Road material

[EddieWalker]

How long should a new / refurbished road last? If I spend $10k to have 800 feet of road rebuilt, how long should I expect it to be before I have to do it again?

Thank you all for the help! Priceless!

Are you considering using used asphalt for your road? If so, if you have a really good, solid rock base, it will last a lot longer then if you are putting it on dirt or sand. By lasting, are you asking how long will it remain in one piece, or how long will you be able to drive over it before it completely falls apart?

What material will you be installing it over?

How many vehicles will drive over it every day and will there be any bigger vehicles using it like UPS or Fed EX?

Never let a cement truck drive over it!!!!!

If you get a year out of it before it starts to come apart, I would be surprised.

 

[Jlblake]

I am using crushed concrete or crushed white rock. It's not heavily traveled...my truck, tractor and mule most weekends. As far as lasting, I mean before the rock washes out and I end up with new potholes/rough spots. No bigger vehicles will be on the road at all.

 

[EddieWalker]

The crushed white rock from around the Austin Area, is usually pretty soft. My guess would be 5 to 10 years depending on drainage, compaction of the soil beneith it and how thick you put it on.

Crushed concrete will last twice to 3 times as long. Maybe longer based on my experience with crushed concrete. It just doesn't break down like real stone does.

 

[Jlblake]

The crushed white rock from around the Austin Area, is usually pretty soft. My guess would be 5 to 10 years depending on drainage, compaction of the soil beneith it and how thick you put it on.

Crushed concrete will last twice to 3 times as long. Maybe longer based on my experience with crushed concrete. It just doesn't break down like real stone does.

Thanks. I'll want it to last as long as possible so crushed concrete it is. At $10k, lasting only 5-10 years makes the driveway very expensive.

 

[Jlblake]

The crushed white rock from around the Austin Area, is usually pretty soft. My guess would be 5 to 10 years depending on drainage, compaction of the soil beneith it and how thick you put it on.

Crushed concrete will last twice to 3 times as long. Maybe longer based on my experience with crushed concrete. It just doesn't break down like real stone does.

I know Tyler is a ways from Marquez but my contractor said he doesn't have source for crushed concrete. If it lasts 3x as long as stone, I would rather find some. Any idea where I can get it?

 

[TractorGuy]

I know Tyler is a ways from Marquez but my contractor said he doesn't have source for crushed concrete. If it lasts 3x as long as stone, I would rather find some. Any idea where I can get it?

Check with some demolition companies. They will know where the material ends up and who processes it.

Make sure it's screened to a size you want. I've seen some that was too large and irregular and some crushed to powder.

3/4" is what we got and it worked great.

 

[two_bit_score]

I know Tyler is a ways from Marquez but my contractor said he doesn't have source for crushed concrete. If it lasts 3x as long as stone, I would rather find some. Any idea where I can get it?

I may be way off here but as much construction going on along I-35 between Austin and Waco itç—´ hard to believe there is no crushed concrete available.

I don’t know anything about these people but they are located in Waco. Maybe about an hour from you.

Home Page - Central Crushed Concrete

 

[EddieWalker]

I know Tyler is a ways from Marquez but my contractor said he doesn't have source for crushed concrete. If it lasts 3x as long as stone, I would rather find some. Any idea where I can get it?

This is where I buy it from. I've had them dump a yard in the back of my truck, I've paid them to deliver it by the dump truck, and I've had them bring it out in an 18 wheeler end dump. The other guy in Tyler costs a bit more and his concrete is in bigger chunks. I used it in a muddy area that worked great, but it was kind of ruff and not what I want for a driveway.

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I doubt they can do anything for you, but maybe your contractor can get lucky by calling them?

I just typed "crushed concrete" on Craigslist for my area and came up with 22 hits, plus a lot more then I'm willing to count outside of my area.

east TX for sale "crushed concrete" - craigslist

Just be careful of craigslist, sometimes you get a great supplier, other times you get somebody trying to get over and shorting you.

 

[japody]

We put down crushed concrete last August. It's a little rough but has held up very well. Drive tractors and big trucks over it and hasn't even developed tire ruts.