Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Casscoe, AR

Arkansas Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Casscoe, AR, and the work here runs all year. Wet winter and spring ground is the real constraint on a truck, and the midsummer dry spell that shrinks and cracks the clay is the window for base work.

A paver patio or a slab starts with SB-2 base, the dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in. On Delta ground, that base is what keeps flatwork flat.

Ground and Conditions in Casscoe

Across the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, the ground is deep alluvial silt loam, silty clay and heavy clay. Sandier levee ridges and older terraces sit above it in places, but the clay is what sets the schedule.

Flat ground, a high water table and clay that barely takes water mean rain stands where it falls. Field ditches and bayous drain slowly, and backwater can hold water for days.

A thin base over that clay shows up fast as a failure. Once the ground is saturated, a loaded truck ruts a drive deeply with no frost involved, and a patio set on a shallow layer pumps and shifts.

The fix is enough compacted base under the pavers or the slab, built up out of the wet. Cut the slab low, bring in fill if the pad needs raising, then cap it with SB-2 base.

Wet winter and spring ground is the constraint on timing. The midsummer dry spell, when the clay shrinks and cracks, is the best window for base work in this part of the state.

Materials for Casscoe Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where the material choice earns its keep. Below the base, that means a sand or a fine crushed stone that levels and locks without holding water against the slab.

SB-2 base is the standard Arkansas base material. It is a dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in so it locks up under a roller, and it serves driveways, parking pads, shed and building pads and pipe bedding.

When you are working to a written standard, Arkansas cities and engineers write the same material into their street, sidewalk and parking specs as Class 7 base. Ask for it that way and you get base stone.

Screenings, the Arkansas trade name for crusher fines, bed pavers, flagstone and brick, fill joints and leave a tight walking surface. They are also called limestone fines or stone screenings.

Washed sand and mason sand both work under flatwork. Washed sand is for bedding, leveling and sand under slabs and pools, while mason sand goes into brick, block and stone work, paver joints and play sand.

3/8 inch crushed stone gives fine drainage, pipe bedding and a light top dressing over a compacted base. For a clean layer with no fines, 3/4 inch clean limestone covers drainage beds and drive surfacing.

If the pad needs raising before any base goes down, fill dirt builds it up out of the wet. Topsoil and garden soil come after, for lawns and beds.

Delivery to Casscoe and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you are unsure how much the job takes.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile at the site. From there it is your job to move it, so it helps to know where you want that pile before the truck arrives.

Arkansas Rock Supply delivers across Arkansas County, including Stuttgart, DeWitt, Gillett, St. Charles and Almyra.

Pick your delivery date at checkout.

Questions About Gravel in Casscoe

What gravel is best for a driveway in Casscoe?

SB-2 base is the standard choice for a Casscoe drive. It is a dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in, and it locks up under a roller over Delta clay.

If you are working to a written standard, the same material is specified as Class 7 base. A clean washed stone like 3/4 inch clean limestone gives a different surface and no fines.

How much material will my project need?

You order by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to size the load. It takes your project area and the base or bedding depth you are building to and returns a quantity, so you do not have to work it out by hand.

Have your measurements ready before you start.

Get Your Casscoe Order Sized and Scheduled

Start with the calculator on the product page for whatever you need, whether that is SB-2 base, screenings or washed sand. Once the quantity is set, choose your delivery date online and a truck will tip the load at your site.

Arkansas Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate throughout Casscoe and Arkansas County, and your order is ready to place whenever you are.