Bulk Gravel Delivery to Cotter, AR

Arkansas Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Cotter, AR for two kinds of buyers: contractors building pads and flatwork, and homeowners patching a drive or bedding a walkway. Both end up asking for SB-2 base, because that is the base name this state works from.

The ground here makes the choice matter. Cherty clay loam sits over limestone and dolostone across the Ozark Plateaus, and water moves down through the rock rather than off the top.

Materials for Cotter Projects

Under pavers, flagstone and flatwork, the material that decides how the finished surface holds up is the bedding layer. Get the bedding wrong and the pavers rock, the joints open, and the repair means pulling the surface back up.

Screenings are the usual answer.

Screenings, also called limestone fines or crusher fines, pack into a tight, firm bed for pavers, brick and flagstone, and they fill the joints once the surface is set.

The finer sizes do the close work: #89 Crushed Stone for tight joints and close bedding, and #8 Crushed Stone where a little more open stone is wanted under the same surface.

None of that bedding holds without a base under it. SB-2 base, also written SB2 or base stone, is a dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller.

Arkansas cities and engineers write the same material into their standards as Class 7 base, and that is the name to reach for when you are working to a written spec.

Around the flatwork, drainage is the other half of the job. #57 Limestone is the washed workhorse for French drains, foundation and pipe drainage.

3/4" Crushed Stone covers drainage beds and drive surfacing where no fines are wanted.

Ground and Conditions in Cotter

The failure a thin base shows here is edge and joint movement after a wet stretch. Cherty clay loam holds water at the surface after a long rain, even while the rock below is taking the rest underground.

The fix is a base that is thick enough to bridge that soft layer instead of sitting on it. SB-2 base, or Class 7 base to a spec, gives you a dense-graded layer with the fines still in it, which is what lets it lock up and stay put.

Water is the harder problem. On the Ozark Plateaus, runoff leaves through sinkholes, fractured limestone and losing streams rather than across the surface.

That is good for a dry yard and bad for anything that needs to shed water sideways.

Steep hollow slopes and flashy streams scour drive shoulders and culvert outlets in heavy spring rain. Riprap on a bank or outlet, and clean washed stone in a drain, move that water without trapping it.

Base work and patio work run almost all year here. Winter cold snaps and a wet spring are the interruptions, and the late-summer dry spell is the easiest window for real compaction.

This is the coldest corner of Arkansas. Freezes come in runs from December into February, and shallow freeze-thaw lifts loose gravel and heaves unbound surfaces before spring arrives.

Ice storms cause more trouble than deep frost. No statewide frost figure is published, so confirm the local one before footings go in.

Delivery to Cotter and the Surrounding Area

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, whichever you work in. Each product page has a calculator that sizes the load from your own numbers, so start there when you are not sure how much to order.

Order online, choose your quantity, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck tips the load on site in one pile, ready for you to work from.

Arkansas Rock Supply delivers across Baxter County, including Mountain Home, Gassville, Midway, Lakeview and Norfork.

Questions About Gravel in Cotter

What gravel is best for a driveway in Cotter?

SB-2 base, also called base stone or SB2, is the standard Arkansas choice for a drive. 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 holds its shape.

If you are building to a written standard, ask for the same material as Class 7 base. Top it with Driveway Gravel if you want a smoother running surface.

How much material will my project need?

It depends on the area you are covering and how deep the layer needs to be, which is why the quantity is best worked out rather than guessed. Each product page has a calculator that sizes the load from your own dimensions.

Order by the ton or by the yard, whichever suits how you are measuring the job.

Order Gravel and Aggregate for Cotter

Size the load with the calculator on the product page, choose your ton or yard quantity, and pick a delivery date at checkout. From bedding under flatwork to SB-2 base under a drive, Arkansas Rock Supply delivers bulk material across Cotter and Baxter County.