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Posted by Ether Jones on September 18, 2006, 9:02 pm
Richard J Kinch wrote:
> There's a reason this old material was torn up. It's no good for paving
> any more. You might as well try to pave with kitty litter or bread
> crumbs.
Have you ever tried it?
The county was tearing up the "asphalt" road in front of my home. I
talked the crew into dumping and rolling of load of at the end of my
gravel drive. No special prep, no sealers, no nothing - just dump it,
spread it, and roll it down.
Looks great, wears like iron. Wish they'd done the whole 200 feet.
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Posted by Richard J Kinch on September 18, 2006, 9:28 pm
Ether Jones writes:
> No special prep, no sealers, no nothing - just dump it,
> spread it, and roll it down.
For loose gravel, OK.
The OP was trying to improvise some kind of concrete from it.
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Posted by David Nebenzahl on September 18, 2006, 9:51 pm
Richard J Kinch spake thus:
> Ether Jones writes:
>
>>No special prep, no sealers, no nothing - just dump it,
>>spread it, and roll it down.
>
> For loose gravel, OK.
>
> The OP was trying to improvise some kind of concrete from it.
I don't think so; what they said was "[I've] used the millings
on a couple of driveways, compacted it well and it works just fine.".
--
Napoleon won the battle of Waterloo. The German Wehrmacht won World War
II. The United States won in Vietnam, and the Soviets in Afghanistan.
The Zealots won against the Romans, and Ehud Olmert won the Second
Lebanon War.
- Uri Avnery, Israeli peace activist
(http://counterpunch.org/avnery09022006.html)
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Posted by webber1998 on September 18, 2006, 10:22 pm
Richard J Kinch wrote:
> Ether Jones writes:
>
> > No special prep, no sealers, no nothing - just dump it,
> > spread it, and roll it down.
>
> For loose gravel, OK.
>
> The OP was trying to improvise some kind of concrete from it.
No, not trying to improvise ANYTHING.
I know what it is, where its from and how it works. I've used it
before and the previous owner put 125' of it on the length of my
driveway leading to my house and parking area. Would you like a photo
of it after over 5 years ??? IT SURE THE HELL ISN'T GRAVEL.
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Posted by Chris Lewis on September 19, 2006, 1:16 am
>
> Richard J Kinch wrote:
> > Ether Jones writes:
> >
> > > No special prep, no sealers, no nothing - just dump it,
> > > spread it, and roll it down.
> >
> > For loose gravel, OK.
> >
> > The OP was trying to improvise some kind of concrete from it.
>
> No, not trying to improvise ANYTHING.
>
> I know what it is, where its from and how it works. I've used it
> before and the previous owner put 125' of it on the length of my
> driveway leading to my house and parking area. Would you like a photo
> of it after over 5 years ??? IT SURE THE HELL ISN'T GRAVEL.
The key to it working is how much asphalt is left, and how badly
it's deteriorated (some of it evaporates, believe it or not).
If it's still "juicy" enough <grin>, simple compaction will work
if done properly. But mixing it with liquid asphalt will
replenish even real stale asphalt, or applying it with heat
will make it possible to reuse staler asphalt without adding
fresh asphalt.
It's better to avoid taking chances, and use one or the other
to make sure it stays put and doesn't crumble on you.
All the better if it's on a firm packed base. Eg: an
already well-used gravel driveway.
There is road building equipment that drives along, grinds
and picks up asphalt and immediately re-lays it behind.
They do both - add hot tar and heat - the "tar truck" is
ahead of the machine. Then the big rollers come along
and compact it while it's still hot.
--
Chris Lewis, Una confibula non set est
It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them.
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