OT: resurfacing driveway

[Kenster]

I need to rerock about 400 feet of driveway and a two car wide parking pad.
It seems like I read here sometime ago that Number two rock would be a good choice. Does that sound about right?
I definitely don't want to go with anything smaller. It's mostly down to sand and pea gravel now, which washes away with any heavy rain.

Thanks.

 

[Mac-2N]

After the last 3 weeks with 18 inches of rain here in Northeast Texas. Im in the same boat as you. My driveway has always been an issue. We have about 600 feet to cover. We first tried Cleachy Rock (sp?). And that didnt hold up well, then we did 2-3 inch white rock. That held up good, but this clay ground eventually swallows it up Last year we did half with Iron Ore Red Rock. And have not been happier. I get 40 yards at a time. We still have more to go, but the areas we have done couldnt be better. It definatley shows with the recent rains.

Mark

 

[wwildhorse2k]

Hi Kenster-

The bigger the better ( with in reason ). When I did a 900' driveway for my dad, the neighbors did theirs. I used 2" for the first layer and let the cement trucks drive over it to pack it down during construction . Then 1" - ( crusher run). My neighbors used 1/2"- and have had to re-rock 4 times in 20 years. My dad hasnt done it yet.
HTH

-- Mark

 

[Den N Ms]

Kenster,Most folks use CA6 white rock Once a good base has been applied and compacted or when renewing rock surface.

White Rock
Some different rock sizes
CA-1 3" Rock
CA-5 1-1/2" Rock
CA-6 Road Mix
QAQC CA-11
QAQC CA-16
RR-3 Rip Rap
RR-4 Rip Rap - ("A" Quality)

 

[Kenster]

This will be the first re rock job since the house was built 28 years ago. Virtually all of it is hard packed. About the last fifteen feet as it slopes down to the blacktop is where it gets rutted and washed away. My 8N and the dirt scoop do a good job helping repair it but I get tired of doing it. I want a big enough rock so it won't wash away.

 

[Bob Harvey]

Check your supplier for 'crusher dust' or 1/2"-. I've got a drive that is 200m long and climbs 60m with some turns (steep near the top), have been adding 12 m3 every 3 years and grading every year and adding water directional 'berms' (by hand/rake) where required. Took some time to figure out the "where", but have it down to a 'fair thee well' now. HTH

 

[gahorN]

STAY AWAY FROM WHITE ROCK ...if that's what I'm thinking is also called "road base". My idiot neighbor had 20 loads hauled in two years ago and all it does is turn to white dust and drift in clouds all over everything in dry weather. It has ruined the teeth of the horses that eat in the adjoining pasture and coated everything within a half-mile of that road. You cannot drive your vehicle down that road without coating it with white dust.

The iron-ore found in East Tx is good. The crushed granite gravel found in central TX is FANTASTIC ! Once the granite gravel is put down and it rains on it just once...it's almost as good as concrete. Will NOT wash away. I did my own road and my other neighbor did so too almost 10 years ago and we've never had to evern re-work it. Love that stuff.

The cost of the actual material is not the expense...it's the DELIVERY that costs you...so get the GOOD STUFF and you'll only have to do it once.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Kenster #2 would work good but may be a little agravating when grading however it will stay in place good.If its too rough you can always come back and choke it in with a little 5 or 7 and still hold good..R.M. In Al. Self Appointed Road Specialist..

 

[TheOldHokie]

(quoted from post at 21:20:29 10/19/09) I need to rerock about 400 feet of driveway and a two car wide parking pad.
It seems like I read here sometime ago that Number two rock would be a good choice. Does that sound about right?
I definitely don't want to go with anything smaller. It's mostly down to sand and pea gravel now, which washes away with any heavy rain.

Thanks.

Number 2's are pretty big - good for stabilzing a washout or soft ground but way too rough for a flat lane or parking pad IMO. I used #2 as a stabilizing base for the fresh excavation and topped off with CA-6 as Den suggested when I built the shop. The fines in the CA-6 fill in around the #2's and compact quite nicely - almost like concrete. In the picture below the #2's are the larger stones along the margin - the CA-6 is the finer compacted top layer. If you have a steep (10%+) grade with no drainage berms the CA-6 will wash right out of the #2's. That's why my entrance lane is now asphalt. NOTHING stays on a 15% grade when the water hits it.

TOH

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[Jerry9N]

Mine was done a few years ago with number 3 stone on the
bottom, and a few inches of modified on top. The modified packs
down great, and plowing with chains doesn"t bother it a bit. The
skid steer will mark it up a bit, but after a rain or two you can"t
even tell. We"ve had a lot of rain this year, no problems with the
driveway.

Jerry