subject: Is your gravel driveway going to be a good base for your new pavement ? Keatorbuilt paving will give you the answers [print this page] Is your gravel driveway going to be a good base for your new pavement ? Keatorbuilt paving will give you the answers
When paving your driveway or parking lota soildgravel base is going to be the differance between a long lasting job and a waste of money.When talking to potental customer with gravel driveway or parkinglot that has spoken to another paver about the job. The first thing they tell meis they want a price on removal of stone, grading of new stone,conpaction of new stonethan paved. This is notnessaserily the most quailty andcost effientway. Sometimes the gravel that is exsiting is the best possible base to use even conpared toa brand new stone base.
There are many reasons why someexsiting gravelwilll turn out to be the best base for yourasphalt driveway. Many times what happens is the gravelis being packed down every day by the cars or trucks you use. This is packing the gravel over and over every day is making for a good soild gravel base. Most of the time people think there stone is washing awaybecause theyhave to add a truck load of stone to there driveway or parking lot.What is really happening most of the time is the stone is sinking from the packing that is going on from the cars.After a few years of addingstone you will see that the amount you add every year is less thats when you knowthe ground is solid.
Now if you can use the gravel base that already exists this will help on the cost of the job. This means i would only have to grade the existing stone, roll existing stone and than pave.This saves many hours on the job and fuel costs are less. Plus the labor of putting down a new base is much more intence than just a lite grade in the machine.These are some of the things that make the cost of the job go up. The other thing is sometimes when you put new base down after removing a good soild base the ground is un settled and never really get the right pack. Always maintain your asphalt by sealcoating driveways and sealcoating parking lots every year or two.http://keatorbuiltpavingandsealcoating.com
