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OT construction engineers - gravel driveway base
Posted on 11/30/14 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 11/30/14 at 12:31 pm
Working on a new entrance to the casa as a prelude to a major renovation / addition. Initial use of the drive will be for construction vehicles and later as the primary property entrance.
For interim construction use, we are going to go with pea gravel/rock as paving for heavy construction trucks would be dumb. Here is the question:
I am doing demo on a large concrete and brick wall for the new entrance which is leaving me with a couple of tons of broken concrete chips and brick remnants. Should I keep this debris and spread it as a base for the gravel or have it hauled away? The new drive will be going over a grass lawn.
For interim construction use, we are going to go with pea gravel/rock as paving for heavy construction trucks would be dumb. Here is the question:
I am doing demo on a large concrete and brick wall for the new entrance which is leaving me with a couple of tons of broken concrete chips and brick remnants. Should I keep this debris and spread it as a base for the gravel or have it hauled away? The new drive will be going over a grass lawn.
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Posted on 11/30/14 at 12:32 pm to jbgleason
Personally I think pea gravel is a bad idea. shite never turns into a good roadway.
Posted on 11/30/14 at 12:35 pm to fightin tigers
Amen, do not use pea gravel, imagine a billion ball bearings that never pack.
It is cheap for a reason, you do get what you pay for. Get rid of the construction debris, don't use it as road base.
Crushed Limestone.
It is cheap for a reason, you do get what you pay for. Get rid of the construction debris, don't use it as road base.
Crushed Limestone.
This post was edited on 11/30/14 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 11/30/14 at 12:41 pm to soccerfüt
I guess if the concrete/masonry could be crushed enough it would make a suitable base. I would go with the crushed limestone/floralite ideally.
Posted on 11/30/14 at 12:42 pm to jbgleason
Put a woven geotextile down first and then limestone.
Posted on 11/30/14 at 12:48 pm to jbgleason
Where are you located
Posted on 11/30/14 at 12:51 pm to Big Pun
Rgr. Thanks guys. Concrete / masonry is completely outside my skill set. The next part will be interesting. City Parish DPW website says they will haul away "construction debris" as regular waste as long as the homeowner is doing the work and not a contractor. Which is why I am doing the demo myself. Can't wait to see what happens when they see a mountain of debris.
Early prediction: they will refuse to haul it.
Early prediction: they will refuse to haul it.
Posted on 11/30/14 at 12:53 pm to jbgleason
You will need a base, don't need fabric as you will never pull it back up
Posted on 11/30/14 at 1:29 pm to jbgleason
You need a dumpster to haul that away
They will not pick up more than 3 yards
They will not pick up more than 3 yards
Posted on 11/30/14 at 3:11 pm to jbgleason
Crushed limestone
Recycled concrete requires processing into a grade that acts in a similar manner to stone.....
Recycled concrete requires processing into a grade that acts in a similar manner to stone.....
This post was edited on 11/30/14 at 3:12 pm
Posted on 11/30/14 at 3:43 pm to Big Pun
quote:
Put a woven geotextile down first and then limestone.
Posted on 11/30/14 at 3:51 pm to bencoleman
Using a fabric has nothing to do with pulling it back up, they're for separation and stabilization.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 2:26 pm to jbgleason
Im more versed in industrial construction, so my recommendation may be a little overkill for residential.
Grub 6" of topsoil and then compact. Lay down geotech fabric and then put down crushed limestone and compact.
Grub 6" of topsoil and then compact. Lay down geotech fabric and then put down crushed limestone and compact.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 2:27 pm to soccerfüt
quote:
Crushed Limestone.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 4:29 pm to jbgleason
610 Limestone
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