Township should be replacing that silted culvert and doing ditching, that driveway will be back to square 1 in a year or 2 without proper road drainage.
There’s no township in this area to cover such work. It would be up to the homeowner. Projects are budget driven so we did what we could with the allotted budget. You do however have a great point and are right about the proper drainage
Nice job. I do this for a living. I compact twice. Once after grading and once after the new stone is down. It helps over time, and the customer is usually impressed. Once again. Nice work. Driveway Dave
What is the best stone to use? What if you’re on a tight budget? How do you even START finding someone to redo a somewhat long driveway? About 600 feet.
Don't use drain Rock for driveways. The worst for driveways and roads. Loose Rock like that is the first thing to get washed out to make potholes. You need material that compacts well, like base rock or class 2 rock, or even fines which is crushed up concrete and brick. Base rock is what they use to build permanent roads with as a base under the asphalt so that it won't move. It's also what they use to build what they call gravel roads which is more than just gravel. It is made with several different types of material that pack together well. There is an actual recipe for it. I am a 30+ year Operating Engineer. Copies from the internet: "What is class 2 base made of? 20 mm or 3/4 inch Aggregate Base, Class 2, is used in roadways and is an aggregate made of a specific recipe of different sizes and quality of rock inclusive of 20 mm (3⁄4 in) to fine dust. An aggregate is normally made from newly quarried rock, or it is sometimes allowed to be made from recycled asphalt and concrete."
All their original gravel is still there in the ground, on the sides, and under the edge grass just waiting to be resurfaced. Why did you have to bring in more? Just resurface, cut edges, and grade all that unearth gravel.
Some can be repaired with existing stone, some can’t. This one needed gravel…clearly, or I wouldn’t have added it. Resurfacing existing stone that’s lower the lawn does nothing but put a bandaid on an open wound. Start posting some of your jobs for people to critique lmao
@MITHGO Outdoor Services LLC its an old song called 16 tons. About a coal miner working for a predatory company back in the days of robber Barron's and company stores.
Looks good I do the same kind of work you gotta love all of the RU-vid professionals and no matter how great you do a job there’s always a better way or something you did wrong lol
Nice job however if you want a real driveway two repair get in touch with me. No one and I mean no one has been able to repair my driveway to where it doesn't need repaired the very next year. Very frustrating having to spend thousands of dollars on gravel and stone and culvert pipe all the time because either people don't really know what they're doing when they say they can fix or they just see fast $$$$. Been here 23 yrs and still haven't found the A-TEAM🤭🤷🏽♀️
why didn’t they choose to pave it? is it much more expensive? i feel like i would get annoyed having to check for rocks in the grass when I would mow next to it
looks nice! did you put a crown in it? Man I really would have pushed back on the 57's. If that driveway starts to look like crap in the near future your name is tied to it and everyone who asks who did the work your name will be tied to it. kwim?
Yes I crown all of my driveways. I also follow up with my clients to see how things are going 3, 6, and 12 months after service. I want my name tied to my work. I don’t leave the property unless it’s done right, the first time.
