Mason Sand for Patios in Alpena, AR

Arkansas Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Alpena, AR. Base, drive and patio work runs almost all year here, with a wet spring and winter cold snaps as the interruptions.

Late summer is the easiest window to get real compaction, so it pays to plan around it.

SB-2 base is the standard Arkansas base material, and it is the one to start from on any pad. Class 7 base is the same material under the name cities and engineers write into their standards.

Ground and Conditions in Alpena

Across the Ozark Plateaus, the ground is cherty, acid clay loam over limestone and dolostone. Chert gravel runs right through the profile, and rock or rubble sits close to the surface on side slopes.

This is karst country. Water leaves through the rock rather than across it, so sinkholes, fractured limestone and losing streams take runoff underground fast.

The residual clay filling the joints still holds water at the surface after a long rain.

A thin base shows its weakness first at the edges and joints. Water reaches the clay under a paver field, the bedding shifts, and the surface rocks and dips.

The fix is a compacted base that carries the load and a bedding layer that stays put. Steep hollow slopes and flashy streams scour drive shoulders and culvert outlets, so drainage at the edge matters as much as the stone underneath.

Materials for Alpena Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where the small material does the real work. Screenings, the Arkansas trade name for crusher fines, bed pavers, flagstone and brick, fill the joints, and leave a tight walking surface.

Order Screenings when the finish layer has to lock flat and stay flat.

Under that bedding, SB-2 Base carries the load. It is a dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller.

Driveways, parking pads, shed and building pads and pipe bedding all start here.

When you are working to a written spec, the same material appears as Class 7 base, or Class 7 aggregate base course, in city and engineer standards for streets, sidewalks and parking. Crusher run is the finer dense-graded option for drives and pads where a tighter, binding material suits the job.

Mason sand and washed sand both belong in flatwork. Mason Sand goes into brick, block and stone work, paver joints and play sand.

Washed Sand, also called concrete sand or river sand, handles bedding, leveling and the sand under slabs and pools.

Drainage around a patio or pad needs washed stone with no fines. #57 Limestone suits French drains, foundation and pipe drainage, concrete aggregate and a clean top over a compacted base.

3/4" Crushed Stone covers drainage beds, construction entrances and drive surfacing.

Delivery to Alpena and the Surrounding Area

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the load in one pile on site.

Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you order. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, so the number you settle on is the number that arrives.

Alpena sits in Carroll County, and delivery covers the county, including Berryville, Green Forest, Eureka Springs and Oak Grove. Bulk material for a patio, a drive or a building pad arrives the same way wherever the site is.

Questions About Gravel and Material in Alpena

What gravel is best for a driveway in Alpena?

SB-2 base is the standard Arkansas base for a drive, a dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller. Top it with 3/4 inch clean limestone where you want a washed surface stone with no fines.

On this ground, a compacted base carries the load and the surface layer sits on top of it.

How much material will my project need?

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator for sizing the load. Have your project measurements ready before you order.

If you would rather not work it out yourself, the calculator on the product page is there for that.

Order Base, Bedding and Stone for Alpena

Start with the product page for the material your job calls for, then use the calculator to settle the quantity by the ton or the yard. Pick your delivery date at checkout and the truck brings it to your site in Alpena.

Order online when you are ready.