My 420 ft gravel driveway needs some attention. I am having some of the larger base material (#1 and #2 limestone) come up to the surface. I would like to know what course of action is best to get my driveway back into shape and be noticeably smoother when driving on.
From my understanding...
OP here - thanks to all that commented. This thread helped me learn some good information about gravel driveways/road building.
The project was recently completed and here is the result:
Organic material was stripped
Geo fabric was installed
Base of #1 and #2 limestone was created
Layer...
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