WOW! Next best thing to paving NEW asphalt is what you guys did. Lot of back breaking labor (I felt it here) but the result with the roller is great. Nice job for sure! Now I subscribed too. Sonny (CT)
Driver did a nice job! We did a driveway like that and the driver completely screwed us. It was a heat wave and we had a mini skid with 38" bucket. We spent the whole time moving material.
I can certainly appreciate your hard work in covering the mud. Unfortunately, without an underlayment fabric, the mud is going to swallow up your hard work in a very short time.
I’ve actually worked on roads where they used geotextile. We worked on a large stretch of highway that instead of sand they used recycled tires and sewed it into geotextile. The original road followed a river and when flooding occurred the sand had a tendency to wash out and undermine the roadway.
Thank man! I havent done research yet about the sealer, but we did it in the summer, its the end of winter now almost and it is still holding up amazing, and like you said it is a fraction of the price of paving.
You should oil and screen the driveway 3 coats , that would water proof the base , then after 2 years sweep it off and seal it or you a decorative rock on the final coat and leave it natural .
Here is the Update on how it is holding up and snowplowing ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X7QZXJlMT50.html Thanks guys for all the comments! To everyone commenting on Hiring drivers or renting a Bobcat, Bigger tractor Etc, the point of this was to prove that you yourself can do it, and save money. We got quotes for $15,000, this cost us $3500, thats $11,500 in savings. If we proceeded to rent equipment and hire people we would not have maximized our savings. Now I do understand that some people would rather hire people to do it, but I'm The Do-It Guy so I'd rather do it myself.
I used to work for a small paving company years ago and thats all we did was recycled asphalt we used a asphalt paver. Set it at 4 inches and went to town then rolled it and the customer had a asphalt sealing company seal it and bam it turns out great and just as hard as hot mix
Just an FYI Someone earlier in another RAP video said he spilled a bunch of vegetable oil (for his bio-diesel) on his recycled driveway and it is actually very solid in that area. You may want to look into trying that in an out of the way area. Oil may be free at fried food joints.
Had mine done 5 yrs. ago. 4 inches was put down with an asphalt paver and then compacted. At least 12 in. of gravel underneath. Now with our Michigan freeze/thaw cycle, it is so muddy it's like walking thru tar. Big waste of money.
Yeah, skidloader next time. Also they can do it with an asphalt paving machine which compac's it way better than that. My dad had it done at his house in the country over 10 years ago and it's still just like they did it a week ago. Same material. It's a good video don't get me wrong. I'm just letting you know there's easier ways and to make it last longer
hahaha IKR... just get proper base and proper professional asphalt driveway installed.... 6" layer.... make sure they don't crown the middle so it don't break up from being thin in that area... and your good to go....
What's the update on how this driveway is holding up, and did you did anything else to it? I'm finishing my own up later today. I'm really hoping for positive stories from people making this work, but I also want to know anything to look out for. I used "2-inch crushed millings". One area was soft ground, the other area was on harder ground that had some stones under it (I think it was originally a driveway that they put some dirt on & let grass grow over). I'll be running a plate compactor over it later today.
What do you mean 'watch for water drainage'? I have to something to a property but I have to make sure it still 'pervious' (allows water thru). I think once you roll the recycled asphalt it is not pervious anymore. Is that true?
I realise this was posted a year ago, but it's not the wrong kind of rake. They are putting down millings, which are cold, so no need for an asphalt rake. Asphalt rake is wider, so he could move more material with one, but who cares? He could have been using a flat shovel and it still wouldn't be the "wrong" tool.
These millings look great at first but it's a bad solution. That nice dark color goes away very quick. And after awhile these millings get so compacted the surface turns to black top. Black top that is very weak and cracks everywhere. Good for an equipment yard,
Asphalt millings work great to stabilize a soft dirt base, but it won't hold up like you think it will, best to lay a 2 to 3 inch HMA top course and you will have a driveway that will last you 20 to 25 years.
I have some experience in this field about 42 years of it, we could also stamp the asphalt into whatever pattern you choose, then 4 coats of streetbond paint and your neighbors will envy you for years.
@@DennisBrownDhighway What's hma? Around me contractors tried using millings as a base before asphalt and it failed. Something about the asphalt being like 95% water repellant and caused problems between the 2 layers if water got in. The best base i have seen is the 100% crushed concrete, rca, recycled concrete aggregate. Any water that comes up from underneath the ground is well absorbed and dried out over time. The free rca is mixed with dirt, brick, asphalt and cement. Still a better solution then millings.
Yup..thats what I always say.. Ya got RUNNERS and OPERATORS the runner says I can RUN it... the opererator says I can OPERATE it. Big difference!!! ..Y'all should have only used those shovels and rakes to lean on....except y'all had a RUNNER ...SORRY.. just say'n.
In my area if it gets muddy, the millings will not help. Believe me I know. Putting a base of rock does the trick. I use 3" or so rock in the bad areas. 21a or 57 in other areas. No problem now with millings on top.
I like the do-it-yourself attitude but the millings are going to also sink into the mud. With that big of a problem you need plastic, then crushed rock and then the millings.
People millings is not asphalt any more. all the Emulsion is out of it it's basically slightly sticky dirt if that fine for leveling dirt driveways that's about it.
Not bad for a cheaper solution. But question why you guys didn't put gravel under it? Any reason, or just to keep cost low. Still better then driving on dirt though.
If you do it on a hot day it will bind pretty well back together.. We had a dirt yard at this dump truck co. I worked for,, we did our whole yard with recycled.
How much is recycled asphalt ..I have a duplex and the drive way is terrible my wife yelled at me and said do something bout it put rocks I told her u cant just add rock thers a process any one know a way I can do for cheap
How would this do is Texas, I would like to have a driveway done that connects from a Garage to my existing driveway. I'm afraid the heat here would cause it to melt
M W your crazy dude!!! That stuff is ground up road asphalt when they replace the roads and hiways in your area, you’ve been driving on it everyday for how many years and I’ve never seen Texas in the news cause their roads are melting. The only way it would ever come close is when you have a vehicle fire or a tanker truck accident and the truck catches fire and damages the pavement and they come in , grind it down and replace it. It’s hot in Texas but not near as hot as a tanker fire is buddy, you will be just fine with it on your drive
In california everything is considered hazardous. Hell, they want to put cancer warning labels on coffee. Surprised they don't have warning labels on bottled water..."inhaling product can cause premature death". Just because California is ass-backwards doesn't mean everywhere else needs to be. Oil is not classified as a hazardous material under USDOT regulations. As for locating the crumbles, just ask your local municipality. They will most likely give them to you for free when they do paving projects, I know that is was we do.
trust me, if you have a choice between slag or reclaimed asphalt.....go with the asphalt, if you cmpact it on a really warm day, you can make it just like a road again. slag is always loose, and very sharp if you ever need to lay on it to work on a vehicle or anything like that
even if they used it as a base, and laid actual proper asphalt on top. this driver sucks... most real outfits have a truck and pour it evenly... The dude on the rake should ask for triple pay....lol
Diesel is a solvent and will disolves any oil that may exist in the millings. Would be better to get someone to come and spray asphalt oil then put some 3/8 chips on it. Smart move rolling it.
You can go cheap like this and have a busted up driveway within the first winter and have to o t lol over again and again or you could just do it properly and pay one time. I can't stand cheap skates!!! Must be a doctor or professor that lives there.
