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Crushed Stone Love: Driveway Enhanced!

Hello! I've been repairing gravel(crushed limestone) driveways in Indianapolis for over 20 years now. Yes, most people refer to a crushed limestone driveway as gravel...not to be confusing! Gravel is a round, naturally occurring aggregate pulled from old river beds in the ground. Crushed limestone is blasted from the ground and then crushed and screened to different sizes. Many years ago, when we started to build roads, gravel was readily available. And, we didn't have the technology to crush limestone! But, as time went on and crushed limestone came on the scene, this was the new driveway aggregate that people started to utilize. Hence, probably why we still call it a "gravel driveway." Just to clarify! I recently had a video go "viral" and received many comments on the video: Can a Gravel Driveway Be Beautiful? Yes! I never thought this video would get so much traction, but I'm appreciative of the views. Thank you! That video showcased me top coating an existing gravel driveway with #8 crushed limestone. There was so much grass in the driveway, it was hard to tell where the driveway stopped and started. This driveway was an extreme situation of having grass/weeds growing in it! In this new video, you'll see me power raking and leveling the existing driveway stone. Then, I spread a new layer of #8 crushed limestone to bring the driveway back to life! Keep in mind that this is top coating the driveway only. I received many comments stating that; "I didn't use fabric", "That fabric prevents weeds from growing", etc...Fabric is helpful in weed prevention but it's not a cure all for weeds. Geo-textile fabric is designed to be buried several inches below the stone. It's meant to stabilze the ground and be a soil separation to prevent stone from sinking. As I mentioned before, this is a topcoat of stone. I am only spreading the stone slightly thicker than the existing driveway surface, so about 1-2" thick. This is all that is needed to spruce up a driveway. If you spread #8 washed stone any thicker, it can be very loose and move around. The idea is to allow the thin layer of stone to meld together with the existing driveway stone or "gravel." If fabric was buried under only 1-2" of stone, it would be coming up thru the stone very quickly and then wouldn't look that great. Also, power raking or Harley raking the driveway would be very difficult as well. This mini skid steer is powerful enough to cut thru hard, compacted stone. Can you imagine what it would do to fabric??? This driveway did not have as many weeds as some of my other driveway repairs I've completed in the past. And, it seemed to have been built properly with larger #2 stone as a base and then #53 stone with dust as a top layer. Even though the #2 stones are a little more difficult to cover, the top dressing or topcoat turned out just fine! Weeds are inevitable in a gravel driveway. After repairing many over the years, every driveway has some form of grass or weeds growing in it. Unfortunately, new stone does not prevent weeds! Once I'm done with the job, it will still require the homeowner to maintain the driveway surface with some form of weed killer, soil sterilizer, or pre-emergent. As with your comments, I've learned of many new ways people control weeds in their gravel driveways. Outside of using the typical non-selective herbicides available. You can use a vinegar/salt/dish soap solution, which seems to be very effective. If you have other ways to control weeds in your gravel driveway, please leave in the comments below! As you will see in this video, I go back and forth with the machine to compact the stone. Compaction with mini skid steer is an effective and quicker way rather than bringing an entire extra machine or attachment to compact the stone. Keep in mind that most stone driveways I'm repairing have had many years to settle and be compacted by vehicles driving over the surface. When I power rake or loosen up the stone, I am only scratching the surface by a few inches. And then adding a 1-2" of new aggregate. How much more can it be compacted? I understand there will be disagreement with this method. But, after 20 years, no one has had any issues with how I've been doing it. And, I receive many 5 stars reviews, referrals, for my gravel driveway repair service in the Indianapolis area! This is a gravel driveway repair for residential use. And just that! I'm not building a road for all-day traffic use. But, with that said, I still learn something from every comment and appreciate them all! Thanks for watching! John Schott 317-784-8760 [email protected] https://www.schottservices.com Jesus, I Trust In You!