Driveway Fix

TractorTeen · Jul 8, 2003

I have crush and run coming in tomarrow morning for my driveway. I have been working on it with my blade trying to fix the problem. I think I have come up with a good solution. As you can see somewhat in the pictures I have ran a ditch down the side of my driveway all the way into the woods. I am going to put rock that is about 2 - 2 1/2 inches big in the ditch and crush and run on the driveway. I think this will work good. Look at the pictures and compare them to the others and tell me what you think.

Thanks

TractorTeen · Jul 8, 2003

Another Picture of the driveway fix

Slamfire · Jul 9, 2003

The pictures are taken too close up for me to get a good idea of the way the land slopes on either side.
At my place just removing all the trees from the house site has added a lot to the run off. My worst place is on an off camber curve where the water runs over the drive. There is a lot of shale under a shallow layer of clay so ditching isn't the answer, I had to turn the water out before it got there.
Your ditches look like they'd do a good job of keeping it off the drive, but I still can't tell if the middle of the drive is lower than the edges.

TractorTeen · Jul 9, 2003

It is put I am going to build the center up and grade it to a slant on each side so the water will run to the side. Than the ditches will carry it off. It was hard for me to get a big picture of the whole thing and than have it under 100000 bytes. Gravel is suppose to be coming this morning so I will see what I get and give some more pictures.

Currmudgeon · Jul 9, 2003

What you're doing sounds reasonable. Do whatever you can to get some compaction into the gravel. I douby if running over it with you wheels will be enough. You may want to rent a roller.

Increasing compaction lkeepe the water out of the gravel, and makes it more resistant to erosion.

hazmat · Jul 9, 2003

Everything you ever wanted to know about private gravel roads.

Maine camproads (pdf)

You may want to consider some geo textile material under the gravel - do a search here on tbn it has been discussed before

Good luck & enjoy the seat time