How to Build a Gravel Driveway...The Right Way!

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[cocohenry]

This video helped to finally convince my fiance to let me buy a tractor and build our driveway myself! I've been at him for over a year now saying we can do it, and he's all for getting the professionals in, which will cost more than a new tractor and the materials combined. So thank you! Time to go tractor shopping

[GIUL]

I used geo here in Southern Oregon becaouse i was logging 15 acres of douglas firr. 3 acres clear cut for my house. Took out everything 18" at the butt or larger. "Great money." $980 a thousand bd ft
I was bringing in 80, 000 pound logging trucks and 80, 000 pound concrete trucks.
Build for what your needs are.
That was 2013 and the trees have doubled in size.
Harvest again in 10 years.
Cha ching!

[TenaciousWorkshop]

Thank you for this fantastic explanation! I can now understand WHY our gravel road isn’t what I expected and what needs to be done to get it right. You’ve got a new subscriber here!

[jejoko]

Great information! I do gravel road maintenance here in my area and on a well established road as yours I have found that it is not necessary to keep bringing in new gravel every time. Especially if you are not losing it to the ground.
What you need is to scar the surface, churn the gravel and re-grade it. A proper box blade with scarafiers can save you a lot of money on gravel.
And you should be scarring the ground anyway before adding new gravel so that it is not just laying on hard pan.

[thelouiebrand]

I bought a house with a terrible gravel driveway on a hill. I had 20 tons of rock put over it and within a few months the driveway ate it. Back to mud again. You’d be surprised how much rock the ground will consume if not prepped correctly. It’s been all redone the right way now.

[NayeliMitzi]

I have a small area at the beginning of my concrete driveways that I guess previously had gravel. It fills with water when it rains too much, too fast. I bought the home 4 years ago. I was 21. Was always too scared to attempt to fix it but also haven’t been able to save enough to pay someone. Thank you for this video!! I feel fairly confident that I can knock it out now.🙏🏼

[comicsgod]

We use Basalt in Oregon because half the state is volcanic lava.Had to use fabric when the driveway was put down but I only paid $381 for a full truck load of 3/4 minus yesterday for only the second time in 24 years and we have three quarry's all within 4 miles of our property.

[edb]

Videos like this are awesome, simple, to the point, very clearly explained

[blackknightw]

Thanks for the tips. I'm building a driveway now up a mountain. Got a quote and the guy wanted to leave the top soil and put down fabric. I'm doing it myself instead, removing the top soil. He came by and told me I was doing it wrong, but this makes more sense to me. Plus saving big money

[reyesmadelynmr]

i've watched so many videos and this was the first i saw that laid things out so succinctly. Thank you!

[VanillaMacaron]

Clay is hard when dry, but it's VERY soft when wet! Rocks push straight down into it.

[robertcollins]

You should have more viewers on here this is great information you're showing the down and dirty all the way this is great thank you

[larryshulman]

Superb video, smart info, practical .

[langdons]

I will agree with the statement about not needing geo-textile on clay - but with one caveat: only if it's well drained. I'm about to start a job for a client where the larger rock has been beaten down into the clay over time because water tends to stand in certain areas. Given enough time the clay softens up and you are in a similar mess to building on topsoil.

So my first step is always to look at drainage. Where is the water flowing? Where is the water sitting? Are there any soft spots from underground water? Then I can make a decision about using geo-textile.

[happytrailsfarm]

Just did a video on moving my driveway and looking for suggestions. You answered a lot of questions I had. I will video my progress if I decide to move my driveway.

[TortugaR]

Great info! Unfortunately on our approx 700-800' driveway that is already prone to hold water, if i dig down to clay, I'm going to produce a creek and have to fill it up even more. I will have to use the fabric, but I'll follow the size of what you laid down for the layers. Great video sir!

[GoCoyote]

The trucks with gravel that has fines mixed in can carry less volume because the gravel weighs more per cubic yard, and the trucks are limited by their weight limits. Drain and ballast rock has a lot of air space in each cubic yard, so each cubic yard weighs less.

[ammouragingjudge]

Live and work in the southeast. Ga and Sc which in areas have red clay. Ga has the best I’ve ever seen. Put it in right and you can’t drive a stake into it. Almost never use fabric and I do this for a living. Good job and good video.

[silverbackag]

We are about the same in MO. I like to do a final top of 3/8” clean if I’m going to be walking on it a lot.

[FabbedFun]

All good advice. I've skipped the #2 for expanding a driveway/parking area because it's harder to spread... and it worked because I spread it thick, but a better base would have been better just like you said. I never put 53s next to the front door or porch of a house because of the dust like you said. Great video!