Covering broken asphalt driveway with dirt
 

Anybody done this? Dont want concrete, gravel, etc... Just replace with grass. also covering with 3 inches of dirt would be cooler and bring the level up where i need it to be.

Covering broken asphalt driveway with dirt
 

On 8/14/2019 3:18 PM, George wrote:
Anybody done this? Dont want concrete, gravel, etc... Just replace with grass. also covering with 3 inches of dirt would be cooler and bring the level up where i need it to be.


How well does grass grow long term with just 3"? I can see potential
drainage problems and possible washouts but could work.

You can always plant weeds, they seem to grow anywhere with minimal dirt.

Covering broken asphalt driveway with dirt
 

On Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 3:54:01 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 8/14/2019 3:18 PM, George wrote:
Anybody done this? Dont want concrete, gravel, etc... Just replace with grass. also covering with 3 inches of dirt would be cooler and bring the level up where i need it to be.


How well does grass grow long term with just 3"? I can see potential
drainage problems and possible washouts but could work.

You can always plant weeds, they seem to grow anywhere with minimal dirt.

First question is whether the intent is to still use it as a driveway
and if so, how much traffic? If it's going to be driven over one a month,
might work. If it's for daily use, the grass subject to traffic isn't
going to survive and in either case it would be a mess with heavy rain....
What's wrong with crushed stone? Especially if you have to pay for the
material, topsoil usually isn't free, why not get something more practical?

Covering broken asphalt driveway with dirt
 

On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 12:18:13 -0700 (PDT), George
wrote:

Anybody done this? Dont want concrete, gravel, etc... Just replace with grass. also covering with 3 inches of dirt would be cooler and bring the level up where i need it to be.
Depends where you are. If you get frost the pavement will end up on
top again in afew years - - -

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On 8/14/2019 3:18 PM, George wrote:
Anybody done this? Dont want concrete, gravel, etc... Just replace with grass. also covering with 3 inches of dirt would be cooler and bring the level up where i need it to be.


Why not use cold patch and fill the open area?

Covering broken asphalt driveway with dirt
 

On 8/14/2019 3:18 PM, George wrote:
Anybody done this? Dont want concrete, gravel, etc... Just replace with grass. also covering with 3 inches of dirt would be cooler and bring the level up where i need it to be.


https://www.lowes.com/search?searchTerm=cold+patch

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Clare Snyder writes:

On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 12:18:13 -0700 (PDT), George
wrote:

Anybody done this? Dont want concrete, gravel, etc... Just replace
with grass. also covering with 3 inches of dirt would be cooler and
bring the level up where i need it to be.
Depends where you are. If you get frost the pavement will end up on
top again in afew years - - -

I think I agree, in addition, 3 inches of soil will dry out completely
in a week or so of sunshine and no rain.

In rain, 3 inches of mud will squish aside exposing the pavement pretty
easily.

Not sure why one would want to kill a driveway, but the soil will
make a mess. Gravel might be a solution. Plant trees for
cooling.

--
Dan Espen

Covering broken asphalt driveway with dirt
 

On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 18:31:58 -0400, Hawk wrote:

On 8/14/2019 3:18 PM, George wrote:
Anybody done this? Dont want concrete, gravel, etc... Just replace with grass. also covering with 3 inches of dirt would be cooler and bring the level up where i need it to be.


Why not use cold patch and fill the open area?
not much better than covering with ground - - -

Covering broken asphalt driveway with dirt
 

On 8/14/2019 9:29 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 18:31:58 -0400, Hawk wrote:

On 8/14/2019 3:18 PM, George wrote:
Anybody done this? Dont want concrete, gravel, etc... Just replace with grass. also covering with 3 inches of dirt would be cooler and bring the level up where i need it to be.


Why not use cold patch and fill the open area?
not much better than covering with ground - - -


I've had great success with cold patching asphalt holes and openings. I
can't see why it wouldn't work.

Covering broken asphalt driveway with dirt
 

On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 21:45:23 -0400, Hawk wrote:

On 8/14/2019 9:29 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 18:31:58 -0400, Hawk wrote:

On 8/14/2019 3:18 PM, George wrote:
Anybody done this? Dont want concrete, gravel, etc... Just replace with grass. also covering with 3 inches of dirt would be cooler and bring the level up where i need it to be.


Why not use cold patch and fill the open area?
not much better than covering with ground - - -


I've had great success with cold patching asphalt holes and openings. I
can't see why it wouldn't work.
It generally works ok on an otherwize sound platform - for a short
time. Any water gets down under it and freezes, and it comes right
back out. Even the roads departments don't have good luck with it -
yet they keep throwing good money after bad. Why not? It's not THEIR
money - it's ours.

Covering broken asphalt driveway with dirt
 

On Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 9:47:47 PM UTC-4, Hawk wrote:
On 8/14/2019 9:29 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 18:31:58 -0400, Hawk wrote:

On 8/14/2019 3:18 PM, George wrote:
Anybody done this? Dont want concrete, gravel, etc... Just replace with grass. also covering with 3 inches of dirt would be cooler and bring the level up where i need it to be.


Why not use cold patch and fill the open area?
not much better than covering with ground - - -


I've had great success with cold patching asphalt holes and openings. I
can't see why it wouldn't work.

I've used it for holes too, with good results, but it doesn't sound like he just has a couple of holes in an otherwise sound driveway. Of course we don't have much info to go on.

Covering broken asphalt driveway with dirt
 

"Clare Snyder" wrote in message
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On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 18:31:58 -0400, Hawk wrote:

On 8/14/2019 3:18 PM, George wrote:
Anybody done this? Dont want concrete, gravel, etc... Just replace with
grass. also covering with 3 inches of dirt would be cooler and bring
the level up where i need it to be.


Why not use cold patch and fill the open area?

not much better than covering with ground - - -

Much better in the sense that it doesn't go boggy after it rains
and doesn't blow away when it hasn't rained for a long time.

More Heavy Trolling by Senile Nym-Shifting Rodent Speed!
 

On Thu, 15 Aug 2019 12:55:27 +1000, jeikppkywk, better known as
cantankerous trolling senile geezer Rodent Speed, wrote:


Why not use cold patch and fill the open area?

not much better than covering with ground - - -

Much better in the sense that it doesn't go boggy after it rains
and doesn't blow away when it hasn't rained for a long time.

You just HAVE to auto-contradict, senile asshole! How do people in real life
react to your pathological auto-contradicting? Oh, wait, you can't tell, as
they all left you by now (except for your psychiatrists perhaps)! LOL

--
Kerr-Mudd,John addressing senile Rot:
"Auto-contradictor Rod is back! (in the KF)"
MID:

Covering broken asphalt driveway with dirt
 

In alt.home.repair, on Wed, 14 Aug 2019 12:18:13 -0700 (PDT), George
wrote:

Anybody done this? Dont want concrete, gravel, etc... Just replace with grass. also covering with 3 inches of dirt would be cooler and bring the level up where i need it to be.

Of course these are used to grow crops, not mere grass. I think 3"
might be enough to grow grass. Why not do part of the driveway for a
few months or a year or two and see how it goes.

https://www.brooklyngrangefarm.com/faq
Our farms consist of green roof systems laid down before the soil. At
our Flagship Farm in LIC, we installed a green roof system distributed
by Conservation Technology consisting of a layer of root-barrier, which
prevents our plants’ roots from penetrating the surface of the roof; a

[something you don't have to worry about]

thick layer of geotextile “filter” or “separation” fabric; drainage
plates with small cups to hold excess water from heavy rainstorms (the
soil and plants wick this stored water up in dry conditions to keep our
water use down), and finally, a thin layer of filter fabric to prevent
the drainage mats from filling up with the 8-10" of Rooflite Intensive
blend soil. The soil and materials to build this farm were transported
via crane and buggy.

Maybe just make sure no place is too far from a crack or hole.

https://www.google.com/search?client...4dUDCAo&uact=5

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Clare Snyder posted for all of us...



On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 21:45:23 -0400, Hawk wrote:

On 8/14/2019 9:29 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 18:31:58 -0400, Hawk wrote:

On 8/14/2019 3:18 PM, George wrote:
Anybody done this? Dont want concrete, gravel, etc... Just replace with grass. also covering with 3 inches of dirt would be cooler and bring the level up where i need it to be.


Why not use cold patch and fill the open area?
not much better than covering with ground - - -


I've had great success with cold patching asphalt holes and openings. I
can't see why it wouldn't work.
It generally works ok on an otherwize sound platform - for a short
time. Any water gets down under it and freezes, and it comes right
back out. Even the roads departments don't have good luck with it -
yet they keep throwing good money after bad. Why not? It's not THEIR
money - it's ours.

+1

--
Tekkie