River Rock and Bulk Aggregates for Gilliam, LA

Louisiana Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Gilliam, LA, and 610 limestone is the base this market builds on. It is the crushed limestone base for driveways, parking pads, shed pads and the compacted layer under flatwork.

Gilliam sits in Caddo Parish, on ground that is sandy loam over clay. Water moves sideways down the slopes and gathers in the draws.

Materials for Gilliam Projects

Washed stone is the first thing to sort out here. Clean stone has the fines taken out, so water passes through it instead of sitting in it, which is what a French drain, a drywell or a downspout run needs.

Drain Rock is the washed stone for those jobs. Use it in a French drain, a foundation perimeter drain, a drywell or a downspout run.

Size is the other decision. #4 Crushed Stone is the coarse clean stone at roughly 1 1/2 inch, for heavy drainage and wet ground.

#57 Limestone is the clean open graded size at about 3/4 inch with no fines, for drainage and concrete work. #67 Stone is a little finer, for drainage trenches and pipe bedding.

For a drive or a pad, 610 Limestone is the base: stone dust up to about two inches, with the fines that bind it and harden it as it is rolled.

Crushed Concrete is recycled Portland cement concrete, crushed and screened with the fines left in, and Louisiana permits it as a Class II base course material. It is not crushed limestone.

Sand and soil round out a site. Mason Sand is the finest washed sand, for mortar, brick and block work.

Top Soil is the growing layer for lawns and beds, over ground that is more often heavy clay than anything a lawn wants.

Delivery to Gilliam and the Surrounding Area

You order online. Quantities are by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to help size the load.

You pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the load on site in one pile.

Gilliam is in Caddo Parish, and delivery covers the town and the surrounding area, including Shreveport, Greenwood, Vivian, Oil City and Mooringsport.

Ground and Conditions in Gilliam

Work runs year round here. Wet clay in the draws is what stops a compaction pass, so that is the window to plan around.

The surface is sandy loam over Tertiary sands and clays, and it is rolling rather than flat. The sandy loam takes water and the clay beneath it does not, so water moves sideways down the slopes and gathers in the draws.

Slope, rather than a water table, is what moves water here.

That matters for drainage. A downspout run or a French drain has to carry water away from the house and out to a draw, and the washed stone is the part that has to work.

Erosion follows the same pattern. Bare sandy slopes cut into gullies quickly once the cover is gone, and the draws scour.

Riprap and large river rock both have a place on banks and edges, though rounded stone does not lock together the way angular armour does.

Order Bulk Aggregates in Gilliam

Louisiana Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, washed stone, sand, soil and decorative rock across Gilliam and Caddo Parish. Order online, size the load by the ton or yard, and choose your delivery date at checkout.

Place your order when you are ready.