Mason Sand for Patios in Lynn, AR

Gravel and aggregate delivery in Lynn, AR runs almost all year, and Arkansas Rock Supply keeps the yard work moving through it. Base, drive and patio jobs here mostly wait on a wet spring, not on cold.

Start with SB-2 base, the dense graded stone this part of Arkansas builds on. The late summer dry spell is the easiest window to get real compaction.

Ground and Conditions in Lynn

Lynn sits in Lawrence County on the Ozark Plateaus side of the state. The ground is cherty, acid clay loam over limestone and dolostone, with chert gravel through the profile and rock close to the surface on side slopes.

That mix is why a thin base shows itself fast. A paver patio laid on too little stone moves at the joints and dips at the corners within a season.

Water is the other half of it. Across the Ozark Plateaus, runoff leaves through the rock rather than across it, and the residual clay in the joints holds water at the surface after a long rain.

So the fix is a base course that carries the load and a drainage layer that lets water go. Steep hollow slopes and flashy streams also scour drive shoulders and culvert outlets, which is worth planning for before spring rain.

Winters here are the coldest corner of Arkansas, with freeze and thaw runs from December into February. No statewide frost figure is published, and the Arkansas residential code has each jurisdiction set its own frost line.

Materials for Lynn Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is where the material choice shows. The bedding layer sets the surface, and the base under it carries everything above.

SB-2 base is the standard Arkansas base material, a dense graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in so it locks up under a roller. Use it under patios, driveways, parking pads, shed pads and pipe bedding.

When you are working to a written standard, the same material is specified as Class 7 base or Class 7 aggregate base course. Cities and engineers write that name into street, sidewalk and parking specs.

Screenings, also called limestone fines or crusher fines, are the Arkansas bedding material for pavers, flagstone and brick. They also fill joints and give a tight walking surface.

Order Screenings for the bedding layer.

Washed sand is the other bedding choice, and it is what goes under slabs and pools. Much of it comes out of the Arkansas and White river sand operations.

See Washed Sand.

Mason sand is the finer sand for brick, block and stone work, paver joints and play sand. Order Mason Sand for mortar and joint work.

For drainage beside a patio, #57 limestone is the workhorse washed size in Arkansas. It goes into French drains, foundation and pipe drainage, and as a clean top over a compacted base.

Order #57 Limestone.

3/4 inch clean limestone is the same idea in a different size, for drainage beds, construction entrances and drive surfacing. Order 3/4" Crushed Stone.

Delivery to Lynn and the Surrounding Area

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to size the load. Pick your material, set the quantity, and choose a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile at your site. Have the spot clear before the truck arrives.

Arkansas Rock Supply delivers across Lawrence County, including Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, Black Rock, Imboden and Ravenden.

Order SB-2 Base and Bedding Material for Your Lynn Project

Set your quantity by the ton or the yard on the product page, then pick a delivery date at checkout. Arkansas Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil across Lynn and Lawrence County.

Order your SB-2 base and bedding material online when you are ready.