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Default Help with gravel on clay driveway

On Mar 22, 10:18*pm, bob haller wrote:


the fabric will rip easily as vehicles pass over top.

Bob,

Geotex comes in many shapes and sizes. That's like saying, "Joists
made of wood will crack." What kind of wood? What kind of joist?
See my point? We're using some stuff on a drainage structure (I think
it's Skaps W-315) that I'd twist into a rope and pull a semi with if I
needed to.

I'm not arguing that RAP (Recycled Asphalt Product) or 610 limestone
or concrete aren't really good answers. All of those, in fact, serve
as a better road than some geotex and river gravel. Your solution
could cost some pretty serious bucks. Mine can do nospam's 1/4 mile,
12-foot driveway for, let's see...about 3 grand in New Orleans
dollars, even with throwing in a load of rock (excluding labor and
equipment,but that's another discussion). If money's no object, I can
offer solutions that will hold up the Space Shuttle. With fabric :-)

Phil