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Seashell driveway?
I want to do a seashell driveway in our new home we're moving to.
Anybody have an idea where you go to get material? This is on the seacoast of NH. -jim |
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On Apr 29, 8:03 pm, jtpr wrote:
I want to do a seashell driveway in our new home we're moving to. Anybody have an idea where you go to get material? This is on the seacoast of NH. -jim In South Carolina we use crushed oyster shell. Shell has to be washed to remove salt an other contaminants. There are commercial crushers who resell. Crushed shell is sprinkled over surface of concrete before it sets up. It is then trowled in, concrete is allowed to set up overnight then the top surface is hosed down to expose shell It's best to find a pro with experience in the process. T |
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wrote in message ps.com... On Apr 29, 8:03 pm, jtpr wrote: I want to do a seashell driveway in our new home we're moving to. Anybody have an idea where you go to get material? This is on the seacoast of NH. -jim In South Carolina we use crushed oyster shell. Shell has to be washed to remove salt an other contaminants. There are commercial crushers who resell. Crushed shell is sprinkled over surface of concrete before it sets up. It is then trowled in, concrete is allowed to set up overnight then the top surface is hosed down to expose shell It's best to find a pro with experience in the process. T That must be hell on your knees! Crouching down to work on the car is bad enough with the concrete digging into your knees, now you guys throw in oyster shell to tear your clothing as well? If I could make my driveway out of rubber I'd do it. |
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"Eigenvector" wrote in message ... wrote in message ps.com... On Apr 29, 8:03 pm, jtpr wrote: I want to do a seashell driveway in our new home we're moving to. Anybody have an idea where you go to get material? This is on the seacoast of NH. -jim In South Carolina we use crushed oyster shell. Shell has to be washed to remove salt an other contaminants. There are commercial crushers who resell. Crushed shell is sprinkled over surface of concrete before it sets up. It is then trowled in, concrete is allowed to set up overnight then the top surface is hosed down to expose shell It's best to find a pro with experience in the process. T That must be hell on your knees! Crouching down to work on the car is bad enough with the concrete digging into your knees, now you guys throw in oyster shell to tear your clothing as well? If I could make my driveway out of rubber I'd do it. They are making sidewalks out of rubber now. Expensive, but reduces maintenance. Should work on driveways... |
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Seashell driveway?
On Apr 30, 12:03 am, "Toller" wrote:
"Eigenvector" wrote in message ... wrote in message ups.com... On Apr 29, 8:03 pm, jtpr wrote: I want to do a seashell driveway in our new home we're moving to. Anybody have an idea where you go to get material? This is on the seacoast of NH. -jim In South Carolina we use crushed oyster shell. Shell has to be washed to remove salt an other contaminants. There are commercial crushers who resell. Crushed shell is sprinkled over surface of concrete before it sets up. It is then trowled in, concrete is allowed to set up overnight then the top surface is hosed down to expose shell It's best to find a pro with experience in the process. T That must be hell on your knees! Crouching down to work on the car is bad enough with the concrete digging into your knees, now you guys throw in oyster shell to tear your clothing as well? If I could make my driveway out of rubber I'd do it. They are making sidewalks out of rubber now. Expensive, but reduces maintenance. Should work on driveways... Actually, what I'm talking about is a bed of crushed stone tamped down, then the top layer is crushed shells. Sort of like a pea stone driveway, but using shells instead of stone. I work on cars in the garage, not the driveway;+} -Jim |
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Seashell driveway?
These are very common along the shore, especially out on Cape Cod. My
brother is a realtor and occasional house builder out there. They are generally easy to deal with, but will have two problems for you. First, they are very expensive. You'd think they'd be almost free, but no. On the Cape, they are easily 50% over asphalt, and they may need to be refreshed every couple of years. Second, give up any thoughts of snowblowing. It's like gravel in that regards. Bad for the blower and really bad for anything downwind of the blower outlet. If you really want to investigate, start calling aggregate places along the shore, from north shore MA to southern ME. They are more common farther south, but transportation costs will kill you. On Apr 29, 9:05 pm, wrote: On Apr 29, 8:03 pm, jtpr wrote: I want to do a seashell driveway in our new home we're moving to. Anybody have an idea where you go to get material? This is on the seacoast of NH. -jim In South Carolina we use crushed oyster shell. Shell has to be washed to remove salt an other contaminants. There are commercial crushers who resell. Crushed shell is sprinkled over surface of concrete before it sets up. It is then trowled in, concrete is allowed to set up overnight then the top surface is hosed down to expose shell It's best to find a pro with experience in the process. T |
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On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:40:19 -0700, "Eigenvector"
wrote: wrote in message ups.com... On Apr 29, 8:03 pm, jtpr wrote: I want to do a seashell driveway in our new home we're moving to. Anybody have an idea where you go to get material? This is on the seacoast of NH. The weather is so much nicer in the driveway than in the garage. In South Carolina we use crushed oyster shell. Shell has to be washed to remove salt an other contaminants. There are commercial crushers who resell. Crushed shell is sprinkled over surface of concrete before it sets up. I drove around south of New Orleans 40 years ago, and the roads were broken or crushed shells with no concrete at all. I didn't get out and dig, but I think they were shell pieces all the way down to the dirt. I'm sure that's still true for most of them. It is then trowled in, concrete is allowed to set up overnight then the top surface is hosed down to expose shell It's best to find a pro with experience in the process. That must be hell on your knees! Crouching down to work on the car is bad enough with the concrete digging into your knees, now you guys throw in oyster shell to tear your clothing as well? I started taking down those plastic advertising signs on on poles or wire legs, and later I found many uses for them. One is, I put a large one under my knees before I work under the dashboard. Works great. Many other uses. If I could make my driveway out of rubber I'd do it. |
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