Topsoil
Rich black dirt for new lawns, gardens, raised beds and finish grading.
Lawns · Gardens · Grading
Stone · Sand · Topsoil · Mulch · Delivery
Rock, soil & mulch — delivered to your site.
From a few yards of mulch for the flower beds to semi loads for your crew, Swanson Sand & Gravel supplies quality materials at fair prices, on time.
18Materials available
Same / Next DayDelivery available
Small to SemiAny size load
New Junk removal & haul away
You fill it.
We haul it.
It’s gone.
We drop a 17‑yard trailer on your driveway and take it away full. Or we do the loading — you point, we carry. Garage and estate clear‑outs, deck tear‑offs, remodels. DeKalb, Sycamore and everywhere within forty miles.
Our Materials
What we carry
Crushed stone, clean rock, rip rap, sand, lime, topsoil and mulch, hauled straight to your yard or job site. Not sure which material fits your project? Give us a call.
Topsoil & Mulch
Mulch
Holds in moisture, keeps weeds down and gives beds a clean, finished look. Call to ask what's available.
Flower beds · Trees · Landscaping
Road Rock & Base
Road Rock (CA6)
Crushed stone with fines that compacts hard. The standard for driveways, parking lots and base under slabs.
Driveways · Lots · Base
White Road Rock (CA10)
Light-colored road rock with fines that packs tight for a clean, bright finished surface.
Driveways · Walkways · Top dressing
2" Road Rock (CA2)
Larger base stone with fines for a heavy-duty sub-base that holds up under truck traffic.
Sub-base · Heavy traffic areas
Crusher Run
A blend of crushed stone and fines that locks together into a firm, stable base.
Base · Pads · Farm lanes
PGE 4" Minus
Big base stone with fines for building up and stabilizing soft or wet ground.
Soft ground · Build-up · Lanes
Breaker Run (2"–5")
Large crushed stone for bridging muddy areas and building stable construction entrances.
Mud control · Entrances
Clean Stone & Chips
Class "B" (CM11 / CA7)
Clean crushed stone with no fines. Drains well and works for pipe bedding and backfill.
Drainage · Pipe bedding · Backfill
3/8" Chips (CM16)
Small, uniform chips for seal coat, walkways, paver base and decorative areas.
Seal coat · Paths · Landscaping
2" Clean
Washed 2" stone for French drains, drain fields and areas that need water to move.
French drains · Drain fields
3" Clean (RR1)
Clean 3" stone for construction entrances, ditch lining and erosion control.
Entrances · Ditches · Erosion
Rip Rap
RR-3 Rip Rap (6"–10")
Heavy stone that protects shorelines, ditches, culverts and slopes from washing out.
Shorelines · Culverts · Slopes
Sand, Lime & Fill
Fill Sand
Compactable sand for backfill, leveling and base under slabs and pavers.
Backfill · Leveling · Pavers
Trench Backfill (FA6)
Fine aggregate made for backfilling utility trenches and bedding pipe.
Utility trenches · Pipe bedding
FM-20
Fine manufactured material that screeds smooth. Ideal as a setting bed under pavers and pools.
Paver base · Pool base · Leveling
Ag Lime
Agricultural limestone that raises soil pH for healthier fields, pastures and lawns.
Fields · Pastures · Lawns
Fill LimeSeasonal
An economical limestone fill for building up grade and filling low spots.
Fill · Grading · Build-up
You Fill It, We Haul It
Junk removal & haul away — DeKalb, Sycamore & 40 miles around
Garage and estate clear‑outs, deck tear‑offs, remodels, a shed full of things nobody has looked at since 2009. We drop a 17‑yard trailer on your driveway and come back for it full — or we do the loading ourselves and you never touch it. It rolls in on tires rather than coming off a hook, so nothing scrapes your blacktop.
You load it
We drop the trailer, you fill it at your own pace, we take it away. The cheapest way to do it if you have the hands.
Or we load it
You point at it, we carry it out, and it goes with us the same day. Priced by how much of the trailer it fills rather than by the hour — nobody wants a clock running while two men wrestle a sofa down a path.
Worth knowing when you compare us: our trailer holds 17 cubic yards. The truck most junk removal firms turn up in holds about 15, and plenty of the smaller outfits run 11 or 12. A full load here is a bigger load.
Where we go
Out of the yard on Brickville Road and about forty miles in any direction — which takes in most of DeKalb, Ogle, Lee, Kane, Kendall and Boone counties.
DeKalb · Sycamore · Cortland · Malta · Genoa · Kingston · Kirkland · Esmond · Maple Park · Hinckley · Waterman · Shabbona · Lee · Elburn · Sugar Grove · Big Rock · Burlington · Rochelle · Creston · Steward · Davis Junction · Monroe Center · Stillman Valley · Byron · Oregon · Ashton · Franklin Grove · Dixon · Amboy · Mendota · Earlville · Leland · Paw Paw · Somonauk · Sandwich · Plano · Yorkville · Oswego · Aurora · North Aurora · Batavia · Geneva · St. Charles · Marengo · Hampshire · Huntley · Belvidere · Rockford
Not on the list? If you are inside forty miles the answer is almost certainly yes — ring and ask. Past the first ten miles there is a small charge for the distance, and we will tell you what it is before you book.
When you can have it
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What people say
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Machine Services
We bring the machine — and take the pile with us
Old driveways, patios, dirt, clay, sod, stone and storm debris. We turn up with the skid steer and the man who runs it, dig out what has to come out, load it, and haul it away in the same trip.
A rental yard will hire you a machine. Then you have to tow it, run it, and work out what to do with the heap you have just dug up. That last part is the one people forget to plan for, and it is the part we do.
- Old driveway, patio or shed base dug out and taken away
- Dirt, clay, sod and stone stripped off and hauled off site
- Grading and levelling — low spots, ruts, a yard that holds water
- Material we delivered spread where you want it rather than left in a heap
- Backfilling, trenching spoil, brush and storm debris cleared
- Tight access — it fits where a full-size machine will not
Quoted by the job, not by the hour. How long a machine job takes depends on the ground, the access and what is underneath it, and none of that is visible from a web form. Tell us what needs to go and we will come and look, or price it off a couple of photographs — either way you get one number before anybody starts, and the hauling away is in it.
Delivery
Loads big or small, we haul it all
From a few yards of topsoil or mulch for the backyard to full semi loads of stone for the job site, we deliver around DeKalb, Sycamore and about forty miles in every direction. Tell us where you want it and we'll drop it right there.
- Residential and commercial deliveries
- Smaller loads for homeowners and landscapers, no job too small
- Full semi loads for big projects
- Dropped right where you need it
- Farms, homeowners, contractors and municipalities
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Mulch is sold by the yard.
Get a Quote for This Estimates only. Weights vary with moisture and gradation. Call us to confirm before ordering.About Us
Local, family-run, built on hard work
Swanson Sand & Gravel serves homeowners, farmers, landscapers, and contractors with reliable materials and honest service. When you call, you talk to people who know the product and will get your load there when you need it.
Quality Material
Graded aggregates that meet spec, so what you order is what shows up.
On-Time Delivery
We keep your schedule, because your crew is waiting on it.
Fair Pricing
Straightforward quotes with no surprises, plus volume rates for contractors.
Contact
Get a quote
Call us or send a request and we'll get back to you with pricing.
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- Office1515 Brickville Rd
Sycamore, IL 60178
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