Clark wrote:
"Zephyr" an address @ some place .com wrote in
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Hey folks,

My driveway is fairly long and dusty. I'd like to put down some calcium
chloride to help hold the fines together and keep the driveway in better
shape, as they do with the local ( SE MI) roads here.

I can buy the stuff in chip form in50 lb bags. the county puts down the
stuff on the roads in liquid form though.
I was thinking I'd buy a bag or 2 and mix it with water and then put it
in a sprayer or pour it out on the driveway.

anyone done something like this before?
I've read that the liquid is often a 35% solution, how can I come close
to that same percentage when mixing my own?
any idea's on how to apply it? I've got a dinky weed sprayer, but that
would take forever....

thanks for you ideas

Why not spread the chips fairly evenly and water'em in? It'll get you to the
same point the county gets to.

Certainly won't ever get chipped form to dissolve sufficiently to spray
w/ anything other than a big nozzle...

If the driveway is of any size at all, would think going to need a lot
more than just a couple of 50-lb bags to make any real difference, though.

No experience, though, that would be _far_ too much expense for county
road here!

We use it (the solution) _in_ the tires w/ the water for anti-freeze and
ballast, not on the roads, though!

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