So I had a local contractor drop off a 5 gallon pail of their asphalt millings and get me a quote on spreading and compacting it over my driveway. The millings all came from driveways he has ripped up over the course of this summer.
Every post online seems to mention that you should look for asphalt millings that look "good" but nobody gets into detail on how to really identify good? should it compact in my hand a certain way? should I be able to pour a bit and roll it with my car to see somewhat what it might be like or is it really just NO comparison to once a roller has gone over it?
People say it sets up like a traditional drive after time and compaction but this looks nothing like I would expect a traditional asphalt driveway to look like?
The color seems a dark brown but there are a lot of fines in it.
I found a few pictures online. This is close to what I think was sampled:
http://nbwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/imagesCAOEJ85W.jpg
which has a sandy loam earthy brown kind of look to it
But this is I guess what I expected or think of what the coloring and consistency (less fines) should look like?
http://asphaltdoctors.net/images/recycled-asphalt.png'
either black, or varying shades of gray instead of much browns and tan.
Am I crazy and just expecting it to look more like finished product I see or should there really be a lot of fines?
Should I try pouring it in a patch and hitting it with a post hole digger flat end/rolling it with my car/ hitting it with a torch/ adding a touch of diesel/etc. to see how well it packs down or will that show me nothing?
Those of you with rap driveways, what did the actual product look like close up before it got delivered? how did the base you used compress and Did it set up for you hard enough over time to roll casters over, use a jack with, snowblow with low set skids? How does it compare to asphalt top mix for you? I have read hours and hours looking at tons of threads so I know it doesn't always set up exactly the same and I don't think a jackstand will sit on top nice and clean without a dent but I am more looking for the relationship between the end result and the materials used.
Every post online seems to mention that you should look for asphalt millings that look "good" but nobody gets into detail on how to really identify good? should it compact in my hand a certain way? should I be able to pour a bit and roll it with my car to see somewhat what it might be like or is it really just NO comparison to once a roller has gone over it?
People say it sets up like a traditional drive after time and compaction but this looks nothing like I would expect a traditional asphalt driveway to look like?
The color seems a dark brown but there are a lot of fines in it.
I found a few pictures online. This is close to what I think was sampled:
http://nbwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/imagesCAOEJ85W.jpg
which has a sandy loam earthy brown kind of look to it
But this is I guess what I expected or think of what the coloring and consistency (less fines) should look like?
http://asphaltdoctors.net/images/recycled-asphalt.png'
either black, or varying shades of gray instead of much browns and tan.
Am I crazy and just expecting it to look more like finished product I see or should there really be a lot of fines?
Should I try pouring it in a patch and hitting it with a post hole digger flat end/rolling it with my car/ hitting it with a torch/ adding a touch of diesel/etc. to see how well it packs down or will that show me nothing?
Those of you with rap driveways, what did the actual product look like close up before it got delivered? how did the base you used compress and Did it set up for you hard enough over time to roll casters over, use a jack with, snowblow with low set skids? How does it compare to asphalt top mix for you? I have read hours and hours looking at tons of threads so I know it doesn't always set up exactly the same and I don't think a jackstand will sit on top nice and clean without a dent but I am more looking for the relationship between the end result and the materials used.
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