Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Tamms, IL

Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Tamms, IL, and the ground here sets the schedule. This is flat bottomland with a high water table, so heavy rain sits instead of draining away.

CA-6, also called road base, is the dense graded crushed limestone that carries most drives and pads in this part of Illinois. Plan the load around the weather and the ground, not the other way around.

Ground and Conditions in Tamms

Across the Cairo lowland and the southern river bottoms, the soil runs to deep silt, sand and clay laid down by the rivers. The water table sits high under most of it.

A thin base fails first at the edges. Water gets into the subgrade, the material pumps under a tire or a foot, and the surface breaks up in patches.

The fix is a base course that spreads load over soft ground and a clean stone layer that moves water out. CA-6 packs into a tight, load-bearing surface because the fines stay in the mix.

Clean washed stone does the opposite job. It has no fines, so water runs through it instead of pooling.

Work is possible almost year round in this part of Illinois, but river stages set the calendar. Spring and early summer high water can shut bottomland sites for weeks.

Winters are the mildest in the state, with limited freeze and thaw. Ground rarely stays frozen for long, so a delivery can usually be placed on firm ground.

Materials for Tamms Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where the material choice shows up first. Get that layer right and the surface above it stays flat.

Lime Screenings are the standard bedding layer in Illinois. Crushed limestone fines screed to a smooth, firm bed under pavers and flagstone, and they also backfill around pipe.

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

CA-7 is washed clean stone with no fines. Use it for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches, French drains and under concrete flatwork.

3/4" Crushed Stone, sold as CA-11, is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone that Illinois yards carry alongside CA-7. It beds pipe and drainage and sits under concrete.

CA-16 Chips are 3/8 inch chips. They bed permeable pavers, drain around tanks, and top a compacted base.

Washed Sand, which Illinois yards call torpedo sand, is a coarse washed sand for concrete, leveling and bedding.

Delivery to Tamms and the Surrounding Area

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

Pick a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load in one pile on site. Tamms sits in Alexander County, and delivery covers the surrounding area, including Cairo, Olive Branch, Thebes, McClure and Miller City.

Ground conditions matter for where that pile lands. On soft bottomland, a spot that stays firm is easier to work from than one that holds water.

Order CA-6 and Bedding Stone for Tamms

Start with the calculator on the product page to size your load, then order online and pick a delivery date. Illinois Rock Supply brings bulk CA-6, lime screenings and clean stone to Tamms and the surrounding area.

Place your order when your ground is ready.