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sidewinder770
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Well, Just had the 3rd contractor out today and to be honest I'm really not sure what to do at this point. Seems they all say to use sand as fill (vs here and on other websites I've read that say to use #4,#57, trap rock or similar assuming I can get it). All 3 said they thought geo fabric was not needed (vs here and other sites that say I should). They all seem to agree that crushed concrete would be the best choice for the top coat but that may not be able to happen for another year or 2 until we have more funds to do it.
So with that said what would be better-
1) ~4-5" of sand as fill with ~4 inches of road gravel on top
2) ~2" of sand and ~3" of #4 gravel as fill with ~4" road gravel on top
3) ~ 4" of #4 gravel with ~4" of road gravel
4) ~ 7-8" of strictly road gravel with no other fill
5) something else?
To use the geo fabric is another question as well and will add about $2000 to the price.
crushed gravel or similar top coat to go in at a later time but I want to make sure I put down a good base for it now.
I guess the big thing to keep in mind is the soil I have now is strictly sand- no rock or clay what-so-ever. The main reason for the thickness of the products listed is to make sure it's higher than the surrounding area which is also 100% pure sand except it has a top coat of pine needles leaves, etc as it was a forest to begin with.
So with that said what would be better-
1) ~4-5" of sand as fill with ~4 inches of road gravel on top
2) ~2" of sand and ~3" of #4 gravel as fill with ~4" road gravel on top
3) ~ 4" of #4 gravel with ~4" of road gravel
4) ~ 7-8" of strictly road gravel with no other fill
5) something else?
To use the geo fabric is another question as well and will add about $2000 to the price.
crushed gravel or similar top coat to go in at a later time but I want to make sure I put down a good base for it now.
I guess the big thing to keep in mind is the soil I have now is strictly sand- no rock or clay what-so-ever. The main reason for the thickness of the products listed is to make sure it's higher than the surrounding area which is also 100% pure sand except it has a top coat of pine needles leaves, etc as it was a forest to begin with.