Gravel Drive width?

[USAFpj]

The grading crew has come in and cleared a beautiful 20'x 300' driveway for our new home. The minimum width is 10' for now, but who went to 12' or wider, and were glad that they did? Who stuck with 10' and are completely satisfied?

 

[MossRoad]

Re: Gravee width?

Did you mean Driveway?

 

[USAFpj]

Yes. The driveway.

 

[Walkin Horse]

Is there a code where you are. Here I believe it's 12 or maybe even 15'. That's to allow fire trucks access. I can carry 16' logs down my drive in all but one place, and I have to twist between 2 tree.

 

[KiotiKowboy]

I'm putting in a 3500' drive. Most of the dozing is finished but the work has been sitting due to rain. It is a 10' drive but, during the estimates, everyone said it would wind up closer to 12' when the gravel went down.

 

[USAFpj]

Kioti, that's what I was thinking. But I was wondering if 12' of gravel would give me a compacted 13' width, and if it was worth the $$.

WH, the cleared area itself is about 20' total, but I better get that road bed width correct now. Bringing the trucks back for an extra 2' might be pound foolish

 

[Industrial Toys]

I demand a good wide clearance on my (1000') driveway, but who says the gravel has to be that wide?

My pet peeve is people that don't have any room to turn around once you get to the end of the driveway! And I don't mean in a SMART car!

 

[USAFpj]

YES SIR! That's why we have a full, circular drive at the end. Heck, I spent more time planning for people to leave my house comfortably, than for us to be able to park there:laughing:.

Industrial, what width did you go with on your drive?

 

[hutchman]

I'm contemplating putting down the geotextile fabric before the stone and those come 12 or 12.5' wide rolls.

 

[/pine]

The grading crew has come in and cleared a beautiful 20'x 300' driveway for our new home. The minimum width is 10' for now, but who went to 12' or wider, and were glad that they did? Who stuck with 10' and are completely satisfied?

I'm not familiar with 'Powermaster' old or new...but I am familiar with the "Pickens Flea Market"...It's awesome...!...Wish I lived a little closer than the hard hour+ drive...!

Not that maintenance should be a contributing factor but for your query...(and in part back to your tractor etc.)...what width implements do you have (or intend buying) to maintain the drive?

For a new gravel drive 14' wide...a 7' landscape rake should be all you need for at least the first 5 years (baring unknown soft spots etc.)...One pass each way (if you have T&T, or an extra pass with gauge wheels) every few months or after exceptional storms will keep it right...