Buy Fill Dirt in Alma, AR

Arkansas Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Alma, AR, and the work here runs nearly all year. A wet late winter and spring is the real limit, so grading and bed prep go fastest between the spring soak and the summer heat.

SB-2 base is the local name for the dense graded base that goes under drives and pads. Around Alma you are usually building over deep silt loam and clay, so the base and the fill matter as much as the surface.

Materials for Alma Projects

Grading and bed prep start with the soil under everything else. Screened topsoil goes on lawns and beds after the grade is set.

Garden soil is built for raised beds and vegetable plots. Fill dirt raises low ground and builds a pad up out of the wet before a base course goes on.

Once the pad is ready, SB-2 base is the material that locks up under a roller. It is the same dense graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone that Arkansas cities and engineers write into their street and parking standards as Class 7 base.

Use that name when you are working to a written spec, and ask for SB-2 when you are not.

Washed stone handles the water. #57 Limestone is the workhorse size for French drains, foundation drainage and pipe bedding, and it also works as a clean top over a compacted base.

3/4" Crushed Stone does the same job where a washed stone with no fines is wanted. Drain Rock covers dry wells and downspout runs, and Screenings bed pavers and flagstone and fill the joints.

Sand and decorative stone round out the list. Washed Sand beds and levels under slabs and pools.

Mason Sand goes into brick, block and stone work. In the yard, Arkansas River Rock covers beds and borders, and 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel suits walks, play areas and dog runs.

Ground and Conditions in Alma

Water is the driver in the Arkansas River Valley. Flat bottomland sits over a high water table near the river, and the clay subsoils let go of water slowly.

Backwater after heavy rain upstream leaves ground wet long after the sky clears.

That matters most where you are cutting a pad or grading a lawn. Fill placed on soft clay does not stay put, and a base course laid over wet subgrade will pump under traffic.

Get the fill in and the grade shaped first, then bring the base in on ground that has drained.

Erosion follows the same pattern. Spring thunderstorms sheet water off bare valley clay, so bare soil on a fresh grade washes fast.

Mulch or a finished surface on the exposed ground holds it. Along the creeks and lakes, bank scour after flood flow is the bigger problem, and that is where rip rap armors a slope or a culvert outlet.

Winters are mild with short hard freezes and the occasional ice storm. Frost action is shallow here.

Wet clay does more damage to a base than cold does, so the reason for a proper base is water, not frost.

Delivery to Alma and the Surrounding Area

Everything is ordered online. You pick the material, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Each product page has a calculator if you need to size the load. A dump truck then tips the material in one pile at the site.

Have the drop spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives. Bulk loads are heavy, and soft ground after a wet spell is the usual reason a delivery has to be turned around.

Pick a spot on firm, drained ground.

Alma sits in Crawford County, and delivery covers the surrounding area, including Van Buren, Mulberry, Cedarville, Mountainburg and Rudy.

Questions About Ordering in Alma

Can I order material by the ton for delivery in Alma?

Yes. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, whichever suits the material and the job.

Each product page has a calculator to help size the load. You choose the quantity and a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the material at your site.

What stone should I use for drainage in Alma?

For French drains, foundation drainage and pipe bedding, #57 limestone is the standard washed size. #67 stone does the same work one size down, and Drain Rock covers dry wells and downspout runs.

All of them are clean stone with no fines, which is what lets water move through them.

Order Fill, Soil and Stone for Your Alma Project

Arkansas Rock Supply delivers fill dirt, topsoil and garden soil for grading and bed prep, SB-2 base for drives and pads, and washed stone for drainage, all across Alma and Crawford County. Choose your material, size the load and pick a delivery date online to get your project started.