What is the difference between crushed stone and Natural Pea Gravel?

Crushed stone is angular, with broken faces that let it lock together under a roller, which is why SB-2 base and #57 limestone go down on drives and drainage. Natural Pea Gravel is rounded and washed out of river deposits, so it stays loose underfoot. Use it on walkways, play areas and dog runs rather than under a loaded drive.

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

Both work, and the choice comes down to how you measured the job. Tons are the weight the truck carries, while yards are the volume the material fills. Use the calculator on the product page to size the load, then order in whichever unit you prefer at checkout.

Which stone is best for drainage in Desha County?

Clean washed stone is the right pick where water has to move. #57 limestone and 3/4 inch clean limestone both carry water with no fines to clog the voids, which suits French drains, foundation drains and downspout runs on heavy Delta clay. Screenings and SB-2 base are for bedding and compacted surfaces instead.

Desha County SB-2 Base and Gravel Delivery, AR

Rain stands where it falls on flat Delta ground, and heavy clay barely takes water. That is why gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Desha County, AR starts with SB-2 base and a drainage stone that moves water away.

Arkansas Rock Supply sells bulk material by the ton and delivers it to your site.

SB-2 base is the dense graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone Arkansas yards sell for drives and pads. The fines stay in so it locks up under a roller.

Pair it with clean washed stone where water has to move.

Ground Conditions Across Desha County

Deep alluvial silt loam, silty clay and heavy clay cover this part of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. Locals call it buckshot and gumbo ground.

Rain sits on top instead of soaking in, and field ditches and bayous drain slowly.

Backwater can hold for days on low ground. A pad that starts below that level needs fill before anything else goes down.

Wet winter and spring ground is the real constraint on a build.

Midsummer is the best window for base work. The dry spell shrinks and cracks the clay, and the ground carries a truck without rutting.

Short, mild winters keep frost shallow, so saturated clay is the winter problem, not frost.

Bare cropland silt sheets off in a storm, ditch and bayou banks slough, and river banks cave. Rip rap and large river rock armor those slopes where a rounded or angular stone is wanted.

Materials Delivered in Desha County

SB-2 base carries the most weight on a Delta job.

Class 7 is the 1 1/2 inch dense grading sold as SB-2, and Class 8 is the 1 inch version. Cities and counties write Class 7 into their own street, sidewalk and parking standards, so ask for it by that name when you are working to a written spec.

Order SB-2 Base for driveways, parking pads, shed and building pads and pipe bedding. Fill Dirt raises low ground and builds a pad up out of the wet before a base course goes on.

Add Shredded Mulch for beds and tree rings. It holds moisture through a Delta summer and keeps bare soil from washing in a thunderstorm.

Choosing the Right Material

Drew County sits on the West Gulf Coastal Plain, where deep, acid sandy loam and sandy clay drain far better than Delta clay. Sandy ground takes water quickly, so a base there sheds moisture instead of holding it.

Heavy clay here keeps water at the surface, which makes a clean drainage layer matter more.

Arkansas County shares this ground. Its silt loam, silty clay and heavy clay are the same buckshot and gumbo material, so the base and drainage choices are the same.

Phillips County spans the Mississippi Alluvial Plain and Crowley's Ridge. The plain side matches this ground, and the ridge side is higher, better drained ground.

Match the stone to the job. Use SB-2 base where a compacted surface is wanted, and clean washed stone where water has to pass through.

Screenings bed pavers and surface paths, while rip rap and large river rock hold banks and slopes.

Delivery Across Desha County

Arkansas Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate to Dumas, McGehee, Watson, Tillar and Pickens and the ground around them. Order online and pick a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile on site.

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to size the load.

Have the drop spot clear before the truck arrives, and keep the pile where the work is.

Order Bulk Aggregate for Your Desha County Site

Arkansas Rock Supply delivers gravel, stone, sand, topsoil and fill across Desha County, from Dumas and McGehee to Watson, Tillar and Pickens. Pick your material, size the load by the ton or the yard, and choose a delivery date at checkout.

Order online and a truck brings it to your site.

Bulk Aggregate Delivery Across Desha County, AR