You may (possibly!) be able to find someone around your area that will
take the asphalt for free. Keep an eye out for signs asking for "Fill"
on the road side or in the local classifieds. Most people would want
mostly dirt, with only a little asphalt. But someone might be happy
with pure asphalt, especially if it isn't too much.

-Kevin

Replacing asphalt with interlocking stones
 

Hi everybody,



I have an asphalt driveway (400 square feet) that's in rough condition; I'd
like to replace with interlocking stones.



Problem is that moneys tight. So here's the plan, we bust up the asphalt
with a pick and shovel, then shovel or somehow evenly scrap off about three
inches of whatever's under the asphalt (I assume it will be compacted
crushed stone).



Then we add about an inch of new sand, and install the interlocking
stones\bricks.

I can get the stones for 54 cents each (3 stones equal's one square foot) so
after tax total price for that should be $744.00. I have no idea how much
the new sand will cost though, or how I'm going to dispose of the old
asphalt and base materials, yet.



Advice?



Please and thank you.

Rick wrote:

Hi everybody,



I have an asphalt driveway (400 square feet) that's in rough condition; I'd
like to replace with interlocking stones.



Problem is that moneys tight. So here's the plan, we bust up the asphalt
with a pick and shovel, then shovel or somehow evenly scrap off about three
inches of whatever's under the asphalt (I assume it will be compacted
crushed stone).



Then we add about an inch of new sand, and install the interlocking
stones\bricks.

I can get the stones for 54 cents each (3 stones equal's one square foot) so
after tax total price for that should be $744.00. I have no idea how much
the new sand will cost though, or how I'm going to dispose of the old
asphalt and base materials, yet.



Advice?



Please and thank you.




Sand for my paver job cost me $22 a yard.

Did a massive driveway about 10 years ago and it was done with crushed stone
and then sand. All of this was packed down with water and a vibrating
packer, it was so tough that when the semi backed onto the sand with a full
trailer of bricks he left little more than tread marks. To this day every
brick is still in great shape and hasn't settled.

"kevin" writes:

You may (possibly!) be able to find someone around your area that will
take the asphalt for free. Keep an eye out for signs asking for "Fill"
on the road side or in the local classifieds. Most people would want
mostly dirt, with only a little asphalt. But someone might be happy
with pure asphalt, especially if it isn't too much.

Asphalt is recycled into asphalt.
Call a disposal company, they'll know where to take it.

Being an oil based product, I don't think it is suitable as fill.

If all else fails, there is always an apartment complex dumpster for
all your disposal needs.