Bulk Gravel and Stone Delivery in Fulton County, AR
Arkansas Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Fulton County, AR for contractors and homeowners alike. Some jobs arrive with a set of plans and a written spec.
Others start with a muddy drive and a free weekend.
Either way, most of it begins with SB-2 base. That is the dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone this part of the Ozark Plateaus builds on, and it is the name to use when you order.
Ground Conditions Across Fulton County
On the Ozark Plateaus side of Arkansas, water leaves through the rock rather than across it. Sinkholes, fractured limestone and losing streams take runoff underground fast.
The clay that fills the joints in that rock still holds water at the surface after a long rain. A pad or drive sitting on wet ground moves, no matter how good the stone on top of it is.
So the ground here rewards a base that goes on dry and gets compacted. Fill dirt raises a low spot out of the wet before any base course goes down.
Steep hollow slopes and flashy Ozark streams are the other half of the picture. Heavy spring rain scours drive shoulders, culvert outlets and creek banks.
Rip rap armors those spots where a rounded stone would wash out. The working season runs almost all year, with winter cold snaps and a wet spring as the interruptions.
The late-summer dry spell is the easiest window 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.
No statewide frost depth is published. The Arkansas residential code has each jurisdiction set the frost line and requires exterior footings at least 12 inches below undisturbed ground, so confirm the local figure before footings go in.
Materials Delivered in Fulton County
SB-2 base is the standard Arkansas base material: a dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in so it locks up under a roller. Cities and counties write it into their own street, sidewalk and parking standards as Class 7.
Class 7 is the 1 1/2 inch dense grading, and Class 8 is the 1 inch version.
Section 302 covers select material used as a foundation course underneath. Use the Class 7 name when you are working to a written spec, and SB-2 when you are not.
Driveways, parking pads, shed and building pads and pipe bedding all take SB-2. So does anything that will carry a vehicle or a slab.
Washed stone is the other family worth knowing. #57 limestone and 3/4 inch clean both drain, because the fines are washed out and water passes straight through.
Screenings are the opposite: a fine material that beds pavers and flagstones and fills the joints between them. Washed sand and mason sand cover bedding, leveling and block work.
Topsoil, garden soil and shredded mulch handle the planting side. River gravel and large river rock cover decorative beds, borders and dry creek beds.
Delivery Across Fulton County
Bulk material arrives by dump truck and tips in one pile on the ground you choose. The driver does not spread it, so pick a spot that will not block a door, a gate or a drain.
Order online and size the load by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you want to check your numbers before checkout.
Pick a delivery date at checkout and the truck comes to the address you give. Have the drop area clear and firm enough for a loaded truck to reach it.
Delivery covers Salem, Mammoth Spring, Viola, Bexar, Camp, Gepp, Glencoe and Sturkie, along with the rural addresses between them.
Choosing the Right Material
Baxter, Sharp and Izard counties share the same ground region as Fulton County. The same cherty, acid clay loam sits over limestone and dolostone, with chert gravel through the profile and rock close to the surface on side slopes.
All four are karst country, with sinkholes, springs, losing streams and caves under the plateau tops. Because the ground is the same, the base and drainage choices are the same too.
That makes the decision about the job rather than the county line. A drive or a pad takes SB-2 base, compacted on ground that is dry and built up out of the wet.
A drainage run takes #57 limestone or drain rock, because a washed stone passes water and a fines-bearing base does not. Bedding under a paver or a flagstone takes screenings.
Where a slope drops into a hollow or a creek, rip rap armors it. Match the material to what the surface has to do, and the ground here does the rest.
Ordering Bulk Material for Fulton County Jobs
What do I need to have ready for a bulk delivery?
Have a clear, firm drop area the truck can reach, and pick a spot where one tipped pile will not block a door, a gate or a drain. The driver tips the load in one pile and does not spread it.
Have your quantity chosen by the ton or the yard and your delivery date set at checkout.
What is the best base material for a patio in Fulton County?
SB-2 base is the one to use. 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 gives you a firm, stable surface.
Arkansas cities write the same material into their standards as Class 7. Screenings go on top to bed the pavers.
Can I order material for a commercial or contractor job?
Yes. Order online by the ton or by the yard, the same way a homeowner does.
Size the load with the calculator on each product page and pick your delivery date at checkout.
Order SB-2 Base and Stone in Fulton County
Arkansas Rock Supply delivers SB-2 base, washed stone, sand, soil and decorative rock across Fulton County for drives, pads, drainage, patios and planting beds. Order online by the ton or the yard, size the load with the calculator, and pick your delivery date at checkout.