Bulk Aggregates for Patios in Norfork, AR

For gravel and aggregate delivery in Norfork, AR, Arkansas Rock Supply stocks the materials local crews name by habit. That starts with SB-2 base, the dense graded crushed stone this part of the Ozark Plateaus builds on.

The ground here is cherty clay loam over limestone, so what goes under a paver or slab matters as much as what shows.

Order online by the ton or the yard, size the load with the calculator on each product page, and a dump truck tips it on site.

Ground and Conditions in Norfork

Across the Ozark Plateaus, water tends to leave through the rock rather than across it. Sinkholes, fractured limestone and losing streams pull runoff underground fast.

Clay in the joints still holds water at the surface after a long rain.

That combination is rough on flatwork. A paver patio or walk set on a base that is too thin will show it first, because the clay below stays soft and the surface shifts.

Steep hollow slopes and flashy streams are the other half of the story. Heavy spring rain scours drive shoulders, culvert outlets and creek banks, so anything near a slope edge needs to shed water rather than trap it.

Base, drive and patio work runs almost all year here. Winter cold snaps and a wet spring interrupt it, and the late summer dry spell is the easiest window to get real compaction.

Freeze and thaw can lift loose gravel and heave unbound surfaces before spring, and ice storms cause more trouble than deep frost.

Materials for Norfork Projects

If you are bedding pavers, flagstone or brick, the base course is the part you cannot rush. SB-2 base is the Arkansas standard: a dense graded 1 1/2 inch minus crushed stone with the fines left in, so it locks up under a roller.

It is also the material engineers and cities write into street, sidewalk and parking standards as Class 7 base or Class 7 aggregate base course. When you are working to a written spec, order it by that name.

For driveways, parking pads, shed pads and pipe bedding, SB-2 Base does the structural work. Crusher Run is a finer dense graded option that binds and compacts well, though SB-2 is the usual first reach in Arkansas.

Above a compacted base, the bedding layer is where pavers and flatwork get their level. Screenings, also called limestone fines or crusher fines, bed pavers, flagstone and brick and fill the joints.

3/8" Crushed Stone handles fine drainage, pipe bedding and paver joints, and works as a light top dressing over a compacted base. Washed Sand levels and beds under slabs and pools.

Drainage under and around flatwork needs clean, washed stone. #57 Limestone is the workhorse size for French drains, foundation and pipe drainage, concrete aggregate and a clean top over a compacted base.

3/4" Crushed Stone covers drainage beds, construction entrances and drive surfacing where a washed stone with no fines is wanted.

Delivery to Norfork and the Surrounding Area

You choose between tons and yards when you order, and each product page has a calculator to size the load. Pick your delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the material in one pile on site.

Arkansas Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across Norfork and Baxter County, including Mountain Home, Gassville, Midway, Cotter and Lakeview. Order online and the truck brings the material to your address.

Order Bulk Aggregate for Your Norfork Project

Start with the calculator on the product page and confirm your quantity before you order. Arkansas Rock Supply delivers SB-2 base, screenings, washed stone and sand across Norfork and Baxter County.

Place your order online and a truck will tip the load at your site.