Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel in Smackover, AR

Arkansas Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Smackover, AR, and the timing question comes first. Work runs all year here, but a long wet spell on sandy clay keeps hauling ground soft.

Plan the drop around that. SB-2 base, topsoil and fill all go down better on ground that has had a chance to drain.

Materials for Smackover Projects

Grading and bed prep start with soil, not stone. Screened topsoil builds a lawn over the sandy loam and heavy clay found across this part of Arkansas.

It is sold screened because roots and rock do not belong in a seedbed.

Garden soil goes into raised beds and vegetable plots, where it holds moisture through a long summer. Fill dirt raises low ground and builds a pad up out of the wet before any base course goes on.

Once the grade is right, base comes next. 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.

Cities and engineers write the same material into street and sidewalk standards as Class 7 base. Use that name when you are working to a written spec.

Washed stone handles everything that has to move water. #57 Limestone goes into French drains, foundation and pipe drainage, and concrete aggregate.

3/4" Crushed Stone is the same idea in a different size, for drainage beds and construction entrances. Drain Rock covers dry wells and downspout runs.

Sand beds and levels. Washed Sand sits under slabs and pools, and Mason Sand goes into brick, block and paver joints.

Decorative work takes rounded stone. Arkansas River Rock fills borders and dry creek beds, and Natural Pea Gravel suits walkways and dog runs.

Shredded Mulch holds moisture in beds and keeps bare soil from washing in a thunderstorm.

Ground and Conditions in Smackover

Rain is the driver here. Across the West Gulf Coastal Plain, sandy topsoil sits on a dense clay subsoil.

Water soaks in, perches on the clay, then runs sideways.

Flat ground and slow bayous keep the water table high for days after heavy rain. A pad built straight onto that clay holds water under it.

That is why fill comes before base. Raise the pad out of the wet, let it settle, then bring in SB-2 base over the top.

Wet ground, not frost, is the reason a proper base depth matters in Arkansas.

Bare sand also cuts and gullies quickly under intense Gulf rainfall. Thunderstorm runoff scours drive shoulders and pipe outlets.

Rip rap armors banks, culvert outlets and ditch checks where that happens.

Freezes are short and shallow in this part of the state. An ice storm matters far more than frost depth ever will.

Delivery to Smackover and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material arrives by dump truck and tips in one pile on site. Have the drop area clear and reachable before the truck arrives.

Soft ground after a wet spell is the main thing that stops a delivery.

Order online. Choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator if you need to size the load.

Pick a delivery date at checkout.

Smackover sits in Union County, and delivery covers the surrounding area, including El Dorado, Junction City, Huttig, Strong and Mount Holly.

Order Topsoil, Base and Stone for Smackover Projects

Arkansas Rock Supply delivers topsoil and garden soil for bed prep, fill for raising low ground, SB-2 base for drives and pads, and washed stone for drainage across Smackover and Union County. Order online by the ton or yard, pick your delivery date, and the truck brings it to your site.