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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on April 9, 2007, 9:35 am
> Hi all,
>
> I've started to clean off my driveway - the previous owners of my
> house were kind of eco-nuts, and didn't use it. They apparently put
> down wood chips on the driveway and let them decompose, which makes
> great topsoil, but there's already 12" or more of good topsoil over
> the whole property so I don't need any more. I've already given away
> quite a bit, but there's a lot more left to go until the whole
> driveway is uncovered.
>
> My problem is this; I think I've already gotten through all the "easy
> pickins" - the one large pile that remains seems to have a lot of
> gravel and rock mixed in with it, like at some point there was a
> gravel mulched flowerbed that got covered over. I'd like to somehow
> separate the topsoil from the gravel so I could use the gravel and
> rocks rather than having to give the whole mess away as "fill dirt."
> I'm envisioning some kind of coarse screening - window screen is too
> fine - is there something readily available that would let me sift
> this quickly? Maybe even something that I could rent for a couple of
> days? What would I ask for?
>
> thanks,
>
> nate
>
> (uncovered almost eight feet more of driveway this weekend, only
> another 16 or so to go!)
>
There a misnamed product called hardware cloth which is not cloth at all,
but metal mesh with 1/4" square holes, perfect for sifting soil. Call some
real hardware or farm supply stores. You'll have to build a frame out of
wood and staple or screw the cloth to it. Your imagination should tell you
the details.
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