People who don't live "out" won't understand what a big day this is. I've been walking through 50 feet of ankle-deep water for 12 years to get to the truck every time it rains here in Southeastern Louisiana (which is all the time) and finally am getting limestoned.
That was a lot of word for sure. The guy doing the dump spreading did a really poor job though. I am guessing maybe the stone was wet or damp and wasn't sliding out very good for it to be leaving piles like that. But pulling forward and stopping also left piles. Once he starts moving he shouldn't stop. Lower the bed before he drives off the driveway, back up and do it again if needed. But the stopping left pretty large piles for you guys to have to deal with. Again, a lot of work to level it out but looks great. Hope it holds up and doesn't sink into the ground and allow mud to come back up.
I'm not sure the size, it was mixed crushed limestone so it does have rocks mixed in with it also. We haven't had any dust issues, it took a few days of driving over it to flatten out and compact down. I apologize for for responding so late to this question because I just realized it was here. All in all we are very happy with the driveway and it has lasted us thus far. We might have to fill in some spots after this winter so we plan on doing an updated video after we see how it holds up throughout this winter.
How is it holding up. I would have thought you would have to scrape the mud out first and put some kind of base in, maybe another layer of limestone before your final dressing.
So far for the season it is holding up great! We wanted to wait for a few good rain falls and more driving on it to see what areas needed to be filled in more. We most likely will get another load before winter comes to fill in some lower spots towards the middle. Didn't think of scraping the mud before putting the gravel down, that makes a lot of sense!
The price is right but I live on a hill and when it rains it washes my soil down the hill so, not sure how to implement this idea of crushed limestone, I definitely want to use crushed limeston especially at that price, the driveway is easy thee hard part is the path at the back of my house which is at the edge of the hill.
I never thought of how it would be with a hill🤔 If you find a better way with a decent price, please let us know, I'm sure a lot of other people are wondering the same thing. I hope you find something that works for you!🥰🫶
Best solution for hills/grades is a geotextile product like Cell-Tek. It’s a honeycomb HDPE ground stabilization system. Easy to work with and permanent.
You could be 💯 correct, I'm not even certain how much a full load is tbh 🤷♀️. Assuming they got as much as the truck and dumpster could handle each time but I'm just guessing. Do you know how much a full load is? I think they only put a certain amount in each time but I don't know the reason why. So instead of saying load I should've probably said "trip" because I don't know how much a full load is.
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People who don't live "out" won't understand what a big day this is. I've been walking through 50 feet of ankle-deep water for 12 years to get to the truck every time it rains here in Southeastern Louisiana (which is all the time) and finally am getting limestoned.
Exactly! Congratulations, no more getting your shoes stuck in the dang mud!🎉🥳
That was a lot of word for sure. The guy doing the dump spreading did a really poor job though. I am guessing maybe the stone was wet or damp and wasn't sliding out very good for it to be leaving piles like that. But pulling forward and stopping also left piles. Once he starts moving he shouldn't stop. Lower the bed before he drives off the driveway, back up and do it again if needed. But the stopping left pretty large piles for you guys to have to deal with. Again, a lot of work to level it out but looks great. Hope it holds up and doesn't sink into the ground and allow mud to come back up.
Would have been beneficial to bring in some 2-inch base and then crusher run or b/c6x pack on top. Glad it worked out for you guys.
Yes I agree, it was our first time with zero research so kind of like a half done job.. But next time we will definitely be doing that!💯👍
What size limestone did you use? Was it cleaned or minus type? Compacting? Dust issues? Thank you.
I'm not sure the size, it was mixed crushed limestone so it does have rocks mixed in with it also. We haven't had any dust issues, it took a few days of driving over it to flatten out and compact down. I apologize for for responding so late to this question because I just realized it was here. All in all we are very happy with the driveway and it has lasted us thus far. We might have to fill in some spots after this winter so we plan on doing an updated video after we see how it holds up throughout this winter.
How is it holding up. I would have thought you would have to scrape the mud out first and put some kind of base in, maybe another layer of limestone before your final dressing.
So far for the season it is holding up great! We wanted to wait for a few good rain falls and more driving on it to see what areas needed to be filled in more. We most likely will get another load before winter comes to fill in some lower spots towards the middle. Didn't think of scraping the mud before putting the gravel down, that makes a lot of sense!
The price is right but I live on a hill and when it rains it washes my soil down the hill so, not sure how to implement this idea of crushed limestone, I definitely want to use crushed limeston especially at that price, the driveway is easy thee hard part is the path at the back of my house which is at the edge of the hill.
I never thought of how it would be with a hill🤔 If you find a better way with a decent price, please let us know, I'm sure a lot of other people are wondering the same thing. I hope you find something that works for you!🥰🫶
Best solution for hills/grades is a geotextile product like Cell-Tek. It’s a honeycomb HDPE ground stabilization system. Easy to work with and permanent.
After a few years in, how is it holding up without a fabric underlayment?
It's still doing pretty good considering, we want to do another load just to freshen it up.
Where is this. I bad need driveway work near Alexandria Louisiana
In eastern Michigan. We Googled "crushed limestone near me" and a we found a place close by us that way.
They are not even a full load..
You could be 💯 correct, I'm not even certain how much a full load is tbh 🤷♀️. Assuming they got as much as the truck and dumpster could handle each time but I'm just guessing. Do you know how much a full load is? I think they only put a certain amount in each time but I don't know the reason why. So instead of saying load I should've probably said "trip" because I don't know how much a full load is.