your first line of defense on a slope.

RipRap is the coarse end of the yard: heavy broken stone for bank protection, culvert outlets, pond edges and slope armoring.

It stays put where water runs fast.

#4 Crushed Stone is the large clean size. Use it at construction entrances, in trench bottoms and where you need heavy drainage under coarse cover.

CA-7 is washed 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 Illinois yards sell alongside it for the same bedding, drainage and concrete work.

At the fine end, Lime Screenings are crushed limestone fines for paver and flagstone bedding and for backfill around pipe. CA-6 is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, and it is the base for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Sand and soil round out the order. Torpedo sand is coarse washed sand for concrete, leveling and bedding, and lime screenings and CA-6 cover the base work.

Delivery to Streamwood and the Surrounding Area

You order online and pick a delivery date at checkout. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to help you size the load.

A dump truck tips the material on site in one pile. Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Streamwood and out to the rest of Cook County, including Chicago, Cicero, Schaumburg, Evanston and Arlington Heights.

Ground and Conditions in Streamwood

Timing decides most of this work. Base, driveway and paver jobs run from the spring thaw into late fall, because frozen ground stops compaction through the winter.

A wet spring keeps crews off soft clay.

Across the Chicago lake plain and the northeastern moraines, the soil is heavy silt and clay, and flat ground has little fall. Heavy summer downpours overwhelm yard grades and storm sewers in the older built-up areas.

Rip rap at the outlet and clean stone in the trench are how you get that water off the property.

Long cold winters bring many freeze and thaw cycles, and frost lifts drives, walks and slabs every spring. Gravel surfaces stay soft until the ground drains.

Plan your delivery for the season when the ground will take the work.

Questions About Stone and Delivery in Streamwood

What stone should I use for drainage in Streamwood?

Start with clean washed stone, because fines are what stop water. CA-7 and CA-11 are the standard bedding and drainage sizes, and CA-16 Chips work for tighter spots and around tanks.

For a heavy outlet or a bank that takes fast runoff, rip rap holds the slope. CA-6 is a compacted base material, not a drainage stone, so keep it out of the trench.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Have the drop spot clear and reachable before the truck gets there. The driver tips the load in one pile, so pick a spot where the material can sit and where you can move it yourself afterward.

Order your quantity by the ton or the yard, use the calculator on the product page to size it, and choose your delivery date at checkout.

Order Stone and Soil for Your Streamwood Project

Illinois Rock Supply delivers gravel, stone, sand and soil across Streamwood and the rest of Cook County. Order online by the ton or the yard, size the load with the calculator, and pick your delivery date at checkout.