I lived on a street called Hessler Court in Cleveland. Oak timbers, end
grain up, each about the size of a brick. I don't know the depth of the
"bricks". The street is about 150 years old (IIRC). A call to
Cleveland's "Western Reserve Historical Society" (www.wrhs.org) could
probably get you construction details or directions to someone who knows.

It does have some dips due to settling. It is the last remaining wood
street in the city, and repairs have sadly been done with brick or
asphalt. Charming to look at and live on. When covered with snow, it
has traction characteristics similar to a hockey rink.

David S.

wrote:
In article .com,
Jack wrote:

Has anyone ever heard of anyone creating a driveway made of wood?

For arguments sake, let's say we want try this as an experiment and
we'll be using oak from trees we'll be cutting ourselves. As an
experiment we want to see how long the wood lasts without treating, so
we'll cut the wood and let it dry to what moisture content? What
"ideal" type of wood would you use?

Would (pun inteneded) it be wise to have large planks or small pieces,
such as pavers? There will be expansion/contraction. Can this be
calculated before the wood would be laid?

I know there is going to be at least one person on the planet who will
want to post something negative about this, so, for that person: please
post your reply straight to yourself and not here. Thanks.

Jack



Believe it or not in the arly 20th century there were ROADS made of
wood. However they used treated timbers like railroad ties, probably
creosote.