Gravel driveways built the right way

Talking about how I build a gravel driveway with ballast and road bond in the mountains of North Carolina!!!

[donnellestoney]

Stoney from South Carolina very good information on repairing muddy driveways

[andrewbalser]

You guys aren't anywhere near here (Vermont), but wish you were; rain and floods we just had made all our driveways look like Utah with canyons and gullies and all sorts of washouts. Appreciate the video - thanks for posting

[aaronburford]

Sir you are excellent in explaining! I love watching the videos but I have learned so much pulling up your explanations while the work is being done.

[thelouiebrand]

Here in Ohio we call those big rocks 1’s and 2’s. Great video one.

[themountainraven]

chunky bottom, fill the other layers progressively with finer...can't go wrong.

[Helloreality]

Your videos are awesome man! Thank you for educating me!

[jacobestes]

Hey man this here's Donnie Baker y'all know anybody wants to buy a boat? State law. Swear to god it is.

[Kraze]

Stone is called different things everywhere you go. It even varies from place to place here in Indiana. I wish they would standardize it…

[accountingstepbystep]

Thank you for the information! What area are you in? Anyplace near Brevard NC?

[allenbreedlove]

Saw your comment on one of letsdig18 channel and decided to check your videos out .. Good job on the videos I subscribed and will be watching from now on .. Keep them coming !

[codypeck]

How long after the ballasts do you put the crushed stone down?

[joshwexler]

So, what do you suggest when you hired someone who thinks they knew how to build a driveway, but just wanted a chance to make money and completely skipped the oversized ballast and went with just 3/4"? The driveway looked good until it got used. Now it won't settle, doesn't offer a decent surface for traction and gets torn up any time someone tries to get out? I thought about trying to put down stone dust, or road bond and tamp it down. It's fine where it's flat, but it bends and goes downhill and that's where it's a mess. I actually live about 10 minutes from you guys, might just call you out if i can't figure this out myself.

[mhazel]

Exactly the way I'm currently building my driveway. I'm using one size smaller than railroad ballast, what they call #4 around here.

[arlingtonguy]

Seems like there is no standard terminology for grades of stone and depends on your area. I live next to Vulcan quarry in Penrose. It’s so confusing.

[rossh]

Thanks for making a quick simple video about this.
I have a driveway I need to run 30 ton trucks on. I have a large amount of topsoil that’s not economical to remove. Will a geo textile fabric suffice under the course 3” stone to help prevent settlement?

[ItzRobbie]

What you call rail road ballast I thought they were called 3’s

[KSTrekker]

Thanks for the advice! I think in my area they call the bigger stuff 3” minus. Makes sense that you would want the bigger stuff to promote drainage on your base layer. What are your thoughts on putting down a geo-grid or driveway fabric first? I’ve seen mixed reviews. I would think you would tear that fabric up if you have to make repairs in the future. I’m not too concerned about weeds growing in the driveway.

[rossh]

Does crusher run refer to a specific type of stone or just the method of making it and aggregate size ?

[daveschmidt]

What do you think about using recycled concrete? We live in northern Indiana and will need to put in a construction access road that will eventually become our driveway. The soil is pretty moist most of the rainy season and the spring thaw.

[countreekidd]

I hear what you're saying...oh wait, no I don't--I can't hear anything.