Bulk Gravel Delivery to Altus, AR

Arkansas Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Altus, AR for two kinds of buyers: contractors working to a written spec and homeowners building a drive, a pad or a path. Both end up asking for the same thing by name, SB-2 base.

Franklin County sits in the Arkansas River Valley, where deep silt loam and clay hold water longer than most builders expect.

Ground and Conditions in Altus

Across the Arkansas River Valley, the ground is deep silt loam and clay on the bottoms and terraces, with shale and sandstone uplands between them. Clay subsoil here lets go of water slowly, so a base that looks solid in July can soften and pump under a truck all winter.

A thin base is where that shows first. The surface ruts, the edges break down, and the material works its way into the mud instead of staying put.

The fix is a proper base course with the fines left in so it locks up, laid over ground that has been shaped to shed water. On flat valley ground, drainage matters as much as thickness.

Work runs nearly all year here. A wet late winter and spring is the real limit, and summer heat can dry a surface before it can be rolled.

Winters are mild, broken by short hard freezes and the occasional ice storm. Frost action is shallow, but wet clay subgrade still softens under traffic, so it is the moisture in the ground that decides how a base performs, not the cold.

Materials for Altus Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where the choice of material decides whether the surface stays flat. Get the bedding right and the pavers sit level for years.

Get it wrong and every joint telegraphs the problem.

Screenings, also called limestone fines or crusher fines, are the Arkansas bedding material for pavers, flagstone and brick. The fine, angular grit packs tight and gives a firm, walkable surface that holds a joint.

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

Engineers and cities write the same material into their standards as Class 7 base, which is the name to use when you are working to a written spec.

Washed Sand and Mason Sand both serve flatwork, but they are not interchangeable. Washed sand beds and levels under slabs and pools, while mason sand is the finer sand for brick, block and stone work and for paver joints.

Where a slab or a paver field needs drainage behind it, #57 Limestone is the washed size for French drains, foundation and pipe drainage. It is clean, with no fines, so water moves through it instead of sitting.

For a drive or a parking pad, Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a compacted base. Around the beds and borders, Arkansas River Rock and Large River Rock handle decorative work and dry creek beds.

Delivery to Altus 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 you check out, and you pick a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile on site. That is the whole of it, so it helps to know where you want the pile before the truck arrives.

Arkansas Rock Supply delivers across Altus and Franklin County, including Ozark, Charleston, Branch and Cecil.

Questions About Gravel in Altus

What gravel is best for a driveway in Altus?

SB-2 base is the standard Arkansas choice for a drive, because the fines stay in the mix and let it lock up under a roller. Top it with driveway gravel if you want a finer running surface.

Where the drive crosses wet clay, the base course is what carries the load, so it has to go on shaped, drained ground.

How much material will my project need?

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

If the ground is soft or the area is uneven, the number you get from flat measurements will not match what the site actually takes.

Order Gravel and Aggregate for Your Altus Project

Size your load with the calculator on the product page, pick your material and your delivery date, and the truck brings it to your site in Altus or anywhere in Franklin County. Order online when you are ready.