Gravel, Stone and Soil for Ouachita County, AR
Arkansas Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Ouachita County, AR. Work runs all year here, and winter and spring rain on sandy clay is the real limit.
SB-2 base is the standard Arkansas base material, and it is where most drives, pads and pipe bedding start. Order online and a dump truck tips the load on site.
Materials Delivered in Ouachita 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.
Cities and counties write Class 7 into their own street, sidewalk and parking standards. Use that name when you are working to a written spec, and SB-2 when you are ordering for a driveway, a parking pad, a shed pad or pipe bedding.
Washed stone sizes and the finer materials cover the rest of the work. Each product page has a calculator, and quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard.
Choosing the Right Material
Union County and Columbia County sit on the same ground region as Ouachita County. The material choice does not change much across that line.
Clark County is different. It spans the West Gulf Coastal Plain and the Ouachita Mountains, so part of that county is rock and part is coastal plain.
On the coastal plain side, sandy loam and clay sit over unconsolidated sand, gravel, clay, chalk and marl. Heavy dark prairie clay shows up on the chalk and marl belt.
That means a fines-bearing base like SB-2 binds and compacts on the sandy ground. Where clay holds water, a clean washed stone such as #57 Limestone or Drain Rock carries it away instead.
For a drive or a pad, Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a compacted base. Walkway Gravel gives paths and side yards a finer walking surface.
For decorative work, 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel suits walkways, play areas and dog runs. Large River Rock handles dry creek beds and heavier decorative work.
Fill Dirt raises low ground and builds a pad up before a base course goes on. Mason Sand beds brick, block and stone, and Shredded Mulch holds moisture in beds through the summer.
Crusher Run is a finer dense-graded material that binds and compacts. Arkansas usually reaches for SB-2 first, so treat crusher run as the alternative.
Ground Conditions Across Ouachita County
Sandy topsoil sits on a dense clay subsoil across the West Gulf Coastal Plain. Water soaks in, perches on the clay and then runs sideways.
Flat ground and slow bayous keep the water table high for days after heavy rain. A thin base course moves under that water and pumps.
Bare sand cuts and gullies quickly under intense Gulf rainfall. Thunderstorm runoff scours drive shoulders and pipe outlets.
The fix is a base that carries the load and a drainage layer that lets water leave. SB-2 compacts into a working surface; washed stone moves water instead of holding it.
Work runs all year here. Winter and spring rain on sandy clay is the limit, and a long wet spell keeps hauling ground soft.
Freezes are short and shallow in this part of the state. An ice storm matters far more than frost depth ever will.
Delivery Across Ouachita County
Order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you need to size the load.
A dump truck tips the load in one pile on site. Bulk delivery covers Camden, Stephens, Bearden, Chidester and Louann.
Plan your delivery around the ground, not the calendar. Soft hauling ground after a wet spell is the usual reason a pad or drive waits.
Order Gravel, Stone and Soil in Ouachita County
Start with the quantity. Each product page has a calculator, and ordering by the ton or the yard keeps the load matched to the job.
SB-2 base covers drives, pads and pipe bedding, and the washed sizes cover drainage.
Place your order online and choose a delivery date at checkout. Arkansas Rock Supply will have a dump truck tip the load at your Ouachita County site.