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

Crushed stone is angular and has been run through a crusher, so the faces bite against each other. SB-2 base and #57 limestone are crushed. Natural Pea Gravel is rounded and washed out of river gravel deposits, which is why it sits loose underfoot. Use crushed stone where you want material to lock up or drain in place; use Natural Pea Gravel on walkways, play areas and dog runs.

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

Both work, and the choice comes down to how you are measuring the job. Order by the ton when you are working from a weight, and by the yard when you are working from a volume. Each product page has a calculator to size the load, and you pick the unit when you order.

Which stone is best for drainage in Howard County?

It depends on which side of the county you are on. Around Nashville, Mineral Springs and Columbus, sandy topsoil perches on dense clay, so a clean washed stone such as #57 limestone moves water sideways. Around Dierks and Umpire, flow arrives from above, so 3/4 inch clean in a drainage bed and rip rap on the slope do the work.

Howard County SB-2 Base and Gravel Delivery, AR

Water arrives from above and has to go somewhere. Gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Howard County, AR starts with that.

Arkansas Rock Supply drops bulk loads at your site.

Start with SB-2 base for drives and pads. Then pick a washed stone for the water.

This county spans two ground regions, so the drainage answer changes with the address.

Ground Conditions Across Howard County

Ground conditions split two ways here. Around Nashville, Mineral Springs and Columbus the land is the West Gulf Coastal Plain: deep, acid sandy loam and sandy clay over unconsolidated sand, gravel, clay, chalk and marl.

Around Dierks and Umpire the land is the Ouachita Mountains: stony, gravelly loam over folded and faulted sandstone, shale, chert and novaculite, with rock fragments through the profile.

On the coastal plain side, sandy topsoil sits on dense clay subsoil. Water soaks in, perches, then runs sideways.

Flat ground and slow bayous keep the water table high for days after heavy rain.

On the mountain side, tilted shale and chert beds shed water off the ridges fast. That water funnels into narrow valleys, so drives and pads take concentrated flow arriving from above.

Erosion follows the same split. On the coastal plain, bare sand cuts and gullies quickly, and thunderstorm runoff scours drive shoulders and pipe outlets.

On the mountain side, fast ridge runoff and flashy streams cut steep drive slopes.

Timing works differently too. Coastal plain work runs all year, with winter and spring rain on sandy clay as the limit.

Mountain work also runs all year, with winter ice and a wet spring as the limits.

Materials Delivered in Howard County

SB-2 base is the standard Arkansas base material. It is a dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller.

Order it for driveways, parking pads, shed and building pads, and pipe bedding.

Arkansas cities and counties write Class 7 into their street, sidewalk and parking standards. That is the same material under the name engineers use.

Class 7 is the 1 1/2 inch dense grading; Class 8 is the 1 inch version.

Other washed sizes work where the opening is tight. Ask for #67 stone one size down from #57, or #8 and #89 crushed stone for fine drainage and paver joints.

#4 crushed stone handles heavy drainage and trench bottoms.

Sand and soil round out a load. Washed sand beds and levels under slabs and pools; mason sand goes into brick, block and stone work.

Screened topsoil takes lawns and bed prep, garden soil fills raised beds, and fill dirt builds a pad up out of the wet.

Choosing the Right Material

Polk County runs the same Ouachita ground as Dierks and Umpire: stony, gravelly loam over folded sandstone, shale, chert and novaculite, shallow on the long ridges and deeper in the valleys. The base and drainage choice barely changes across that line.

Pike County spans both ground regions, so it carries the same split as Howard County. The Ouachita part calls for the same washed stone over a compacted base; the coastal plain part calls for the same attention to a high water table.

Hempstead County sits on the West Gulf Coastal Plain, like Nashville, Mineral Springs and Columbus. Deep, acid sandy loam and sandy clay over unconsolidated sand, gravel, clay, chalk and marl, with heavy dark prairie clay on the chalk and marl belt.

Match the material to the water, not to the county line. On the coastal plain side, sandy topsoil over dense clay perches water, so a clean washed stone under and around the edge moves it.

On the mountain side, water arrives from above, so drainage beds and slope protection do the work.

Drives and pads: SB-2 base, compacted.
French drains and footing drains: #57 limestone or 3/4 inch clean.
Paver and flagstone bedding: screenings.
Walkways and play areas: Natural Pea Gravel.
Bank and slope armoring: rip rap.

Delivery Across Howard County

Order online. Pick a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator.

Choose a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load on site in one pile.

Coverage reaches Nashville, Mineral Springs, Dierks, Columbus and Umpire, along with the rural addresses between them. What you need on site is room for the truck and a clear place for the pile.

Ground conditions decide the date more than the calendar does. On the coastal plain side, a long wet spell keeps hauling ground soft.

On the mountain side, ice and a wet spring set the limits, and the rocky ground compacts well once it drains.

Order Bulk Gravel and Stone in Howard County

Arkansas Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand, topsoil and mulch across Howard County, from Nashville and Mineral Springs to Dierks, Columbus and Umpire. Pick your material, size the load by the ton or the yard, and choose a delivery date at checkout.

Order online and a truck tips it at your site.

Bulk Gravel and Stone Delivery in Howard County, AR