Thanks everyone. I'm still debating whether to do the road myself or pay someone. They want $13 per foot and I have about 800 feet. That's smoothing out existing drive, adding 3-4" of crushed white rock and then compacting. $10k sure is a lot of money but what are the odds I work on it and then end up having to still pay someone to fix my work?
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PILOON
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I really like crushed asphalt as it re glues itself under the hot sun and is especially effective on hills as it won't wash downhill.
Even the city uses it on hilly gravel roads as it saves them tons of maintenance.
I did my drive 20 years ago with it and still performing just great, in fact I plan to add a load within the next week or so in areas that were never done that first time.
Around here it is actually cheaper than crushed stone to buy but transportation is the same for both.
A 12 wheel load runs +/- $400.
Even the city uses it on hilly gravel roads as it saves them tons of maintenance.
I did my drive 20 years ago with it and still performing just great, in fact I plan to add a load within the next week or so in areas that were never done that first time.
Around here it is actually cheaper than crushed stone to buy but transportation is the same for both.
A 12 wheel load runs +/- $400.
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That's like assuming the guy driving around and selling firewood off the back of his truck is honest. If you go 1/3 ft deep, 12' wide, 800' long you'll need about 240 yards. The amount they can put in one truck can vary depending on the driver. I've had drivers hauling excavated material pile it up and make fewer runs, other drivers insisted on a level load, and more runs.
Engineer42
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250ton or 117 cubic yards
That's what I came up with also. Yet then you have to consider that it will compact and fill in the uneven spots, so 240 yards might not be far off after all.
Is the process of rebuilding a road difficult? Can much go wrong? Sounds pretty funny to ask that question...lol. I can rent a box blade for $135 per week. I have a brand new 5065E just waiting to do some more work. Is this a project you guys would recommend a newbie do themselves or would you have professionals do it? They want roughly $10k to do it btw. Thanks!
Engineer42
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Depending on your cost for materials, how much work is involved reshaping the road prior to stone, and then placing and grading the stone, 10k might not be far off. The other point is, if you are building the road yourself, might be better to buy the box blade. The road will need to be maintained, so renting 4 or so days will buy a good used one. If I was doing it myself, I'd buy the box blade. You'll find other uses for it as well. Just my opinion.