Should I order material by the ton or by the yard?

Both work, and both are offered at checkout. Weight suits material sold and hauled by the ton, such as SB-2 base, rip rap and washed stone. Volume suits material measured by the space it fills, such as topsoil, fill dirt and mulch. Each product page has a calculator so you can size the load before you order.

Which stone is best for drainage in Baxter County?

Washed stone with no fines is the right pick, because the spaces between the particles stay open. #57 limestone is a common choice for French drains, foundation and pipe drainage in this karst ground. 3/4 inch clean limestone and Drain Rock work the same way. Keep fines-bearing materials out of a drainage layer.

What do I need to have ready for a bulk delivery?

Have the drop spot clear, reachable and open enough for a dump truck. The truck tips the load in one pile, so pick a spot where that pile can sit. Order online, choose your ton or yard quantity, and pick a delivery date at checkout. Nothing else is needed on your end.

Baxter County, AR Aggregate and Rock Delivery

Order gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Baxter County, AR online by the ton or by the yard. Arkansas Rock Supply delivers bulk loads to Mountain Home, Gassville, Cotter, Norfork and the surrounding communities.

Start with SB-2 base, the dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone Arkansas crews use under drives, pads and pipe. It locks up under a roller because the fines stay in the mix.

Materials Delivered in Baxter County

SB-2 base is the standard base material across this part of Arkansas. It is a dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in, so it binds and compacts instead of staying loose.

Class 7 is the 1 1/2 inch dense grading sold as SB-2, and Class 8 is the 1 inch version.

Section 302 covers select material used as a foundation course underneath. Cities and counties write Class 7 into their own street, sidewalk and parking standards, so ask for SB-2 Base when you are building to a written spec.

Below the base, reach for washed sizes and decorative stone. Each one has a job it does well.

Choosing the Right Material

Baxter County and Marion County share the same ground region. Both sit on the Ozark Plateaus, with cherty, acid clay loam over limestone and dolostone and chert gravel through the profile.

The material choice is the same on both sides of the line.

Izard County is the same story. Its ground region matches, so base and drainage selection does not change.

Searcy County is different. It sits on the Boston Mountains, where stony, acid silt loam and clay lie over flat-lying sandstone and shale.

Rock benches and ledges show on the slopes, and ridge soils are thin.

That changes what you build on. Thin ridge ground and loose colluvium need a base that binds, so SB-2 base earns its place.

A washed stone like #57 Limestone handles drainage where water has to move.

On the plateau side, rock or rubble sits close to the surface on side slopes. Where ground is shallow, choose drainage over depth and let a clean stone carry water away.

Ground Conditions Across Baxter County

Across the Ozark Plateaus, the ground is cherty, acid clay loam over limestone and dolostone. Chert gravel runs right through the profile, and this is karst country: sinkholes, springs and losing streams sit under the plateau tops.

Water leaves through the rock rather than across it. Runoff drops underground fast through fractured limestone, while residual clay filling the joints holds water at the surface after a long rain.

A base laid on that clay without drainage shows the failure first. The fines turn soft, the surface pumps, and the stone stops locking up.

The repair is a compacted base with a washed drainage layer beside or under it.

Steep hollow slopes and flashy streams drive erosion here. Heavy spring rain scours drive shoulders, culvert outlets and creek banks, so RipRap and Large River Rock protect the places water hits hardest.

Base, drive and patio work runs almost all year on the Ozark Plateaus. Winter cold snaps and a wet spring are the interruptions, and the late-summer dry spell is the easiest time to get real compaction.

Freezes come in runs from December into February, and shallow freeze-thaw lifts loose gravel and heaves unbound surfaces before spring. Ice storms are a bigger nuisance than deep frost here.

Delivery Across Baxter County

Order online and choose your 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 on site in one pile. Delivery covers Mountain Home, Gassville, Midway, Cotter, Lakeview, Norfork, Henderson, Big Flat, Gamaliel, Clarkridge and Elizabeth.

Have the drop spot clear and reachable before the truck arrives. Bulk loads for a driveway or pad often start with Fill Dirt to build the pad up out of the wet, then SB-2 base on top.

For landscape work, pair Shredded Mulch in beds and tree rings with Mason Sand for brick, block and paver joints. Both order the same way, by the ton or the yard.

Order Bulk Gravel, Stone and Soil for Baxter County

Size the load on the product page calculator, then order by the ton or the yard and choose a delivery date at checkout. Arkansas Rock Supply delivers SB-2 base, washed stone, sand, soil and mulch across Baxter County, from Mountain Home and Gassville to Norfork and Big Flat.

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

Bulk Aggregate Delivery Across Baxter County, AR