Bulk Gravel Delivery to Kirby, AR

Arkansas Rock Supply sells gravel and aggregate delivery in Kirby, AR to two kinds of buyers: contractors working to a written spec, and homeowners building a drive or a patio on their own ground. Both usually start with SB-2 base.

Kirby sits in Pike County, where the Ouachita ground runs stony and gravelly over sandstone, shale and chert. That shapes what you order and how deep it needs to go.

Ground and Conditions in Kirby

Across the Ouachita Mountains, the soil is stony, gravelly loam over folded sandstone, shale, chert and novaculite. Rock fragments run all through the profile, and the long east-west ridges carry shallow soil while the valleys between them hold deeper, more workable ground.

That ground drains, but it drains unevenly. Tilted shale and chert beds shed water off the ridges fast and funnel it into the narrow valleys below.

A drive or pad here takes concentrated flow arriving from above rather than the rain that lands on it. A thin base course fails first at the edges, where that water leaves the surface and cuts underneath.

Fast ridge runoff and flashy streams, plus steep drive cuts, strip surfacing after every big storm. Once the rocky ground drains, it compacts well and holds.

Work runs year round, with winter ice and a wet spring as the limits. North-facing slopes hold frost longest and thaw wet, which is when a gravel drive ruts most easily.

Materials for Kirby Projects

Most flatwork in this market starts with what goes under it. Bedding and base choices decide whether pavers, flagstone and slabs stay put or rock loose after a season of runoff.

SB-2 base is the standard Arkansas base material, also called SB2 or base stone. It is a dense-graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller.

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

When you are building to a written standard, that same material appears as Class 7 base, or Class 7 aggregate base course. Arkansas cities and engineers write it that way into street, sidewalk and parking specs.

SB-2 Base covers both names.

For bedding under pavers, flagstone and brick, screenings are the tighter choice. Screenings, also called limestone fines or crusher fines, pack into a firm surface and fill the joints between units.

Screenings also work for a walking path that needs a finer finish than a drive.

Washed sand and mason sand handle the leveling side of flatwork. Washed Sand beds and levels under slabs and pools, while Mason Sand suits brick, block and stone work and paver joints.

Where water needs somewhere to go, #57 limestone is the workhorse washed size. #57 Limestone serves French drains, foundation and pipe drainage and a clean top over a compacted base.

Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a compacted base on rural and county-road properties.

Delivery to Kirby and the Surrounding Area

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the load on your site in one pile.

Tons and yards are two ways of asking for the same material, and the right one depends on how you measured your project. If you worked from an area and a depth, the calculator on each product page is the place to size the load.

Arkansas Rock Supply delivers bulk material across Kirby and the rest of Pike County, including Glenwood, Murfreesboro, Newhope, Delight and Langley. Rural and county-road properties are part of the normal run.

Questions Kirby Buyers Ask

What gravel is best for a driveway in Kirby?

SB-2 base is the usual answer for a new drive, because the fines in the 1 1/2 inch minus mix let it lock up and hold under traffic. Top an existing compacted drive with driveway gravel instead.

If your drive crosses a wet draw or a steep cut, put #57 limestone in for drainage before you surface over it.

How much material will my project need?

It depends on the area you are covering and the depth you want, and both are yours to measure. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and the calculator on each product page is there to size the load from your own numbers.

Have your measurements ready before you order.

Order Gravel and Aggregate for Your Kirby Project

Start with the calculator on the product page for the material you want, and settle on a quantity before you check out. Arkansas Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil across Kirby and Pike County.

Place your order online and a truck will bring it to your site.