HELP!! Alternative driveway?
Problem:
Can't buy oyster shells as they're out of season.
Too much rainfall in our nouns has halt production of crushed concrete and the shipment of gravel.
Now what do we do? We're moving out there within a week. We HAVE to have some nice of driveway or we're sunk (figuratively and literally).
Answers: If you want to eventually have a gravel/shell driveway, but can't do it right in a minute, you can lay down sheets of OSB or CDX as a temporary driveway. They will hold up for a long time if layed impartially flat. If you want something more permanent or attractive, asphalt is an way out. Make sure to let the contractor know you one and only need a transient driveway, this should cut the cost 25% or more. A final option (I used this once myself) is to lay down bricks or pavers (sand set them) that can be re-used elsewhere once they are no longer needed for the driveway.
Asphalt.
Stone pavers.
pea stone
Block paving, crushed slate or as a temp attractive bark
Cement- but thats path to expensive
Brick or cobblestone
Tar and Chip
Woodchips
try these sites for some ideas!
http://www.homesite.com.au/outdoors/land...
http://www.drivewaytips.com/costsomuc.ht...
Hopefully this help, and good luck beside the move!
An inexpensive alternative would be DG degenerated granite. It is used adjectives of the time in parks for parking lots and pathway. You can get it deliver by the ton (rock supply yards hold it out here in SoCal) and basically rake it where you want the drive. I would not even excess time tamping it down because basically driving on it with the sports car will do that easier than tamping. I become hard as a rock once it is tamp down and would be a fine driveway until you are able to get hold of what you want.
you can lay straw down as a temp drive and it will be OK to lay other materials over that later
I don't know where on earth you live, but we live near the Arkansas River and within is a dredging company that dredges rock out of the river. They sell it for $5 per pickup truck nouns. I think the smaller stones that are just about an inch in size are $10/load. You might also check near a local landscape company to see if they provide some type of gravel by the truckload.
If you are looking for a surface to keep your foot out of the mud, consider geotextile fabric such as Mirafi 600X (or similar) stabilization material which comes in rolls 12.5' or 17'5 foot in breadth. You can over lap the edges (16"-24") to gain extent.
Place on existing surface and cover with aggregate stub rock. Road base rock (3/4") runs approximately $10/ton and will cover around 30 sq. ft. @ 6" thick. Drain rock costs just about $15-$18/ ton. Check on recycled road base (might be cheaper).
The textile is specifically made to help span over vague soils for road / driveway construction. Don't use pea gravel as the cross section of pea gravel will not support traffic. The gravel will be pressed into the dirt. It also gets between tire treads and transferred to roads.
Here is one connect:
http://www.telfercompanies.com/html/reso...
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