schmism
Super Member
So when we bought our property in aug of 06 most of the area used by cars was grass. (in front of the barn etc) The reason for this, after years of little use by the previous owner/grandma (who didnt drive) the leaves, dirt, grass grew over a very solid base of gravel that was put down by the owner 30-40 years ago.
you can see what we had in these pics
the way it was the day we came home from buying it.
http://www.snjschmidt.com/pics/property/as_bought/pole_barn2 (Large).jpg
and later that fall same year (2006)
http://www.snjschmidt.com/pics/property/Oct_Nov_06/DSC02487 (Large).JPG
well the grass bairly made it though the rainy spring last year, it was already starting to die off in spots by then, and after we trenched 2 or three diffrent treches across the front, and with regular vehical traffic on it, it was reduced to no grass dirt by the end of last year.
To recap i have a 2-4 inch layer of dirt ontop of a very solid gravel base. (the propain truck does not leave tracks in the area with the exposed gravel.
BUT!
what this has left us with is a worsening 2-3" mud problem. like the cars and even my 4runner needed a tug from the tractor the other morning. Especially with the freeze thaw, it turns into this greesy mess.
After getting stuck rounding the tree to pull into the barn last night (it had been raining yesterday afternoon) I was ORDERED by the boss to get some gravel in ASAP!
But to my question issue.
1) can i just lay 2-4" of driveway gravel (cursher run, 3/4-minus) gravel ontop of the slop? (remember their is a solid base there, some areas ive exposed it already, others it still lies a few inches below dirt)
2) do i have to let it dry? (how much dry?)
3) should i attempt to scrape most of the dirt off?
4) can you put gravel down on frozen ground? does frozen mud cause problems if you put the gravel down on top of it?
As ive said, ive been tasked with getting gravel like "I want you to order gravel today!" so i kinda need to get something worked out
you can see what we had in these pics
the way it was the day we came home from buying it.
http://www.snjschmidt.com/pics/property/as_bought/pole_barn2 (Large).jpg
and later that fall same year (2006)
http://www.snjschmidt.com/pics/property/Oct_Nov_06/DSC02487 (Large).JPG
well the grass bairly made it though the rainy spring last year, it was already starting to die off in spots by then, and after we trenched 2 or three diffrent treches across the front, and with regular vehical traffic on it, it was reduced to no grass dirt by the end of last year.
To recap i have a 2-4 inch layer of dirt ontop of a very solid gravel base. (the propain truck does not leave tracks in the area with the exposed gravel.
BUT!
what this has left us with is a worsening 2-3" mud problem. like the cars and even my 4runner needed a tug from the tractor the other morning. Especially with the freeze thaw, it turns into this greesy mess.
After getting stuck rounding the tree to pull into the barn last night (it had been raining yesterday afternoon) I was ORDERED by the boss to get some gravel in ASAP!
But to my question issue.
1) can i just lay 2-4" of driveway gravel (cursher run, 3/4-minus) gravel ontop of the slop? (remember their is a solid base there, some areas ive exposed it already, others it still lies a few inches below dirt)
2) do i have to let it dry? (how much dry?)
3) should i attempt to scrape most of the dirt off?
4) can you put gravel down on frozen ground? does frozen mud cause problems if you put the gravel down on top of it?
As ive said, ive been tasked with getting gravel like "I want you to order gravel today!" so i kinda need to get something worked out