Is this pave as in asphalt?
Rex Burkheimer
Marketing Director
WM Automotive Warehouse
Fort Worth TX rex@wmautomotive.com
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From: <epetrevich@relavis.com>
To: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: Gravel driveway
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> Just a few weeks ago, I posted about pouring concrete in the new garage at
> my new house. When looking for other options, I had a trusted friend (who
> paves driveways for a living) come over and I asked him if he could pave
> *inside* the garage. He said "no problem".
> Note: this garage is for parking cars in only, all work to vehicles is
done
> in the shop, with a proper floor.
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> So, it looks like that is my decision. What they do is scrape the ground
> to solid earth. Then pour aggregate (sp?) and tamp it with a rolling
> tamper. Then pave over this. They did this at my parents house 26 years
> ago and there are still no cracks. They did it at my last house 6 years
> ago with no cracks either.
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> If anyone is in the central New Jersey area and it looking for a paver, I
> can get you a good price as well! 8>)
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> The important thing it to think about how you want to pitch the driveway
> for water flow.
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> Inch
> mailto:epetrevich@relavis.com
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> "Peter Schauss"
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> 08/02/00 07:40 PM
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> "Peter Schauss"
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> I need to extend my blacktop driveway in order to be able to park
> my "regular" cars where they will not block the entrance to the garage.
> The extended area will be about 20'x30'.
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> I am considering a number of options ranging from hiring someone to
> do the black top to putting in some sort of gravel or blue stone.
> If I choose the latter option, how deep should I dig the area out
> and what types of fill material would be likely to work best?
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> tia,
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> Peter Schauss
> Long Island, NY
> 1963 BJ7
> 1980 MGB
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