Mason Sand for Patios in Wesley, AR

Arkansas Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Wesley, AR, and the material list starts with SB-2 base, the crushed stone this part of Arkansas builds on. If you are bedding pavers, setting a patio slab or leveling flatwork, the sand under it matters as much as the stone below that.

Ground here runs stony and shallow over sandstone and shale, so a patio or walk needs a base that holds its shape before anything gets laid on top.

Ground and Conditions in Wesley

Across the Boston Mountains, soils are stony, acid silt loam and clay over flat-lying sandstone and shale. Ridge tops stay thin, and only the foot of a slope carries any real depth.

That shallow ground is where a thin base fails first. A patio or walk set on too little stone rocks, settles and drops at the corners within a season or two.

Water makes it worse. Shale beds perch water above the rock, so a slope stays wet and slick long after the rain stops.

The sandstone above sheds rain straight down the hollow.

A steep gravel drive takes water arriving from uphill, not just the rain that falls on it. Runoff on those hollow drives cuts ruts and carries surfacing to the bottom.

Saturated shale slopes also slump after long rain. Plan the base and the drainage together, and the surface above them stays put.

Winter sets the working limits. Ice and mud on steep drives shut down grading and compaction, and shaded north-facing slopes hold frost hours longer than the valleys.

Late spring through fall, once the slopes have dried out, is when grading and compaction go best. No statewide frost depth figure applies here, and the Arkansas residential code has each jurisdiction set its own line.

Ask the Madison County building official for the local number before you pour footings.

Materials for Wesley Projects

Bedding under pavers and flatwork is the work that ties this list together. Every layer has a job, and the wrong one shows up as a surface that will not stay flat.

SB-2 base is the standard Arkansas base material, also called 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.

Use it under driveways, parking pads, shed and building pads and pipe bedding. When you are working to a written standard, the same material is specified as Class 7 base, the name Arkansas cities and engineers write into street, sidewalk and parking standards.

Order SB-2 Base for the structural layer, then build the finish on top of it.

Screenings, also called limestone fines, stone screenings or crusher fines, are the Arkansas trade name for the fine material that beds pavers, flagstone and brick. They also fill joints and leave a tight walking surface.

Order Screenings for the bedding course. Mason sand does similar work in brick, block and stone settings, paver joints and play sand, and you can order Mason Sand when the job calls for sand rather than fines.

Washed sand, also called concrete sand or river sand, handles bedding, leveling and the sand under slabs and pools. Much of it comes out of the Arkansas and White river sand operations.

Order Washed Sand for slab and pool work.

For drainage beside a patio or under a downspout run, #57 limestone is the workhorse washed size in Arkansas. It goes into French drains, foundation and pipe drainage, concrete aggregate and a clean top over a compacted base.

Order #57 Limestone for those runs. Where a finer washed stone is wanted for tight joints and close bedding, #89 crushed stone fits, and #8 crushed stone covers fine drainage and paver joint filling.

Around the finished patio, river gravel, also called river rock or creek gravel, dresses decorative beds, borders, dry creek beds and splash pads. Order Arkansas River Rock for that work, or large river rock for heavier decorative pieces and light bank protection.

Delivery to Wesley and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick your quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator to help you size the load.

A dump truck tips the material in one pile at the delivery address. Plan where that pile lands before the truck arrives, because the driver does not spread or place it.

Delivery covers Wesley and the rest of Madison County, including Huntsville, Kingston, St. Paul, Hindsville and Combs.

Choose your delivery date at checkout.

Order SB-2 Base, Screenings and Sand for Wesley

Start with the quantity, then let the calculator on the product page help you size the load. Arkansas Rock Supply delivers SB-2 base, screenings, sand and stone across Wesley and Madison County.

Order online when your measurements are ready and a truck will bring the material to your site.