Order Gravel, Stone and Soil in Washington, AR

Arkansas Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Washington, AR, and the surrounding part of Hempstead County. The base material here is SB-2 base, a dense graded crushed stone with the fines left in so it locks up under a roller.

It goes under driveways, parking pads, shed pads and pipe bedding. The ground across the West Gulf Coastal Plain is sandy on top and heavy underneath, which shapes what you order.

Delivery to Washington and the Surrounding Area

You order online. Pick the material, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and set a delivery date at checkout.

Each product page has a calculator if you need help sizing the load.

A dump truck then tips the load on your site in Washington. The driver does not spread it, so plan where the pile should sit before the truck arrives.

Delivery covers Washington and the rest of Hempstead County, including Hope, Blevins, Fulton, Ozan and McCaskill. Rural addresses and county road frontage are fine as long as a truck can reach the spot.

Materials for Washington Projects

Decorative work is where a lot of yards here start, and the choices run from rounded stone to fines. River gravel, also called creek gravel, is the rounded washed stone for beds, borders and dry creek beds.

Large river rock does the same job at a heavier scale, including light bank protection where a rounded stone is wanted.

For a dry creek bed, line the trench with larger rounded stone and finish the edges with something smaller. Natural Pea Gravel in brown or beige suits walkways, play areas and dog runs.

Under all of it, the base is what carries the load. SB-2 base is the standard Arkansas material for drives, pads and pipe bedding.

When a written standard applies, the same material is specified as Class 7 base or Class 7 aggregate base course.

Screenings, also called limestone fines or crusher fines, bed pavers, flagstone and brick, and fill the joints between them. They also make a tight walking surface for paths.

Drainage calls for washed stone with no fines. #57 limestone, or 57 rock, suits French drains, foundation drains and pipe bedding, and 3/4 inch clean limestone works for drainage beds and construction entrances.

For a driveway, start with SB-2 base and top it with driveway gravel or a clean stone. For a patio, screenings bed the pavers.

For a drain, order #57 limestone or drain rock.

Sand and soil round out a project. Washed sand beds and levels under slabs and pools, mason sand serves brick, block and paver joints, and screened topsoil or garden soil finishes lawns and beds.

Shredded mulch holds moisture in beds and tree rings.

Ground and Conditions in Washington

The ground across the West Gulf Coastal Plain is deep, acid sandy loam and sandy clay over unconsolidated sand, gravel, clay and marl. Sandy pine uplands cover most of it, with heavier dark prairie clay on the chalk and marl belt.

That 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.

An under-built base is what fails first here. Water reaches the clay and stays, so the base course has to carry the load above ground that never fully dries.

That is the reason a proper base depth matters more than frost does in this part of Arkansas.

Bare sand also cuts and gullies quickly under intense Gulf rainfall, and thunderstorm runoff scours drive shoulders and pipe outlets. Rip rap armors banks, slopes, culvert outlets and ditch checks where that runoff concentrates.

Work runs all year. Winter and spring rain on sandy clay is the real limit, and a long wet spell keeps hauling ground soft.

Freezes are short and shallow here, so an ice storm matters more than frost depth ever will.

Questions About Ordering in Washington

How much material will my project need?

Quantity depends on the area you are covering and the depth you want, and the two together set the volume. Each product page has a calculator that works from your own numbers.

You can then order by the ton or by the yard. If you are unsure which material fits the job, match it to the use first, then size the load.

Can I order material by the ton for delivery in Washington?

Yes. Every product is ordered by the ton or by the yard, and you choose the quantity when you place the order online.

You pick a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load at your site in Washington. Delivery reaches the rest of Hempstead County as well, including Hope, Blevins, Fulton, Ozan and McCaskill.

Order SB-2 Base and Decorative Stone in Washington

SB-2 base is the material that carries drives, pads and pipe bedding in this part of Arkansas, and it sits under the decorative work that finishes a yard. Arkansas Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil across Washington and Hempstead County.

Choose your material and quantity online and set a delivery date at checkout.