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Cost of gravel road for deer camp
Posted on 11/30/24 at 9:29 am
Posted on 11/30/24 at 9:29 am
I have maybe a total of 50 yards of trial that I’ve rutted up. It needs grading and some gravel mixed in to keep from tearing up. I have a dirt/gravel place not 5 miles from me. What would be a reasonable estimate for a job like this?
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Posted on 11/30/24 at 9:00 pm to Columbia
$350
Posted on 12/1/24 at 3:07 am to Columbia
UHHH, why not just call the dirt/gravel business near you and get a quote.
I'm sure they'd be willing to do so with little prodding from you and could recommend someone to do any grading/spreading if they don't do it themselves.
I'm sure they'd be willing to do so with little prodding from you and could recommend someone to do any grading/spreading if they don't do it themselves.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 5:35 am to gumbo2176
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UHHH, why not just call the dirt/gravel business near you and get a quote.
Uhhhhh planning on doing just that, but wanted to get opinions on here of reasonable estimates, so I know I’m not getting screwed. Kinda the entire point of this board.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 6:45 am to Columbia
No one can give you an estimate without seeing the road. Too may variables like how much grading, how thick do you want the gravel, how wide is the road, how long you want it to last. Grading, slope, ditches and compaction are the keys to long term fix.
Quick fix $3,500 long term fix 2.5 times that.
Quick fix $3,500 long term fix 2.5 times that.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 7:49 am to Columbia
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Uhhhhh planning on doing just that, but wanted to get opinions on here of reasonable estimates, so I know I’m not getting screwed. Kinda the entire point of this board.
And just what information do you include in your post other than 50 yds. of road.
No mention of soil type, high ground/low ground/combination of both, prone to flooding, location of said road besides "my property".
Love posts like your original. Bare amount of info and looking for a price point.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 8:09 am to Columbia
Load of gravel 1.5 - 2” is around $1000-1200
Start with that.
Start with that.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:34 am to bbvdd
Recently paid approx $500 for a 16yd load of gravel but spread it myself.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:41 am to gumbo2176
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No mention of soil type, high ground/low ground/combination of both, prone to flooding, location of said road besides "my property".
Mostly clay material. There are areas that are already in place that drain any water, but the deep ruts obviously hold water. The road is large enough for a truck to drive through. Location Kosciusko MS.
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Love posts like your original. Bare amount of info and looking for a price point.
I came here for information because I don’t be know anything about this type of work. I’d rather sound like an Idiot on here, instead of when I show up at the dirt/gravel place. Thanks for informing me on what all is needed. Not everyone on here is a contractor.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:48 am to Columbia
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Mostly clay material.
My late father-in-law's place was rural and had mainly clay soil and it was either hard as rock when dry or soft and slippery when wet.
Living in La. I would bring him oyster shells in my pickup truck and dump them in the area outside his front door where he parked his truck and that gave him a solid bed to park on and not get his shoes all nasty when making his way to the door.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 1:05 pm to gumbo2176
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it was either hard as rock when dry or soft and slippery when wet.
Exactly the problem I have.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 1:23 pm to Columbia
Just putting gravel on a wet spot isn’t necessarily going to fix the problem.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 8:35 pm to Columbia
Theres lots of dirt guys who advertise locally on facebook and are practically begging for work. I'd give a couple of them a call. Whats your location?
Posted on 12/2/24 at 5:18 pm to Columbia
You live there? My BIL is born and raised Kosciusko
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:08 am to Columbia
$1500-$2000 in gravel. Clay gravel is the cheapest option. $75 to $125 an hour for the dirt work. Seems to be the going rate generally.
I just did my driveway, South MS clay so pretty hard, just slippery. Ran the land plane over it and put 2 inches of wash gravel. 3 or 4 big loads should go 50 yards about 2 inches deep.
I just did my driveway, South MS clay so pretty hard, just slippery. Ran the land plane over it and put 2 inches of wash gravel. 3 or 4 big loads should go 50 yards about 2 inches deep.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 9:37 am to Columbia
Pretty much impossible to say without knowing more. The gravel cost is easy enough, but just grading it and putting gravel on the top of it is a temporary fix at best. If you've rutted it up, it's likely that the top later of dirt/soil is prone to getting soft when it gets wet. If that's the case, it'll eat your gravel as time goes on and you drive over it when it's wet.
The permanent way to fix the problem would be to muck out the surface layer and overlay clay, but that would be more expensive and may be more of a project than you're looking to do at a deer camp. Just know that unless you have really good surface clay (unlikely), just grading it and overlaying gravel is bandaid.
That said, if you're not traveling it often and you're not traveling it with heavy vehicles, it may be fine. You really just need a dirt guy to come out there and give you an opinion.
The permanent way to fix the problem would be to muck out the surface layer and overlay clay, but that would be more expensive and may be more of a project than you're looking to do at a deer camp. Just know that unless you have really good surface clay (unlikely), just grading it and overlaying gravel is bandaid.
That said, if you're not traveling it often and you're not traveling it with heavy vehicles, it may be fine. You really just need a dirt guy to come out there and give you an opinion.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 10:17 am to bluemoons
another permanent way to fix is to mix lime with soil when it's dry, till it, compact it then place several inches of rock of choice.
You can take it to another level by laying down gravel road fabric between soil and gravel/limestone.
You can take it to another level by laying down gravel road fabric between soil and gravel/limestone.
This post was edited on 12/4/24 at 4:40 am
Posted on 12/3/24 at 10:31 am to Columbia
Just one note. Make sure you know exactly what you are ordering and make sure inspect the gravel before it is unloaded to make sure it is what you actually ordered.
It's a huge PITA if they deliver and dump the wrong thing. It also sucks if you think you are ordering something, but ordered the wrong thing.
It's a huge PITA if they deliver and dump the wrong thing. It also sucks if you think you are ordering something, but ordered the wrong thing.
Posted on 12/4/24 at 6:48 am to PapaPogey
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You live there? My BIL is born and raised Kosciusko
No, just have the property up there. I’m in Brandon but spend a lot of time in Kosciusko
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