300' stone drive to be completed - concrete or asphalt?

[dsb5610]

Many of the township roads in my area are chip and tar. They hold up very well to winter plowing, large ag tractors traveling between fields as well as large trucks. Like others have said if you don't have a solid base and proper drainage you will likely have problems with any top surface.

I will having my 250-300' driveway finished with chip and tar this summer or next. I have a cement approach in front of the garage doors. My neighbor had his done years ago. He clears snow off of it with his loader bucket. Pushes the snow way back into the yard driving off and on the edges with a 2wd tractor running ag tires and chains. His still looks great.

dsb

 

[Unregistered2013]

what do you think about paving brick?

paving brick

 

[AlanB]

It is wonderful with lots of advantages.

Got money? I would guess about 4 times the cost of concrete assuming you would be doing both yourself. More if you are paying someone to lay them.

We do them in my wifes business, I thought of doing our drive that way..... Then I totalled out the costs....... Gravels nice.

 

[vettemanwight]

Hey Eric I just read your post on driveway. We put in an ashpalt driveway last year with some paving blocks on the patio. I will talk to you more on Sat am at breakfast. please remind me . Vetteman

 

[Unregistered2013]

Hey Eric I just read your post on driveway. We put in an ashpalt driveway last year with some paving blocks on the patio. I will talk to you more on Sat am at breakfast. please remind me . Vetteman

very cool, V -- i have a guy coming to eyeball my drive for bricks on Monday -- I think that will shut down that conversation quite quickly when he brings up the $$$



eric

 

[Unregistered2013]

whoa -- guy just stopped by -- $12 per sq-ft. -- at 3,400 sq. ft -- that's $41K -- !!

:|

 

[AlanB]

Cheap huh

A well laid paver drive can be a very nice thing, especially in a place where you are going to have to go across it every now and then with cables etc (big city construction) they have tremendous weight carrying capacity, are easy to repair when damaged, can be picked up and re-used after whatever work underneath them is completed.

BUT, for a low cost average home driveway, they are seldom the right choice.

That said, you may want to consider putting in some bands of pavers if you anticipate having to cut your driveway for power, sewer, wiring etc.

I would still go concrete in a minute, but that is your call to make.

 

[Unregistered2013]

thanks for this, alan --

-- my dad and i might do it piece-meal, doing a little bit each year, paver-brick --

-- we'll see how our motivation holds up --

thanks!

eric

 

[riptides]

thanks for this, alan --

-- my dad and i might do it piece-meal, doing a little bit each year, paver-brick --

-- we'll see how our motivation holds up --

thanks!

eric

My SO had paver creep on a previous project. Started out with a small walk way. Ended up with a full patio, at or around 3k pavers later.

Yep. Sure looked nice, help up well. BUT I will NEVER, EVER lay another paver or brick in this life time.

So you better be motivated really, really well.

Good luck.
-Mike Z.