Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Bearden, AR

Arkansas Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Bearden, AR for two kinds of buyers: the contractor setting forms on a commercial pad and the homeowner laying a patio out back. Both end up needing the same thing underneath, SB-2 base.

This is sandy country, and what sits under your flatwork decides how it holds up.

Ground and Conditions in Bearden

Across the West Gulf Coastal Plain, the profile is sandy loam over a dense clay subsoil. Water soaks through the top layer fast, then perches on the clay and moves sideways instead of down.

That sideways movement is what a thin base fails at. Flatwork set on too little material rocks at the edges, and the joints open as the sand shifts beneath it.

The fix is a real granular layer that spreads the load and lets water drain away rather than sit. On the coastal plain side, that means a dense-graded base with the fines left in, not a clean stone.

Bare sand also cuts and gullies fast under Gulf rainfall, so drive shoulders and pipe outlets need stone, not exposed soil.

Work runs all year here. Winter and spring rain on sandy clay is the limit, and a long wet spell keeps hauling ground soft.

Freezes are short and shallow in this part of Arkansas, so wet ground, not frost, is the reason to get base depth right.

Materials for Bearden Projects

Bedding and base under pavers and flatwork is where the choices matter most. Get that layer right and the surface above it stays put.

SB-2 base, also called SB2 or base stone, is the standard Arkansas base. It is a dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller.

That makes it the right call under a patio, a parking pad, a shed pad or a driveway. See SB-2 Base.

When the job is being built to a written standard, the same material shows up as Class 7 base or Class 7 aggregate base course. Class 7 is how Arkansas cities and engineers specify it on street, sidewalk and parking work.

Screenings, also called limestone fines or crusher fines, are the bedding layer under pavers, flagstone and brick. They give you a tight, level surface and fill the joints after the units are set.

See Screenings.

For drainage and concrete work, #57 limestone is the washed size to know. It goes into French drains, foundation and pipe drainage, and as a clean top over compacted base.

See #57 Limestone.

Washed sand handles bedding, leveling and sand under slabs and pools, and mason sand is for brick, block and stone work and paver joints. See Washed Sand and Mason Sand.

Delivery to Bearden and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, so you can size the load to your project before checkout.

A dump truck tips the material on site in one pile. From there it is yours to move, and a compacted base still needs to be built after it lands.

Bearden sits in Ouachita County, and delivery also reaches the rest of the county, including Camden, Stephens, Chidester and Louann.

Pick your delivery date at checkout and the truck arrives with your material.

Order Your Material for Bearden

Start with the calculator on the product page and settle on a quantity, then place the order online with Arkansas Rock Supply. For bedding pavers on a patio or building up a pad, the right base makes the work last.

Order your material for delivery in Bearden today.