how to install gravel driveway?

thedonkeyman · #21 09/07/05, 11:05 PM

Broken concrete, broken bricks and like one man said road gridding asphalt from truckers that have to pay to dump it. Check with those TRUCKERS.

cc-rider · #22 09/08/05, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by RedneckPete

After I had spread about 18" of rubble, I covered it with a skim of asphalt grindings. (Also called road millings, comes from resufacing the roads)

Where can you get the asphalt grindings? Is it a byproduct, and if so, how do they NORMALLY dispose of it? Does it make a tar-ry mess if you track it into the house, or will it compress down to a asphalted road condition?

cc-rider · #23 09/08/05, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Countrybumpkin

We just put in a 15'x150' drive back to the far bbarn door, and since it used to field at one time, and heavy clay-that is, VERY mucky in the spring-we dug down about 8-10", and built it up from there. Having a friend come in, dig it out, move and spead the dirt in the back firld for a future barn site, plus all the stone was around $1800...not a bad price.

Hey CB!!! I was wondering if you were still around! Does your friend want to do another drive job??? Your situation sounds just like mine. Previous corn field (still in corn, sigh), clay soil.... not too far down the road from you, probably.

Chris
who still enjoys those books, by the way!!!!!

sros990 · #24 09/09/05, 06:30 PM

The following link provides detailed information on building gravel roads:
http://mainegov-images.informe.org/d...d/camproad.pdf

Steve

sullen · #25 09/09/05, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cc-rider

I would think that putting it on top, without something to hold it in place, would let all the stones just kind of get pushed aside. Does your driveway get wider every year??

Also, Alex, when you said "6"" rocks.... did you mean that the first layer was actually rocks that were 6" in diameter??? Seems large. But I'm clueless.

Actually, my driveway gets narrower because the grass is growing in on it. The bottom rocks are so big and numerous, they aren't going anywhere (I could barely carry most of them). I am sure the grass helps keep it there too. We mow it all the time.

pcdreams · #26 09/09/05, 08:23 PM

thanks for the link steve. We're actually going to be building a drive in VT in a few years (next year if I have anything to say about it

Quint · #27 09/10/05, 02:37 AM

My gravel road eats about one or two loads of gravel a year though it seems to be eating less as time goes on. I've got the large stuff on the bottom and the finer stuff on top.

I shudder to think how much I've spent on rock over the past few years.

heather · #28 09/10/05, 06:36 AM

Isn't the $$ you spend disgusting?!
I hate to think that our 900' long driveway cost about 10k

That includes all the stone & our neighbor & his equipment

But like I said above, we got the stone at the township's price & our neighbor didn't charge us much for his time & equipment

In our minds we have balanced the cost of the driveway with the fact that the land was FREE - yes, we inherited it & our only cost was the subdivision fees

So, all in all, we still made out well

BobsBarn · #29 09/10/05, 08:01 AM

I agree with Southern Thunder. The area in front of my gargage was a small hill after many years of gravel being added, but in spring it was nothing but mud! I was telling my neighbor that I was going to hire someone with a bobcat to level it for me, then I would apply gravel again. He suggested concrete. Boy am I glad I listened to him. My area is 25'x25' and cost $1200. Concrete is not cheap, but in the long run is competitive with gravel without the maintanance. The $1200 included $300 to hire out a bobcat to remove the old gravel, and I did the rest myself with the help of two neighbors. I put in 5" instead of 4" and added fiber, which added additional cost. This is one of the few home improvements I've made that will outlast me! Plus I now have a place to work on various projects and the kids use it all the time for all kinds of games. Bob

Countrybumpkin · #30 09/10/05, 10:05 AM

Hey CC Rider-I sent you a PM!!!

cc-rider · #31 09/12/05, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by RedneckPete

No mess. When they resurface asphalt roads, they often first grind off a few inches of asphalt before spreading the new stuff. These grindings are cheap ($4 - $5 a ton delivered) and make a nice driveway. Given enough time and enough heat they pack into an asphalt like surface.Pete

Who, or where, do I contact to get some of that stuff? Sounds good to me!!!!!

doohap · #32 09/12/05, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by SouthernThunder

... Concrete if done right would be done once and thats it. It would look nicer. And maybe cheaper upfront and in the long run for a drive of that size. ...

Out where we are, you're taxed on a concrete driveway per square foot ... you'd be paying for it every year!

doohap

RedneckPete · #33 09/12/05, 10:42 AM

Call the large paving companies in your area, ask about road millings or asphalt grindings.

Pete

ellebeaux · #34 09/12/05, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by doohap

Out where we are, you're taxed on a concrete driveway per square foot ... you'd be paying for it every year!

doohap

Is this for real????? What in the world is the reasoning for that? Are you saying you could have a gravel or asphalt driveway tax-free????

doohap · #35 09/12/05, 12:03 PM

From what I understand, the local taxing authority considers it an improvement to his property and taxes him on it. Now, it is a really long driveway - maybe 300' or so. Crazy world, huh?

doohap

heather · #36 09/12/05, 02:04 PM

We are not taxed on our driveway (thank goodness - it's 900'+)

BUT it was definitely considered an "improvement" to the property, as we had to get a DRIVEWAY PERMIT (had to pay for that!) and could not start our driveway until we had our BUILDING PERMIT in hand. (well, we sort of fudged that one & started the driveway early anyway, but we weren't supposed to)

It is a crazy world we live in when I can't build a gravel driveway on my own property!