Jim Yanik wrote:
Just Joshin wrote in
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On 9 Apr 2007 06:30:21 -0700, "N8N" wrote:


Hi all,

I've started to clean off my driveway - the previous owners of my
house were kind of eco-nuts, and didn't use it. They apparently put
down wood chips on the driveway and let them decompose, which makes
great topsoil, but there's already 12" or more of good topsoil over
the whole property so I don't need any more. I've already given away
quite a bit, but there's a lot more left to go until the whole
driveway is uncovered.

My problem is this; I think I've already gotten through all the "easy
pickins" - the one large pile that remains seems to have a lot of
gravel and rock mixed in with it, like at some point there was a
gravel mulched flowerbed that got covered over. I'd like to somehow
separate the topsoil from the gravel so I could use the gravel and
rocks rather than having to give the whole mess away as "fill dirt."
I'm envisioning some kind of coarse screening - window screen is too
fine - is there something readily available that would let me sift
this quickly? Maybe even something that I could rent for a couple of
days? What would I ask for?

thanks,

nate

(uncovered almost eight feet more of driveway this weekend, only
another 16 or so to go!)


I would get some pieces of gravel and go down to the hardware store.
Maybe chicken wire is small enough to allow the dirt through and
gravel behind.

tom @ www.FindMeShelter.com




use two or more layers of 1/4" screen(offset) if you need a finer
screening. Staple them to a 2x4 box frame,sit that atop a trash can or 55
gal drum,or make legs for it.

"chicken wire" has huge holes,about an inch in diameter.
it would let rocks thru.


I just used 1/2" - I figure for free, the end user can screen out the
small stuff if they really want to. I don't think it hurts anything
anyway, as it's a small fraction of the soil I have that's "infested"
with gravel.

nate

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