Lime Screenings for Pathways in Sullivan, IL

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Sullivan, IL online, by the ton or by the yard. Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, washed stone, sand, topsoil and mulch to Moultrie County.

Sullivan sits on the Grand Prairie till plain of central and eastern Illinois, where deep dark silt loam over dense clay decides how a path or drive behaves.

Pick your material, size the load with the calculator, and a dump truck tips it on site.

Ground and Conditions in Sullivan

Start with the failure a thin base shows here. Under Sullivan the silt loam sits on dense clay subsoil, and this is some of the flattest ground in the country.

Water stands rather than runs after heavy rain.

A path or driveway built on too little stone punches through at the first wet spell. The surface ruts, the edges break away, and the fines pump up through whatever you put on top.

The fix is a compacted CA-6 base with the fines left in, then your finish layer over it. CA-6 carries the load.

The wearing course only has to look right and shed water.

Runoff off bare silt loam also gullies where it concentrates, so aim the fall of a walk away from the house and the shed. 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 the winter.

Cold winters bring repeated freeze and thaw, and frost heave shows up in gravel drives, walks and shallow slabs each spring. Frost depth runs about 36 inches through most of central and eastern Illinois, and the local building department sets the figure that applies to your job.

Materials for Sullivan Projects

Fines and screenings do the fine work on paths and walkways here. Lime Screenings are crushed limestone fines, and they bed pavers and flagstone, backfill around pipe, and top a compacted base into a smooth walkable surface.

Illinois yards call them screenings, and they are the standard bedding layer in the state.

Below the screenings, CA-6 is the Illinois base material: dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in. It goes under driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and trench backfill.

Where water has to move, switch to clean washed stone. 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 is the CA-11 size sold alongside it for the same bedding and drainage work.

For a softer walking surface, Walkway Gravel gives paths and garden walks a finer finish. CA-16 Chips are 3/8 inch chips for permeable paver bedding and drainage around tanks.

Delivery to Sullivan and the Surrounding Area

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to size the load. Choose the unit that matches how you measured, then pick a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile at the address you give. Have the spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives.

Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Sullivan and Moultrie County, including Bethany, Lovington, Dalton City and Gays. Order online and the truck brings the material to your site.

Questions Sullivan Buyers Ask

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Clear the drop spot and make sure the truck can reach it. The driver tips the load in one pile, so leave room for the material to land and for you to work around it.

Move vehicles, trailers and anything else out of the way first, and keep the approach firm enough for a loaded truck.

What is the best base under pavers in Sullivan?

CA-6 is the base to use under pavers here. It is dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, and it compacts into a stable layer over the silt loam and clay.

Bed the pavers themselves on lime screenings, which give you a smooth, even setting layer.

Order Lime Screenings and Base Stone for Sullivan

Size your load with the calculator on each product page, then order by the ton or the yard. Illinois Rock Supply delivers CA-6, lime screenings, washed stone, sand and soil across Sullivan and Moultrie County.

Place your order online and a truck will tip it on site.