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911 Rod 10-29-2020 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by javadog (Post 11081776)
That’s fine, we’re just telling you to order a dump truck load of it, get a box blade and address the whole driveway.

My part is 50' x 12'. Not doing the neighbours.
I'm thinking about ordering 3 yards. It will suck spreading it by hand though.

Rusty Heap 10-29-2020 12:59 PM

5/8 minus gravel,,,,,,,,,,packs in well

javadog 10-29-2020 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 911 Rod (Post 11081792)
My part is 50' x 12'. Not doing the neighbours.
I'm thinking about ordering 3 yards. It will suck spreading it by hand though.

You could use a little thickness and a little crown. Buy the whole truckload. It's cheap and you need it.

I've only built several hundred of those....

RWebb 10-29-2020 01:42 PM

rent a Kubota with a blade

carambola 10-29-2020 01:56 PM

just a heads up, i've seen DGA come with pieces of metal embedded in it. various masonry products.

wdfifteen 10-29-2020 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 911 Rod (Post 11081451)
3 choices. lol
I am just filling holes, not making a new laneway.
Here is what my local place can deliver. Or I'll just get a few bags.

https://www.ggconline.ca/we-deliver/

Out of that list you need what they call "crusher run" which looks like what is called 411 every place else. It packs down and stays in place.

wdfifteen 10-29-2020 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 911 Rod (Post 11081792)
My part is 50' x 12'. Not doing the neighbours.
I'm thinking about ordering 3 yards. It will suck spreading it by hand though.

For an extra $2 a yard our local truck driver will spread it for you. He opens the tailgate a few inches and raises the bed and drives off. He does a pretty even job of spreading it. I'm sure he's not the only dump truck driver who does that.

cabmandone 10-29-2020 03:40 PM

You need to dig out the hole, put in 304's as a base and compact. Then 411 and compact. Then top with your choice. If you just dump the stone in the hole, it will come back.

I don't recall if I topped mine with 6's or 8's but don't do that! The damn little stones get stuck in your shoes and they push around because they don't compact. I'd do 411 1/2's for a top.

Another good option to fill is asphalt grindings.

cabmandone 10-29-2020 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by wdfifteen (Post 11082039)
For an extra $2 a yard our local truck driver will spread it for you. He opens the tailgate a few inches and raises the bed and drives off. He does a pretty even job of spreading it. I'm sure he's not the only dump truck driver who does that.

Better yet, find a truck with a hydraulic gate. The old school pop and drop is sloppy by comparison. With a hydraulic gate you can set the chains, raise the bed, pop the gate and drive off. Makes for a cleaner job.

RWebb 10-29-2020 04:22 PM

Dig until you hit the Canadian Shield


or Bouclier Canadienne (she's a bit thick but hey!)

john70t 10-29-2020 05:06 PM

Get a full load, with compacting, full deal.
Have the neighbors go in on the costs.
(it would benefit them as well and be consistent)

Who owns the street? That might be the determinant.

KFC911 10-29-2020 05:11 PM

Around here a small truckload holds 4 yds and that's the minimum they'll deliver.... the drivers are pretty good at raising the bed and letting it slide out.

4 yds isn't much either ....

Unless it's 1 yd at a time in yer pickup and you're shoveling.... like I just did for sandrock fill in my back yard :D

vash 10-29-2020 05:48 PM

Seriously AB.

you can compact it fairly well.

Bigtoe32067 10-30-2020 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by billybek (Post 11081574)
Low spot, turn in/around, soft foot, poor drainage?
Get some 25mm crush gravel. Level and compact. Keep a pile to keep dressing it as it sinks. It has to stop sinking sometime!

Here, recycled crushed concrete is almost free... Compacted well it pretty much turns back into solid concrete.


I second the crushed concrete vote. It’s the cheapest option here also and works great

ckelly78z 10-30-2020 04:20 AM

From experience, I would like to have a pile of stone at the end of the driveway for random holes/fill/washouts. Buying by the bag is heavy, and expensive.

I'll second the notion to get more than you think you need.

cabmandone 10-30-2020 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ckelly78z (Post 11082426)
From experience, I would like to have a pile of stone at the end of the driveway for random holes/fill/washouts. Buying by the bag is heavy, and expensive.

I'll second the notion to get more than you think you need.

I get that every spring when the snow thaws! :D

unclebilly 10-30-2020 05:06 AM

Clay 3/4” crushed gravel mix is what you need.

911 Rod 10-30-2020 05:22 AM

Funny/not so funny story at my last house.
I ordered a load of 3/4 stone for my 40ft driveway.
Driveway was on a big enough slope that you couldn't really chase a basketball if you dropped it.
I asked the driver to start at the top and try to drop the load evenly for the 40 ft.
He's like sure, I can do that no problem. He lifts the bed while at the top and starts rolling down the hill. Nothing comes out until he gets to the bottom and it all dumps.
Stupid ass. Almost killed me hand bombing it back up.

GH85Carrera 10-30-2020 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 911 Rod (Post 11082497)
Funny/not so funny story at my last house.
I ordered a load of 3/4 stone for my 40ft driveway.
Driveway was on a big enough slope that you couldn't really chase a basketball if you dropped it.
I asked the driver to start at the top and try to drop the load evenly for the 40 ft.
He's like sure, I can do that no problem. He lifts the bed while at the top and starts rolling down the hill. Nothing comes out until he gets to the bottom and it all dumps.
Stupid ass. Almost killed me hand bombing it back up.

That is when it is time to go rent a bobcat. Machines can make life a lot easier.

1990C4S 10-30-2020 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by cabmando (Post 11082045)
You need to dig out the hole, put in 304's as a base and compact. Then 411 and compact. Then top with your choice. If you just dump the stone in the hole, it will come back.

I don't recall if I topped mine with 6's or 8's but don't do that! The damn little stones get stuck in your shoes and they push around because they don't compact. I'd do 411 1/2's for a top.

Another good option to fill is asphalt grindings.

This is the Pelican driveway 'while you're in there' posting.


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