Mason Sand for Patios in Heth, AR

Arkansas Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Heth, AR, and the material that starts most flatwork here is SB-2 base. It is the dense graded crushed stone this part of Arkansas calls for by name, and it is what pavers and slabs sit on.

Heth sits on Delta ground. Deep alluvial silt loam and heavy clay hold water, so the base under a patio carries the load and the drainage both.

Ground and Conditions in Heth

Across the Mississippi Alluvial Plain the ground is flat, the water table is high, and the clay barely takes water. Rain stands where it falls, and field ditches and bayous drain slowly.

A thin base shows that fast. The stone punches down into soft clay, the surface dishes, and the pavers rock against each other at the joints.

The fix is a base that starts on ground that will hold it, built from SB-2 base with the fines left in so it locks up under a roller. Fill dirt raises low spots out of the wet first.

Work runs all year here. Wet winter and spring ground is the real constraint, and the dry spell that shrinks and cracks the clay is the window for base work.

Frost is shallow across the Delta, and no statewide frost figure applies. Saturated clay is the winter problem, and a loaded truck will rut a drive deeply with no frost involved.

Materials for Heth Projects

Pavers, flagstone and brick all need a bed that holds a line and lets water move. Screenings do that work.

They are the Arkansas trade name for crusher fines, and they bed pavers, fill the joints, and give a tight walking surface.

Under the bed, SB-2 base is the compacted layer for patios, parking pads, shed pads and pipe bedding. Cities and engineers write the same material into street and sidewalk standards as Class 7 base, so use that name when you are working to a written spec.

Where a finer dense graded material binds and compacts better, crusher run is the tighter alternative. Class 8 base is the same idea in a one inch minus size.

For drainage at the edge of flatwork, #57 limestone is the washed stone. It goes into French drains, foundation and pipe drainage, and concrete work.

3/8 inch crushed stone handles fine drainage, pipe bedding and paver joints.

Finish surfaces come down to a few choices. Natural Pea Gravel walks well underfoot, and river gravel, also called creek gravel, suits decorative beds and dry creek beds.

Delivery to Heth and the Surrounding Area

You order online. Quantities are by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator for sizing the load.

A dump truck tips your material on site in one pile, so plan where you want it before the truck arrives. Bulk loads are heavy, and soft Delta ground is worth thinking about ahead of a delivery.

Arkansas Rock Supply delivers across St. Francis County, including Forrest City, Hughes, Palestine, Wheatley and Colt.

Order Base, Bedding and Stone for Heth

Size your base and bedding with the calculator on each product page, then order by the ton or the yard. Arkansas Rock Supply delivers SB-2 base, screenings, washed stone and sand to Heth and the rest of St.

Francis County. Place your order online and a truck will tip it at your site.