Mason Sand for Patios in Springdale, AR

Arkansas Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Springdale, AR, and the calendar matters as much as the material. Base, drive and patio work runs almost all year here, with a wet spring and winter cold snaps the main interruptions.

SB-2 base is the local name for the dense-graded crushed stone that goes under most flatwork. Bedding sand sits on top of it, and the two together decide how a patio looks after a few seasons.

Ground and Conditions in Springdale

This is karst country. Sinkholes, springs and losing streams sit under the plateau tops, and water leaves through the rock rather than across it.

What that means for a patio is simple. A thin base course over cherty clay loam moves, and the surface above it moves with it.

The residual clay filling the joints holds water at the surface after a long rain, so the ground under flatwork stays soft longer than the surface suggests.

The fix is a base built to the right depth for the load, compacted, with a bedding layer that levels without hiding soft spots. On side slopes, rock and rubble sit close to the surface, so excavation meets refusal early and the grade has to be planned around it.

Steep hollow slopes and flashy streams scour drive shoulders and culvert outlets in heavy spring rain. Late summer is the easiest window to get real compaction, because the ground dries and holds.

Materials for Springdale Projects

Bedding is where flatwork is won or lost. Screenings, also called limestone fines or crusher fines, are the Arkansas trade name for the material that beds pavers, flagstone and brick, fills joints and leaves a tight walking surface.

Under that bedding goes SB-2 base, also written SB2 or base stone. It 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 engineers write the same material into street, sidewalk and parking standards as Class 7 aggregate base course. Use that name when you are working to a written spec.

Washed sand, also called concrete sand or river sand, beds and levels under slabs and pools. Mason sand is the finer grade for brick, block and stone work, paver joints and play areas.

For drainage around a patio or foundation, #57 limestone is the workhorse washed size, and 3/4 inch clean limestone covers drainage beds and construction entrances. Where a rounded decorative stone is wanted, river gravel and Natural Pea Gravel both work in beds and borders.

Topsoil and garden soil finish the beds around a new patio, and shredded mulch holds moisture through a summer and keeps bare soil from washing in a thunderstorm.

Delivery to Springdale and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before checkout, and you pick a delivery date there.

A dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. Delivery covers Springdale and the rest of Washington County, including Fayetteville, Farmington, Prairie Grove, Elkins and West Fork.

Give some thought to where the pile lands before the truck arrives, because a patio project usually means several materials and each one arrives as its own load. Sand, base and stone are heavy, and moving them twice is work you can avoid by planning the drop point.

Order Bedding Sand and Base for Your Springdale Patio

Start with the calculator on the product page, then set your quantity by the ton or the yard and pick a delivery date at checkout. Arkansas Rock Supply delivers bulk material across Springdale and Washington County, and a truck will tip your load on site.