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

Both work, and the choice comes down to how your quantity was figured. Tons measure weight and yards measure volume, and the two do not convert at a fixed number because moisture and stone size change the density. Use the calculator on the product page to size the load, then order in whichever unit you prefer.

Which stone is best for drainage in Izard County?

Washed stone with no fines, because the spaces between the particles stay open and water passes through. #57 limestone is the workhorse size for French drains, foundation and pipe drainage. Drain rock and #4 crushed stone handle dry wells, downspout runs and trench bottoms where a larger open stone is wanted.

What do I need to have ready for a bulk delivery?

A clear spot for the pile and room for a dump truck to reach it. The truck tips the load in one pile, so the spot you pick is where the material stays. Have your quantity chosen and your delivery date set at checkout before the truck rolls.

Izard County SB-2 Base and Gravel Delivery, AR

Order gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Izard County, AR online. Arkansas Rock Supply delivers bulk material by the ton or by the yard, and a dump truck tips it on site.

Start with SB-2 base, the dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone this part of the Ozark Plateaus builds on.

Ground here is cherty, acid clay loam over limestone and dolostone. Chert gravel runs right through the profile, and rock sits close to the surface on side slopes.

Materials Delivered in Izard County

SB-2 base is a dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller. Arkansas quarries and yards sell it under that name, and engineers write it as Class 7.

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

Section 302 covers select material used as a foundation course underneath.

Use SB-2 base for driveways, parking pads, shed and building pads and pipe bedding. Cities and counties write Class 7 into their own street, sidewalk and parking standards, so reach for that name when you are working to a written spec.

Around those, the yard carries washed sand for bedding and leveling, mason sand for brick, block and paver joints, and fill dirt for raising low ground before a base course goes on. Garden soil fills raised beds and planting areas, and shredded mulch holds moisture in beds through an Arkansas summer.

Choosing the Right Material

Baxter, Independence and Sharp counties all sit on the same Ozark Plateaus ground as Izard County. Cherty, acid clay loam over limestone and dolostone, chert gravel through the profile, rock close to the surface on side slopes.

The base and drainage choice does not change when you cross a county line here.

What changes is the job in front of you. A compacted base takes SB-2 base or crusher run, a finer dense-graded material that binds and compacts.

Where you need water to move, a washed stone with no fines does the work: #57 limestone, drain rock or #4 crushed stone for heavy drainage and trench bottoms.

Rounded stone is decorative, not structural. River gravel and large river rock suit dry creek beds and borders, and Natural Pea Gravel suits walkways and play areas.

Neither locks together the way crushed stone does.

Ground Conditions Across Izard County

Water leaves through the rock here rather than across it. Sinkholes, fractured limestone and losing streams take runoff underground fast, and this is karst country under the plateau tops.

The residual clay filling the joints holds water at the surface after a long rain.

That combination is what a thin base fails on. A pad built shallow over clay that stays wet pumps and rutts, and the fix is a base course with the fines left in so it compacts into a firm layer.

SB-2 base is that material.

Steep hollow slopes and flashy streams scour drive shoulders, culvert outlets and creek banks when heavy spring rain hits. Riprap and large river rock armor those spots where a rounded or broken stone is wanted.

Base, drive and patio work runs almost all year. Winter cold snaps and a wet spring are the interruptions, and the late-summer dry spell is the easiest time 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. Ice storms are a bigger nuisance here than deep frost.

No statewide frost depth figure is published. The Arkansas residential code has each jurisdiction set the frost line and requires exterior footings at least 12 inches below undisturbed ground.

Confirm the local figure before footings go in.

Delivery Across Izard County

Order online by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, and quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard.

Pick your delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the load on site.

Delivery covers Melbourne, Horseshoe Bend, Calico Rock, Oxford, Mount Pleasant, Franklin, Pineville, Guion, Violet Hill, Brockwell, Dolph, Sage, Wideman and Wiseman. Rural and county-road addresses are part of the same coverage.

Order SB-2 Base and Aggregate in Izard County

Size your load with the calculator on the product page, choose tons or yards, and set a delivery date at checkout. Arkansas Rock Supply delivers SB-2 base, gravel, stone, sand and topsoil across Izard County, from Melbourne and Horseshoe Bend to Calico Rock and the county roads between.

Place your order online when you are ready.

Bulk Aggregate Delivery Across Izard County, AR