BitChin1
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That would be ~ 10yds at 4"
Recycled asphalt for a driveway and small parking area
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That would be ~ 10yds at 4"
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How's the base? Does the soil get really soft or mushy anytime during the year? I'm not familiar with the soil in DFW area but in Michigan with winter freeze and spring thaws and rain, I would want some base like crushed concrete or something before asphalt millings. But obviously, conditions are different there. So possibly regular soil with top soil scraped off maybe fine.
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Kenneth in Texas
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sorry was late and my measurements were off, its 1900 sq ft total.
I plan on spreading it myself, does this stuff need to be rolled or can I get good enough compaction with my fel and truck going back and forth.
I will go with this recycled asphalt, was quoted a 12 yard load delivered $400 OR a 32 yard load for $850
I plan on spreading it myself, does this stuff need to be rolled or can I get good enough compaction with my fel and truck going back and forth.
I will go with this recycled asphalt, was quoted a 12 yard load delivered $400 OR a 32 yard load for $850
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My sister and her Husband did one of their drives with ( free) recycled asphalt , and it worked OK when the temps warmed up close to 100 degrees outside and using the JD 550 long track dozer and its blade.
colder days trying to work the piled material, it just made a mess... Once they waited for the hot temps it came out pretty good,
they have since covered it with 3/4 minus ? maybe going for a (chip seal) appearance. Took a while to chip it out of the cleats on the dozer...
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paulharvey
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It compacts fine with regular vehicle traffic. A roller is always nice, but that's more of an issue if your going to pave it. You'll need the 32 cubic yards to do all 1900 Sq ft. As you spread and grade it, you may notice some large pieces and or foreign material, just pick those up cause they will make grading harder (by foreign material I mean bungee cords, mud flaps, tire pieces, reflective pavement markers, ect). The price you where quoted isn't cheap, but isn't really out of line either.
As a note, I don't know where you live (can view profile on the app) but there was at least one person on TBN who had trouble with milling and a snow plow.
Edit: duh, I'm guessing 'Ken from Texas' is probably in... Texas,
EddieWalker
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Given the choice of using just roadbase rock or ground up asphalt, I would go with the rock every day, all day. Most important is to have a solid, good dirt base with a lot of drainage before you do anything. If you can keep the water off your road, then that's the most important thing. Topping it with either will work, but for long term, rock will last longer and support more weight. Asphalt has no strength, where road base rock 4 inches or thicker will lock together and become solid. I know that whey I've decided to run a water or electrical line across my driveway, I have to use my backhoe to break up the rock.
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ok, soon to be delivered this week (if no rain) to start with a 12 yard load and they say it weighs about 10 tons give or take. Attached is pic of what this particular recycled asphalt looks like. Left side of the pic is the asphalt, right side is whats called caliche rock. So weather permitting I will see how it spreads and if its what im looking for. Whats are the thoughts on this substance on the left side of the pic?
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BitChin1
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4 years ago I built my driveway by laying a 22' wide piece of geo-fabric, followed by 5" of road base then topped with 3-4" of crushed asphalt that looked very similar to your pic. I like the price of the material as well as the appearance of the drive (sort of like a finished road vs raw gravel).
mine drive was packed by the heavy construction trucks and has held up well - next spring I will add a bit more to fill in some areas that were not covered well initially.
The trucks spread the crushed material by opening their tailgates a few inches - worked good enough (best if material is dry)
My driveway is ~ 775' by 22' wide (code dictated width and need to support firetruck in any weather before we could start construction)
mine drive was packed by the heavy construction trucks and has held up well - next spring I will add a bit more to fill in some areas that were not covered well initially.
The trucks spread the crushed material by opening their tailgates a few inches - worked good enough (best if material is dry)
My driveway is ~ 775' by 22' wide (code dictated width and need to support firetruck in any weather before we could start construction)
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That would be some wide fire trucks. Nice drive.
oldpilgrim
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The names of material vary all over the country for the same stuff. So I don't know what I used is called elsewhere.
Timely for me as I just finished resurfacing my long driveway.
I had crushed asphalt installed on the parking lot of my local gun club. It worked nice but even after a few years it is still a little loose on top and snow plowing can be problematical. I had the driveway to the parking lot done with what we call 3/4 dense pack......3/4 or smaller stone mixed with dense stone dust. It packed down like concrete. And plows really well.
Based on that test, over that past weeks, I spread 100yds of it on my driveway. I did it in three stages. I started at the house, then went from the road to the barn, and then from the barn to the house. there was up to a week apart for each of the stages. I had to interrupt my work due to handling an illness and resulting death in the family.
It rained between the first 2 sections and turned those areas rock hard. Even a 10 wheel dump truck with 20 yds of material in it never so much as put a tread mark on the new driveway section.
After I got it all spread, with my Mahindra 3016, I rented a 4000lb vibrating roller and packed everything, though the earlier application didn't really compress much. It now looks and feels almost like asphalt. I can actually sweep the loose stuff off the top.
I put it over a good solid gravel base that has been in use for 20 years.
Snow plowability is important here. Probably not so much where the OP is.
I am very impressed with this material and am glad I got it.
Timely for me as I just finished resurfacing my long driveway.
I had crushed asphalt installed on the parking lot of my local gun club. It worked nice but even after a few years it is still a little loose on top and snow plowing can be problematical. I had the driveway to the parking lot done with what we call 3/4 dense pack......3/4 or smaller stone mixed with dense stone dust. It packed down like concrete. And plows really well.
Based on that test, over that past weeks, I spread 100yds of it on my driveway. I did it in three stages. I started at the house, then went from the road to the barn, and then from the barn to the house. there was up to a week apart for each of the stages. I had to interrupt my work due to handling an illness and resulting death in the family.
It rained between the first 2 sections and turned those areas rock hard. Even a 10 wheel dump truck with 20 yds of material in it never so much as put a tread mark on the new driveway section.
After I got it all spread, with my Mahindra 3016, I rented a 4000lb vibrating roller and packed everything, though the earlier application didn't really compress much. It now looks and feels almost like asphalt. I can actually sweep the loose stuff off the top.
I put it over a good solid gravel base that has been in use for 20 years.
Snow plowability is important here. Probably not so much where the OP is.
I am very impressed with this material and am glad I got it.
