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Crushed rock or crushed rock clay mix for driveway and ramp to garage
I have a choice of crushed rock or a mix or crushed rock and clay called "base" to use for my driveway and ramp up to garage. What would be the best to go with? Both are the same cost at $5 a ton. I am leaning towards the crushed rock as it allows water to drain down through it whereas the crushed rock/clay base mix will pack down and not allow water to drain through it but wash off of it. Both have some advantages and disadvantages. The clay mix I like that it will pack down hard but I am concerned about it becoming muddy and soft in the event of a large amount of rain or snow. Any ideas, comments, or suggestions very welcome.
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Crushed rock or crushed rock clay mix for driveway and ramp to garage
I guess I should have asked this question a lot sooner. My neighbor showed up with the dump truck and off we went to the rock quarry. I ended up going with the crushed limestone rock/clay mix. We spread about 20 tons and are going to let it set for a few weeks and then start packing it down good with the tractor and my truck. We will then spread a top layer of crusher run on the top. I'll post how it all turns out as we go along. Thanks for the replies guys! I appreciate your help!
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Just wanted to post some feedback on how the clay mix is working. It rained on the spread out mix for 2 days and I have a tamping plate and will be tamping it down tomorrow. A lot of the clay washed off the top and the gravel is showing now so I think it is going to be looking nice with time. A few areas I have already tried tamping down seem to be packing down really hard and I think will make a great temporary driveway ramp into the garages until I have a cement drive poured.
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Ken, I am REAL happy with how the crushed rock/clay mix has worked. It packed down real hard and does not wash now that it has dried. My neighbor has been using it for the driveway to his horse barn and it holds up well there too. We have driven his Ford F-700 dump truck loaded with 9 tons of gravel mix on it and it holds up very well. It does not continue to spread out like the crusher run does. If you can get this in rock/clay mix in your area; I would strongly recommend it.
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Ken, I was thinking the same thing about rain before I put it down. After we spread it out and it set up and dried; it rained on it for nearly 3 days and all that washed was just the clay residue on the stone in the mix. I wish I had used this mix on my driveway at my previous house.
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