Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Higden, AR

Arkansas Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Higden, AR for contractors and homeowners alike. Some buyers are building a new drive on a steep hollow lot.

Others are topping up a lane that has washed out twice. Either way, the material that starts the job is SB-2 base.

This is Boston Mountains ground: stony silt loam and clay over sandstone and shale, with rock ledges close to the surface on the ridges. That shapes what you need and how much of it.

Materials for Higden Projects

SB-2 base is the Arkansas name for a dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in. It locks up under a roller and carries a drive, a parking pad, a shed pad or a pipe bed.

When a job is written to a spec, the same material appears as Class 7 base or Class 7 aggregate base course. SB-2 Base covers both names.

On top of a compacted base you have a choice. Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a base that is already in.

Walkway Gravel gives paths and side yards a finer, more walkable finish than a drive takes.

Where water has to move, washed stone does the work. #57 Limestone is the standard clean size for French drains, foundation and pipe drainage, and a clean top over a compacted base.

3/4" Crushed Stone has no fines in it, so it stays open in a drainage bed or on a construction entrance.

Sand and soil finish the job. Washed Sand beds and levels under slabs and pools.

Top Soil comes screened for lawns, grading and bed prep over this stony upland ground. For raised beds and planting areas, Garden Soil is the better fit.

Decorative work leans on rounded stone. Arkansas River Rock goes into beds, borders and dry creek beds, and Large River Rock handles heavier decorative work and light bank protection where a rounded stone suits the look.

Ground and Conditions in Higden

Across the Boston Mountains, shale beds perch water above the rock. That keeps slopes wet and slick long after a rain, while the sandstone above sheds water straight down the hollow.

A steep gravel drive here takes runoff arriving from uphill, not just the rain that lands on it.

Slope length and gradient do the rest. Runoff on a steep hollow drive cuts ruts and carries surfacing to the bottom, and saturated shale slopes slump after a long wet spell.

That is why a fines-bearing base like SB-2 needs real depth and a way for water to leave, not just a thin spread of stone.

Timing matters as much as material. Winter ice and mud on steep drives set the limits on this ground, and shaded north-facing slopes hold frost hours longer than the valleys below.

Grading and compaction go best from late spring through fall, once the slopes have dried out.

Frost depth is set locally rather than by a statewide figure. The Arkansas residential code has each jurisdiction set the frost line and requires exterior footings at least 12 inches below undisturbed ground.

For the number that applies in Cleburne County, ask the county or city building official.

Delivery to Higden and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material arrives by dump truck and is tipped in one pile at the delivery point. Have the spot clear before the truck reaches you, with room to back in and a surface that will hold the weight.

A steep, soft hollow drive is worth walking before delivery day.

Ordering is done online. You pick the material, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and select a delivery date at checkout.

Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you commit to a number.

Higden sits in Cleburne County, and delivery reaches the surrounding communities, including Heber Springs, Tumbling Shoals, Quitman, Wilburn and Drasco.

Questions from Higden Buyers

Do you supply contractors working in Higden?

Yes. Arkansas Rock Supply sells to contractors and homeowners on the same terms.

Builders, excavators and property owners all order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Whether the job is a new drive, a building pad, a drainage run or a garden bed, the material arrives the same way: a dump truck tips it in one pile at your site.

Do you deliver SB-2 base to Higden, AR?

Yes. SB-2 base is the Arkansas base material, a dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in, and it is delivered to Higden and the surrounding Cleburne County area.

It works for driveways, parking pads, shed and building pads and pipe bedding. Order it online by the ton or by the yard and choose your delivery date at checkout.

Order Base, Stone, Sand and Soil for Your Higden Project

Higden jobs run from new driveways and building pads to drainage runs, paver bedding and garden beds. If your project needs SB-2 base, washed stone, sand, topsoil or decorative rock, order it online by the ton or by the yard and set your delivery date at checkout.