Order Gravel, Stone and Soil in Mount Ida, AR

Arkansas Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Mount Ida, AR, and the material that anchors it is SB-2 base. SB-2, also written SB2 or base stone, is the dense graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone Arkansas crews use under driveways, parking pads and building pads.

Mount Ida sits in the Ouachita Mountains, where stony, gravelly loam covers folded sandstone, shale and chert. That ground moves water fast, so what you put under a pad matters as much as what you put on it.

Delivery to Mount Ida and the Surrounding Area

You order online and pick a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you check out.

Choose a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load on your site. Bulk delivery covers Mount Ida and the rest of Montgomery County, including Norman, Oden, Caddo Gap, Pencil Bluff and Sims.

Materials for Mount Ida Projects

Raising grade and building pads is where most Mount Ida jobs start, and that work runs on fill and sub-base before anything else goes down. Fill dirt brings low ground up out of the wet, and SB-2 base goes on top of it as the compacted layer.

For a driveway, start with fill dirt where the grade is low, then cap it with SB-2 Base. Where a written standard applies, the same material is specified as Class 7 base.

Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a compacted base.

For a patio or paver walk, Screenings bed the pavers and fill the joints. Screenings are the Arkansas trade name for crusher fines, and they give a tight walking surface.

For drainage, #57 Limestone handles French drains, foundation and pipe drainage, and a clean top over a compacted base. 3/4" Crushed Stone suits drainage beds and construction entrances, where a washed stone with no fines is what you want.

For soil and finish work, Top Soil covers lawns, grading and bed prep, and Shredded Mulch holds moisture in beds and tree rings through a Arkansas summer.

Ground and Conditions in Mount Ida

Across the Ouachita Mountains, the ground is stony, gravelly loam over sandstone, shale, chert and novaculite, with rock fragments through the profile. Soils are shallow on the long ridges and deeper in the valleys between them.

Tilted shale and chert beds shed water off the ridges quickly and funnel it into narrow valleys. A drive or pad here takes concentrated flow arriving from above, not just the rain that lands on it.

That is why an under-built base fails. Water reaches the subgrade from uphill, and a thin base over rock or wet loam gives way under a loaded truck.

Fill and SB-2 base built to the right depth spread that load and keep the surface working.

Work runs year round here, 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.

Once the rocky ground drains, it compacts well and holds.

Questions About Material in Mount Ida

What is the best base under pavers in Mount Ida?

Screenings, also called limestone fines or crusher fines, are what bed pavers, flagstone and brick. They pack tight and fill joints for a firm walking surface.

Under the screenings, a compacted SB-2 base carries the load, and the same material is written into local standards as Class 7 base.

Do you supply contractors working in Mount Ida?

Yes. Contractors working in Mount Ida and across Montgomery County order online by the ton or the yard, choose a delivery date, and a dump truck tips the load on site.

SB-2 base, washed stone, sand, fill dirt and topsoil are all available in bulk for jobs of any size.

Order SB-2 Base and Fill for Your Mount Ida Job

SB-2 base is the material that carries most Mount Ida drives, pads and parking areas, and it starts with proper fill underneath. Arkansas Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil across Montgomery County.

Order online by the ton or yard and pick your delivery date at checkout.